Vidrascu Wins at No. 1 Singles as Women's Tennis Suffers 6-1 Loss to SCSU

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – The Bucknell women's tennis team took to the outdoor courts for the first time this season on Tuesday morning, falling 6-1 to South Carolina State at Chaplin Park in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Senior Elena Vidrascu earned the team's sole victory, playing to a win at No. 1 singles, as the Bison, who have not competed since Feb. 1, fell to 0-3 in the season. The Bulldogs improved to 3-4 with the victory.

“We played a lot of good points and had a lot of close games,” said head women's tennis coach Rebecca Helt, “but we just weren't consistent enough to close out games against a solid southern team. It was our first match outdoors this spring, so we struggled a bit to find our timing. Every time our team practices and plays down here, their confidence and execution will improve a lot.”

All three of Bucknell's doubles pairings put up tough fights, but South Carolina State claimed the point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Vidrascu and sophomore Maria Cioffi dropped an 8-1 decision to Klara Dohanlova and Intissar Rassif at the No. 1 spot, while sophomore Stephanie Pino and junior Lydia Colvin fell to Victoriia Khatcei and Marketa Marcanikova by a score of 8-2. Freshman Michele Urbinati and junior Alyssa McAndrew trailed 6-4 in their match when the Bulldogs claimed the doubles point.

Vidrascu earned Bucknell's only win of the day, playing to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Filippova at No. 1 singles. The win, the senior's second straight at the top singles spot, lifted her season mark to 6-6 and her career record to 50-51, moving her into 11^th on the program's all-time singles victory list. Additionally, Vidrascu now holds a 106-93 overall record, the ninth best in Bucknell women's tennis history.

Several other singles matches were close, with Colvin almost forcing a third set at the No. 3 spot, and Pino falling 6-7, 6-3 (13-11) in the No. 6 match, but the Bison just couldn't find a way to overcome the Bulldogs.

The squad will return to the court on Wednesday morning for another match in Hilton Head Island, S.C., taking on George Mason at 8 a.m.

South Carolina State 6, Bucknell 1
Doubles:
1. Klara Dohanlova/Intissar Rassif (S) def. Elena Vidrascu/Maria Cioffi (B), 8-1
2. Victoriia Khatcei/Marketa Marcanikova (S) def. Stephanie Pino/Lydia Colvin (B), 8-2
3. Dakota Brown/Oleksandra Filippova (S) led Michele Urbinati/Alyssa McAndrew (B), 6-4, DNF – point awarded

Singles:
1. Elena Vidrascu (B) def. Oleksandra Filippova (S), 6-4, 6-4
2. Klara Dohanlova (S) def. Maria Cioffi (B), 6-2, 6-2
3. Alexandra McDonald (S) def. Lydia Colvin (B), 6-4, 7-5
4. Victoriia Khatcei (S) def. Michele Urbinati (B), 6-1, 6-2
5. Intissar Rassif (S) def. Jorie Fox (B), 6-1, 6-1
6. Marketa Marcanikova (S) def. Stephanie Pino (B), 6-7, 6-2 (13-11)