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Bucknell Women's Tennis Clobbers Villanova 7-0
3/31/2005 7:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 31, 2005
VILLANOVA, Pa. - The Bison women's tennis team slammed Villanova 7-0, on Thursday afternoon in Villanova, Pa. The victory is the 10th of the season for Bucknell, which improves to 10-1 for the spring. The Bison are also 9-1 against non-league opponents.
Nada Curcic and Veronica Brown began the Bison domination at one doubles, upending Villanova's Courtney Flezzani and Leighann Reilly, 8-1. The win is the ninth-straight for the pair. Daniella Shtemberg and Tanya Sichko kept the momentum going at two doubles, besting Morgan Flezzani and Melissa Reed, 8-2. On the third court, Rheanna Gaskin and Chelsea Mills won an 8-6 decision over Taryn Cappellini and Lindsey Puchyr.
At one singles, Curcic won her ninth-straight, taking out Candice Carlin, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-2. Daniella Shtemberg won on court two, besting Courtney Flezzani, 6-4, 7-5. Brown was the winner at three singles, fighting back from a set down to defeat Reilly, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.
At four singles, Sichko upended Puchyr, 7-5, 6-1. Gaskin beat Morgan Flezzani at four singles, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4. Finally, Chelsea Mills won with little effort at court six, shutting out Zoe Murray, 6-0, 6-0.
The Bison will be back in Lewisburg this weekend for a Patriot League contest against Army at 12 p.m., Saturday on the Bison Tennis Courts. Bucknell will hit the road on Sunday to take on Delaware at 1 p.m. in Newark, Del.
Results:
Doubles
1 - Brown/Curcic (B) def. C. Flezzani/Reilly (V), 8-1
2 - Shtemberg/Sichko (B) def. M. Flezzani/Reed (V), 8-2
3 - Gaskin/Mills (B) def. Cappellini/Puchyr (V), 8-6
Singles
1 - Curcic (B) def. Carlin (V), 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-2
2 - Shtemberg (B) def. C. Flezzani (V), 6-4, 7-5
3 - Brown (B) def. Reilly (V), 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
4 - Sichko (B) def. Puchyr (V), 7-5, 6-1
5 - Gaskin (B) def. M. Flezzani (V), 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
6 - Mills (B) def. Murray (V), 6-0, 6-0
