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Bucknell Women's Tennis Completes Play at Patriot League Individual Tournament.
10/20/2002 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 20, 2002
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Freshman Veronica Brown became the first Bucknell women's tennis player in ten years to claim a gold medal at the Patriot League Individual Tournament, taking first at the second flight on Sunday, October 20, 2002. The event was held at Army on Saturday and Sunday, October 19-20.
Brown became the first Bison to ever win at the second flight, taking victories over the top-two seeds on her way to the winners stand. On the first day, she opened play with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Lehigh's Maria Anorga, before knocking off top-seeded Kristina Georgieva of American, last year's champion, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4. The rookie claimed her first tournament title with an exciting 6-3, 7-5 win on Sunday over the second-seed, Annie Collier of Army. Brown trailed 5-0 in the second set before winning seven straight games for the victory. It was the ninth-straight singles win for Brown.
At number five singles, freshman top-seed Rheanna Gaskin took silver after dropping a 6-2, 6-1 decision in the finals to second-seeded Cristina Lucin of Army.
In doubles play, the duo of sophomore Tanya Sichko and senior Jill Wurzburg advanced to the finals at the third flight with an 8-6 win against the number one seeded tandem of Melanie Bundoc and Amanda Paluch of Army. The pair fell in the championship match to Colgate's Lauren Erikson and Sheila Rao, the second seed, by a score of 8-1.
Sophomores Nadezda Curcic and Ashley Diers were Bucknell's other doubles team still in contention on the second day. The second-seed at number two, the duo dropped an 8-6 decision to Lehigh's Jamie Faas and Kristin Mulstay in the semi-finals.
Bucknell wraps up the fall season with competition at the ITA Regional Tournament, held at Harvard, on Friday-Sunday, October 25-27, 2002.
Results
Singles:
2. Veronica Brown (Bucknell) def. Annie Collier (Army) - 6-3, 7-5.
5. Cristina Lucin (Army) def. Rheanna Gaskin (Bucknell) - 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles:
2. Jamie Faas/Kristin Mulstay (Lehigh) def. Nadezda Curcic/Ashley Diers (Bucknell) - 8-6.
3. Tanya Sichko/Jill Wurzburg (Bucknell) def. Melanie Bundoc/Amanda Paluch (Army) - 8-6.
Lauren Erikson/Sheila Rao (Colgate) def. Sichko/Wurzburg - 8-1.
