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Bucknell Women's Tennis Defeats Niagara, 5-2
3/14/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 14, 2007
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - On Wednesday, the Bucknell women's tennis squad snapped its seven game losing streak in their win over Niagara, 5-2, at the Hilton Head Tournament. The Bison, now 2-8 on the season, will play Colorado State on Thursday, March 15, at 12 p.m.
Bucknell took an early 1-0 lead after winning two out of three doubles matches. The team of Paulina Gamboa (Mexico City, Mexico/Greengates) and Carlin Calcaterra (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) dropped Jennifer Cremieux and Molly Matthew, 9-7, in the No. 1 spot, while Ashley Globerman (New City, N.Y./Clarkstown) and Tania Varela (Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy) won their second straight doubles match in the No. 2 spot over Vanja Lakic and Shella Dargout, 8-5, to clinch the doubles point.
In singles action, Calcaterra dropped Matthews in the No. 4 spot, 6-0, 7-5, while Varela moved up into the No. 2 spot to beat Cremieux, 6-1, 6-2, to make the score 3-0. Globerman clinched the match after she took down Jullianne Prokopich, 6-4, 6-2, in the No. 3 spot. Gamboa ended her six match skid to beat Lakic, 6-2, 6-2, in the No. 1 spot.
Bucknell 5, Niagara 2
Doubles
1. Calcaterra/Gamboa (Bucknell) def. Cremieux/Matthews - 9-7
2. Globerman/Varela (Bucknell) def. Lakic/Dargout - 8-5
3. Cary/Prokopich (NU) def. Baffa/Simonetti (Bucknell) 8-5
Singles
1. Paulina Gamboa (Bucknell) def. Vanja Lakic - 6-2, 6-2
2. Tania Varela (Bucknell) def. Jennifer Cremieux - 6-1, 6-2
3. Ashley Globerman (Bucknell) def. Jullianne Prokopich - 6-4, 6-2
4. Carlin Calcaterra (Bucknell) def. Molly Matthews - 6-0, 7-5
5. Shella Dargout (NU) def. JoAnna Grossman - 7-5, 6-0
6. Jacquelyn Cary (NU) def. Renee Weissend - 6-3, 6-3
