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Bison Women's Tennis Blanks Holy Cross, 4-0, in Patriot League Quarterfinal
4/28/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 28, 2007
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - On Saturday, the Bucknell women's tennis team downed No. 6 Holy Cross, 4-0, in the opening round of the 2007 Patriot League Women's Tennis Championships. The Bison will face No. 2 Colgate in the semifinals on Sunday, Apr. 29, at 1 p.m. The Orange and Blue suffered its first Patriot League defeat of the season to the Raiders, 4-3, back in the beginning of April.
Bucknell, who are the 2005 and 2006 Patriot League runner-ups, captured the first point of the afternoon after a pair of doubles victories. The team of freshman Carlin Calcaterra (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) and sophomore Paulina Gamboa (Mexico City, Mexico/Greengates) took down Meg Manahan and Kristen Meahl, 8-0, in the No. 2 spot, while the duo of junior Caitlin Baffa (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hill) and sophomore Camille Simonetti (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) dropped Paige Brown and Natalie Lin in the No. 3 spot, 8-3.
With a 1-0 advantage heading into singles play, Bucknell would not look back, winning three straight matches to claim the victory.
In the No. 4 spot, freshman Kirstyn Sotak (Shaker Heights, Ohio/Hathaway Brown) took down Manahan, 6-0, 6-0, while Gamboa defeated Meg Moran in the No. 1 spot, 6-2, 6-2. Sophomore Ashley Globerman clinched the quarterfinal victory for the Bison with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Meredith Bacon, in the No. 3 spot.
Bucknell 4, Holy Cross 0
Doubles
1. Varela/Globerman, Bucknell vs. Moran/Bacon, Holy Cross 5-5, DNF
2. Calcaterra/Gamboa, Bucknell def. Manahan/Meahl, Holy Cross 8-0
3. Simonetti/Baffa, Bucknell def. Brown/Lin, Holy Cross, 8-3
Singles
1. Paulina Gamboa, Bucknell def. Meg Moran, Holy Cross 6-2, 6-2
2. Carlin Calcaterra, Bucknell vs. Kristen Meahl, Holy Cross 6-4, 4-4, DNF
3. Ashley Globerman, Bucknell def. Meredith Bacon, Holy Cross 6-4, 6-1
4. Kirstyn Sotak, Bucknell def. Meg Manahan, Holy Cross 6-0, 6-0
5. Caitlin Baffa, Bucknell vs. Melanie Bunke, Holy Cross 5-7, DNF
6. Renee Weissand, Bucknell vs. Paige Brown, Holy Cross 6-3, 3-3, DNF
Order of Finish: 4,1, 3
DNF - Did Not Finish set
