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Bucknell Women's Tennis Falls to Duquesne, 4-2
4/7/2006 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 7, 2006
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell women's tennis team dropped a matched to Duquesne, 4-2, after only playing singles, on Friday afternoon in the Gerhard Fieldhouse in Lewisburg, Pa. Senior Veronica Brown (Derwood, Md./Col. Zadok Magruder) and freshman Ashley Globerman (New City, N.Y./Clarkstwon) picked up the two wins for the Bison.
Brown defeated Johanna Bezjak in the No. 1 singles position, 6-2, 4-6, 6-, while Globerman went onto dominate over Andrea Sailer in two sets, 6-1, 6-4.
Playing a tight match in the No. 2 spot for the Orange and Blue was senior Chelsea Mills (Wellesley, Mass./Wellesley), who battled in three sets, but fell to Jacqueline Hughes, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. In the first dual match of her collegiate career was freshman Tiffany Card (Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Regional), who fought for every point, but fell on the short end of a 6-3, 7-5 score against Abigail Ball in the No. 6 spot.
Bucknell will return to action on Saturday at 10 a.m., against Pittsburgh, followed with a match against Towson, scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., on the Bison's outdoor tennis courts in Lewisburg, Pa.
Singles:
Women's Tennis Results
Duquesne (DUQ) 4, Bucknell (BUCK) 2
April 7, 2006
1. Veronica Brown (BUCK) def. Johanna Bezjak (DUQ) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
2. Jacqueline Hughes (DUQ) def. Chelsea Mills (BUCK) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Rebecca Poole (DUQ) def. Paulina Gamboa (BUCK) 6-3, 6-0
4. Ashley Globerman (BUCK) def. Andrea Sailer (DUQ) 6-1, 6-4
5. Alicia McNamara (DUQ) def. JoAnna Grossman (BUCK) 6-1, 6-1
6. Abigail Ball (DUQ) def. Tiffany Card (BUCK) 6-3, 7-5
