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Bucknell Women's Tennis Match At Villanova Cancelled
3/31/2008 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 31, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell's women's tennis match at Villanova, scheduled for this afternoon, is cancelled due to rainy weather conditions. The match was originally scheduled for March 19, and was postponed due to weather. No final make-up date has been announced.
The Bison are currently 5-6 this season, most recently falling, 7-0, to UMBC this past Saturday at home. Sophomore Tania Varela (Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy) and freshman Lauren Lucido (Woodstock, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls) picked up the lone victory for Bucknell, winning their fifth straight match to improve to 5-2 on the season. The pair defeated Alice Chen and Cornelia Carapeca, 8-6, at the No. 1 doubles position.
On the season, Lucido leads the Bison in doubles wins, adding her sixth of the season against UMBC. Varela follows with five doubles wins. In singles, Lucido and freshman Lauren Rottkamp (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) lead the way with six wins each, while sophomore Carlin Calcaterra (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) follows with five. In the record books, junior Paulina Gamboa (Mexico City, Mexico/Greengates School) maintains her spot as No. 9 on Bucknell's all-time list for combined victories, now with 83 wins. She also remains No. 9 for all-time doubles victories with 42.
The Orange and Blue are now set to begin Patriot League play, taking on Lehigh at home, Tuesday afternoon. The match is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
