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Bucknell Women's Tennis Stays Undefeated in League Play with 7-0 Sweep Over Lehigh
4/8/2010 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 8, 2010
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell women's tennis won its seventh straight match by a 7-0 score over Lehigh on Thursday afternoon at the Varsity Tennis Courts. The Bison earned their third sweep of the season to stay undefeated in Patriot League play and improve their record to 9-5 overall and 3-0 in the league.
Concerned about rain in the area, the teams led with singles action and Bucknell's top players helped the team start off on the right foot. Lauren Lucido (Woodstock, Md./St. Paul's School for Girls) defeated Elizabeth Piscitelli 6-1, 6-1 to give the team its first point of the day. Tania Varela (Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy) was close behind with her 6-0, 6-1 win over Julie Arthofer.
Varela brought her singles winning streak to 12 matches, then extended her doubles streak to 13 with Lucido later in the day. Each member of the Bison duo earned their second win of the day over their Lehigh (3-11, 2-2) opponents in doubles, defeating Arthofer and Piscitelli 8-4.
Dara Dwojewski (Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham) returned to the courts after a three-week absence to take the 6-2, 6-3 win over Kiera Murasko-Blank at No. 5 singles. Carlin Calcaterra (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) also had a comeback of her own. The senior snapped a five-match losing streak in singles with her win over Patricia Meuthing, 6-1, 6-2.
Lauren Rottkamp (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) and Dumitrita Iepuras (Chisinau, Moldova/Germantown Friends School) also collected straight-sets singles wins.
Helping to claim the doubles point for the Bison were Calcaterra and Courtney Casey (Rockville, Md./Georgetown Visitation) at the No. 2 position and Daria Tuzhikiva (Minsk, Belarus/Gymnasium No. 7) and Iepuras at No. 3. The teams won 8-4 and 8-5, respectively.
Bucknell will put its undefeated Patriot League record on the line on Saturday when it travels to West Point, N.Y., for a 9 a.m. match vs. 4-0 Army. The Bison will continue play on Sunday at Lafayette at 11 a.m.
Bucknell 7, Lehigh 0
Singles:
1. Tania Varela (B) def. Julie Arthofer (L), 6-0, 6-1
2. Lauren Lucido (B) def. Elizabeth Piscitelli (L), 6-1, 6-1
3. Dumitrita Iepuras (B) def. Stacey Reich (L), 6-1, 6-3
4. Carlin Calcaterra (B) def. Patricia Muething (L), 6-1, 6-2
5. Dara Dwojewski (B) def. Kiera Murasko-Blank (L), 6-2, 6-3
6. Lauren Rottkamp (B) def. Isabel Breit (L), 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 6, 5, 4, 3
Doubles:
1. Lucido/ Varela (B) def. Arthofer/Piscitelli (L), 8-1
2. Calcaterra/Courtney Casey (B) def. Reich/Muething (L), 8-4
3. Daria Tuzhikova/Iepuras (B) def. Murasko-Blank/Abbey Perl (L), 8-5
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
