Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Continues to Roll in Women's Tennis with a 7-0 Win Over NJIT
3/28/2009 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 28, 2009
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell women's tennis team used its home court advantage to easily defeat the New Jersey Institute of Technology Saturday, 7-0. The Bison's record is now 10-5.
Seniors Ashley Globerman (New City, N.Y./Clarkstown High School), Paulina Gamboa (Mexico City, Mexico/Greengates School), junior Tania Varela (Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy) and sophomore Lauren Lucido (Woodstock, Md./St. Paul's School For Girls) all grabbed doubles and singles victories to lead the Bison.
Bucknell did not lose a single set in its defeat of NJIT. Gamboa's 6-4 (6-4, 6-0) decision in the first set of the No. 2 singles match was the closest singles set of the day for Bucknell.
Gamboa and Lucido's victory in first doubles gave them a team-best record of 8-1 this spring.
Lucido, sophomore Lauren Rottkamp (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) and freshman Dumitrita Iepuras (Chisinau, Moldova/Germantown Friends School) all picked up singles wins to each reach 11 wins a piece this spring.
Next up for Bucknell will be another home contest against Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday, April 1, at 3 p.m., on the Fieldhouse Courts.
Doubles:
1. Lauren Lucido / Paulina Gamboa (BU) def. Julia Doci / Ana Lidon, 8-2
2. Tania Varela / Carlin Calcaterra (BU) def. Fanny Aizier / Dasa Stanimirovic, 8-7 (1)
3. Ashley Globerman / Dara Dwojewski (BU) won by default
Singles:
1. Tania Varela (BU) def. Julia Doci, 6-0, 6-2
2. Lauren Lucido (BU) def. Ana Lidon, 6-4, 6-0
3. Paulina Gamboa (BU) def. Fanny Aizier, 6-1, 6-3
4. Dumitrita Iepuras (BU) def. Isha Toor, 6-3, 6-2
5. Ashley Globerman (BU) def. Dasa Stanimirovic, 6-1, 6-2
6. Lauren Rottkamp (BU) won by default
