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Cioffi Wins Seventh Straight, but Women's Tennis Falls 4-3 at Villanova
3/29/2016 11:17:00 PM | Women's Tennis
VILLANOVA, Pa. – In its fourth match decided by one point this season, the Bucknell women's tennis team came up short in a 4-3 loss at Villanova on Tuesday. Despite the loss, the Bison return home with a winning record of 6-5, while the Wildcats improved to 6-6.
Including Tuesday's match, Bucknell is 1-3 in contests decided by one point, beating Bryant and losing to Delaware and Milwaukee. Three of the Bison's last five matches have been decided by a 4-3 score.
“We had the match today, but we let it get away from us,” said Bucknell head coach Rebecca Helt. “We didn't fight for this one like we have in some of our recent matches.”
Bucknell started off strong, securing the doubles point with a pair of wins. Maria Cioffi and Michele Urbinati were 6-4 winners at No. 1, while Lisa Jouravleva and Lauren Fishbein recorded at 6-3 victory at No. 2.
Cioffi rolled to her seventh straight win with a 6-0, 6-3 verdict at No. 1 singles. She improved to 8-2 during the spring and 17-4 overall. It has been over a month since her last loss, a three-set defeat at Niagara on Feb. 27.
Mishi Papich didn't have much trouble in her match at No. 4 singles, winning 6-0, 6-4. The freshman upped her record to 5-3 during the spring.
The match came down to No. 6 singles, where Villanova clinched the win with a 7-5, 7-5 decision.
Bucknell opens league play with a pair of home matches this weekend. The Bison will host Loyola (Md.) on Saturday and Colgate on Sunday.
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