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Women's Tennis Concludes Regular Season with Road Duals at Loyola Thursday, at Lafayette Saturday
4/10/2024 10:10:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Schedule Update:Â Due to rain in the forecast in the Lehigh Valley, Thursday's dual at Lafayette has been moved to noon and will take place at the indoor Northwood Racquet Club.
Bucknell (8-12, 0-5 PL) at Lafayette (11-9, 1-3 PL)
When: Thursday, April 11 – 12 p.m.
Where: Northwood Racquet Club – Easton, Pa.
Bucknell (8-12, 0-5 PL) at Loyola (9-4, 2-2 PL)
When: Saturday, April 13 – Noon
Where: McClure Tennis Center – Baltimore, Md.
Bucknell at a Glance
• The Bucknell women's tennis team concludes the regular season with a pair of road duals at Lafayette and Loyola this week. The Bison look to end the season on a high note before the Patriot League Tournament begins on April 18.
• Bucknell is looking to snap a four-dual losing skid. Most recently, the Bison dropped a pair of Patriot League home duals to Army and Lehigh. Abby Platt was the lone Bison to earn a point against the Mountain Hawks on Sunday, winning at third singles. She was one of four Bison to go three sets in singles play. Platt also joined Whitney King in a win at first doubles against Lehigh.
• Platt earned her team-best 17th singles win of the season against the Mountain Hawks. She eclipsed her mark of 16 wins last season and matched Anna Lajos' team-best win total from 2023. With one more win, Platt will tie King's 2022 mark of 18, which are the most by a Bison since 2018-19.
• Platt and King improved to 21-5 in singles play over the weekend and are one win shy of matching King and Daniela Bellini's 2022 mark of 22-5. With one more win, King will move into a tie for eighth in program history with 62 career doubles victories.
• Bucknell finished the 2022-23 campaign 13-13 (4-3 PL) and reached the Patriot League semifinal round for a second time under 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 Tyne Miller, Kate Novak and Madi Sebulsky are serving as team captains this season. The trio was celebrated during last Saturday's Senior Day ceremony.
• Cecchini is in her fifth year leading the Bison. She owns a 44-43 record since arriving in Lewisburg.
Category Leaders
• Overall Singles Wins: Abby Platt (17)
• Dual Match Singles: King/Platt (10)
• PL Dual Match Singles Wins: Three tied (1)
• Overall Doubles Wins: King and Platt (21)
• Dual Match Doubles Wins: King and Platt (12)
• PL Dual Match Doubles Wins: Six tied (1)
Scouting Lafayette
• Lafayette fell to 1-3 in Patriot League play with a narrow 4-3 loss to Colgate on Saturday. The Leopards were swept by Lehigh and Army in their other league losses and posted their lone win over Holy Cross, 4-1. The Leopards are 11-9 overall on the season and will face Saint Francis on Wednesday before hosting the Bison.
• Lafayette sophomore Alyssa Perdomo posted a convincing win at first singles, freshman Hanna Ganachi won at second singles, and sophomore Alexandra Waldman won at fifth singles to earn the Leopards' three points against the Raiders last time out. Perdomo, who has held down the fort at first singles throughout the majority of the season, was also victorious in Lafayette's Patriot League win over the Crusaders.
• Lafayette head coach Ralph Van Ormer earned his 100th career victory with the Holy Cross win.
• The Leopards went 6-13 (1-5 PL) last season, earning their lone league win over Holy Cross. Lafayette went on to beat the Crusaders again in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament before falling to top-seeded Boston U. in the quarterfinals.
• Bucknell won 6-1 over Lafayette in the 2022-23 regular-season finale, sweeping in doubles and ceding just one point at second singles.
Scouting Loyola
• The Greyhounds enter the weekend winners of five in a row, including a 4-3 victory over Delaware State on Wednesday. Loyola will also face Colgate on Friday before hosting the Bison on Saturday.
• The Greyhounds also earned both of their Patriot League wins during their current five-dual win streak, defeating Holy Cross 4-0 and Lehigh 4-3. Loyola is 10-4 (2-2 PL) on the season.
• Leading Loyola's efforts at first singles has been senior Olivia Tracey, who possesses an 8-11 record this season. Tracey was a 2022 All-Patriot League selection.
• Loyola went 9-15 (3-4 PL) in 2022-23 and fell to No. 2 seed Navy in the Patriot League quarterfinals.
• Bucknell swept Loyola 7-0 at home last March, taking two of three in doubles and capturing all six singles matches. Loyola last defeated the Bison during the 2022 Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals.
A Look Ahead
• Bucknell awaits the announcement of seedings for the 2024 Patriot League Championships, which begin with the first round on Thursday, April 18. The top seven seeds will begin the tournament in the quarterfinals, which are slated for Friday, April 19. Navy will host the tournament in Annapolis, Md.
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