Women's Tennis Closes Regular Season with Three Away Matches

Saturday, April 13

Baltimore, Md. / McClure Tennis Center

12 p.m.

Bucknell University

Loyola (Md.)

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Women's Tennis Closes Regular Season with Three Away Matches

4/12/2019 7:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Setting the Scene
Saturday, April 13
12 p.m. | at Loyola (12-4, 3-2 PL) | McClure Tennis Center (Baltimore, Md.)
Sunday, April 14
1 p.m. | at Towson (11-12, 3-2 CAA) | Towson Center (Towson, Md.)
Tuesday, April 16
3 p.m. | at Lehigh (5-10, 1-4 PL) | Ulrich Courts (Bethlehem, Pa.)

About the Bison
• Bucknell is 12-5 overall and 2-1 in the Patriot League after posting a 6-1 win over Mount St. Mary's in its most recent match.
• The Bison have league wins over Colgate (6-1 score) and Lafayette (6-1) and a loss to Navy (6-1). Two conference opponents remain on the schedule before they host the Patriot League Tournament on April 25-28.
• Led by Daniela Bellini at 3-0, Bucknell is 11-7 in individual Patriot League singles matches. All three of her matches were played on court one.
• In doubles, the teams of Sofia Ayuso/Bellini and Jill Auteri/Mishi Papich are each 2-1 in conference matches.
• Bucknell Is guaranteed to finish with a winning overall record for the third time in four seasons.

Scouting the Opponents
• Loyola (Md.) is 12-4 overall and 3-2 in the Patriot League following a 7-0 win over Coppin State. The Greyhounds have league wins over Lehigh (forfeit), Holy Cross (4-0), and Lafayette (4-2), and losses to Army West Point (5-0) and Boston University (7-0).
• Towson is 11-12 overall and 3-2 in the CAA after a 4-3 loss to Delaware. That snapped a five-match winning streak. The Tigers have played one Patriot League opponent this season, losing 6-1 to Navy.
• Lehigh is 5-10 overall and 1-4 in the Patriot League following a 6-1 loss to Army West Point. The Mountain Hawks also have league losses to Loyola (forfeit), Boston University (6-1), and Navy (6-1), and a win over Colgate (6-1).

Series History
• Bucknell is 7-3 all-time against Loyola, including wins in four of the past five meetings. Paige Leavy, Mishi Papich, Cayla Koch, and Sofia Ayuso had singles victories in a 6-1 win last season.
• The Bison lead 13-6 over Towson in a series that began in 1982. The Tigers won the most recent matchup 5-0 in 2017.
• Bucknell is 27-27 all-time against Lehigh, but the Mountain Hawks have won the past three meetings, including a 4-0 win in the quarterfinal round of last year's Patriot League Tournament.

Up Next
• The Bison will host the nine-team Patriot League Tournament at the Varsity Courts on April 25-28.