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Women's Tennis Set for Home Dual vs. Duquesne Saturday, Trip to PL Foe Navy Sunday
3/20/2024 3:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bucknell (8-7, 0-1 PL) vs. Duquesne (3-9, 0-2 A10)
When: Saturday, March 23 – 1 p.m.
Where: Central PA Tennis Center – South Williamsport, Pa.
Bucknell (8-7, 0-1 PL) at Navy (16-5, 0-0 PL)
When: Sunday, March 24 – 12 p.m.
Where: Tose Family Tennis Center – Annapolis, Md.
Bucknell at a Glance
• The Bison return home following a four-dual road swing to host Duquesne Saturday afternoon. The team then travels down to Annapolis to face Navy in the first Patriot League contest since Jan. 20. Bucknell's final six matches of the regular season are against Patriot League foes.
• Bucknell returns from its spring break trip to California, where it went 1-1 in duals against UC Riverside and Westmont College. The Bison went 5-1 in doubles last week, but they earned just one singles win in a 5-2 loss to UC Riverside on Tuesday. They then swept the doubles point and took five of six in singles against Westmont. Whitney King was Bucknell's lone singles winner against UC Riverside and went 2-0 in both doubles and singles last week.
• Bucknell has gone 7-2 in its last nine duals since Feb. 9. It has climbed to an 8-7 record after beginning the season 1-5. The Bison strung together a four-dual win streak in the middle of its last nine contests.
• King has won five in a row in singles play and is now tied with Abby Platt for the team lead with 15 victories. She's 9-5 in duals on court one and 15-7 on the season. Platt is 8-3 on court three and 15-5 this season, capturing seven of her last 10 matches. Tyne Miller, Anna Lajos and Tori Allen are each at double-digit singles wins as well.
• King and Platt are 19-3 in doubles this year, including a 10-3 mark in duals at first doubles. They've won five in a row. With 59 career doubles victories, King now ranks ninth in the Bucknell record book.
• Bucknell's second-winningest tandem this season has been Anna Lajos and Tyne Miller, who are 7-3 overall and 4-1 in duals on court two.
• Bucknell finished the 2022-23 campaign 13-13 (4-3 PL) and reached the Patriot League semifinal round for a second time under head coach Tammy Cecchini. The Bison defeated Colgate 4-0 in the quarterfinals for the program's 500th all-time victory in what was the 50th season of Bucknell women's tennis. At the end of the year, King was named to the All-Patriot League First Team and the Academic All-Patriot League Team.
• Bucknell returned all eight members of last spring's roster and added two newcomers: Tori Allen and Jaycie Mair. The roster is comprised of three seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and the two rookies.
• Seniors Miller, Kate Novak and Madi Sebulsky are serving as team captains this season.
• Cecchini is in her fifth year leading the Bison. She owns a 44-38 record since arriving in Lewisburg.
Category Leaders
• Overall Singles Wins: King/Platt (15)
• Dual Match Singles: Whitney King (9)
• PL Dual Match Singles Wins: N/A
• Overall Doubles Wins: King and Platt (19)
• Dual Match Doubles Wins: King and Platt (10)
• PL Dual Match Doubles Wins: King and Platt (1)
Scouting Duquesne
• Duquesne has dropped four duals in a row and is 3-9 (0-2 A10) on the season. Its wins have come over Ashland, Colgate and IUP.
• Freshman Mila Badics leads the Dukes with a 6-6 singles record, traveling between courts 2-4. Graduate student Daniela Latoni has played the bulk of Duquesne's duals on court one and is 5-7 in that spot. Latoni was a Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honoree last season after going 11-7 in singles. Duquesne's top doubles team of Kaya Rand and Latoni are 5-2 at No. 1 doubles.
• Duquesne posted a 9-9 (3-2 A10) record last season and suffered a loss to Rhode Island in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championships. Colgate was the only Patriot League team the Dukes faced in 2022-23, and they earned a 4-3 win over the Raiders.
• Bucknell and Duquesne are meeting for the first time since 2015. The Dukes took a 4-0 decision over the Bison in the last meeting.
Scouting Navy
• The Mids are off to a 16-5 record this season and will see their first Patriot League action of the campaign this week. They're coming off three straight wins over Butler, Marist and Marquette. Navy hosts Loyola and Lehigh this week before celebrating Senior Day against the Bison on Sunday.
• Navy returned the 2023 Patriot League Player of the Year, Emily Tannenbaum, and the junior is an outstanding 27-6 this season. Tannenbaum is 12-1 playing at first singles. Samantha Johns has also eclipsed the 20-win milestone this season, and 2023 Second Team All-Patriot Leaguer Sia Chaudry is 19-7.
• The Mids have rolled out six different pairings at first doubles, with Chaudry and Johns appearing in the top spot eight times and going 5-3.
• Navy went 19-6 (4-1 PL) in 2022-23 and suffered its only league loss to Boston U. in the regular-season finale. The Mids went on to lose to Army 4-2 in the Patriot League semifinals.
• Navy leads the all-time series with the Bison 15-2, with Bucknell's last win coming in 2010. Navy posted a 6-1 win over Bucknell in Lewisburg last March. The Bison took the doubles point last year thanks to wins by Whitney King and Abby Platt on court one and Madi Sebulsky and Caroline Marcus on court three. Platt and Tyne Miller both forced third sets in singles.
A Look Ahead
• Bucknell plays one home dual and one on the road again next weekend. The Bison will host Colgate at the Varsity Tennis Courts on Saturday, March 30 before traveling to Easton, Pa. to face Lafayette on Sunday, March 31.
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