Women's Tennis Hosts Colgate in Conference Dual Match Saturday

Saturday, April 4

Lewisburg, Pa.

3 p.m.

Bucknell University

Colgate

Women's Tennis Hosts Colgate in Conference Dual Match Saturday

4/1/2026 2:52:00 PM | Women's Tennis

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell women's tennis begins its season-ending home slate of matches on Saturday, April 4 against Colgate. The Bison will host the Raiders on the Varsity Tennis Courts at 3 p.m. as they look for a conference win.

Bucknell is entering the dual match 7-10 overall and 0-5 in the Patriot League after falling to Lehigh 5-2 this past weekend. Colgate is coming into the match 6-9 overall and 2-3 in conference play also off of a 5-2 loss to Lehigh.

Bucknell (7-10, 0-5 PL) vs Colgate (6-9, 2-3 PL)

When: Saturday, April 4 — 3 p.m.
Where: Bethlehem, Pa.

Bucknell's Last Time Out:

Despite earning the doubles point and then tying the match at 2-2 with a singles win at the No. 1 spot, Bucknell women's tennis dropped the final three singles matches and ultimately fell 5-2 to Lehigh on Saturday evening.
Bucknell opened the afternoon by clinching the doubles point after going 2-1 in doubles play. Abby Platt and Riley Jennings took the first doubles match of the afternoon as they blanked Hannah Letzer and Lena Dogadalski 6-0. Natalie Devraj and Cameron King then defeated Giselle Vlassis and Skye Yonehara 6-3 to secure the doubles point for Bucknell. The match on the No. 2 spot went Lehigh's way as Alina Shyani and Maggie Forkner defeated Jaycie Mair and Summer Even-Esh 6-3.
Lehigh opened singles play with wins at the No. 2 and No. 4 spots to take a 2-1 lead over the Bison. Abby Platt then won her No. 1 singles match 6-1, 7-6 to tie the match back up at 2-2. The Mountain Hawks answered by winning three straight matches at the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 spots to take the 5-2 win in Bethlehem.

Bucknell at a Glance

Mirra Manolov leads the Bison in overall singles wins with 13 dual singles wins with seven across courts two, four, five and six.
The doubles team of Abby Platt and Riley Jennings lead the team in overall doubles wins with 12 overall on court one.
The doubles teams of Cameron King and Natalie Devraj as well as Platt and Jennings lead the Bison in dual doubles wins with nine apiece.
Abby Platt earned Patriot League Women's Tennis Player of the Week twice this season (3/3, 3/31).
Most recently, Bucknell fell to Lehigh 5-2 in Bethlehem.
So far this spring season, the Bison have defeated Saint Joseph's, Mount St. Mary's, Merrimack, Duquesne, Chaminade and Mercyhurst. Bucknell has fallen to Lehigh, Boston U., Temple, Army, Michigan State, Saint Francis, Villanova, University of Hawaii, Navy and Loyola (Md.).
In the fall, at the ITA Conference Masters Championship, Abby Platt made it to the quarterfinal round, Riley Jennings was eliminated in the round-of-16 and the doubles group of Platt and Jennings lost in their quarterfinals match.
Bucknell played in one dual match in the fall with the Bison coming out on top of Millersville 5-2, winning all doubles matches and four-of-six singles matches.
The Bison played three tournaments in the fall, one at home and two on the road. Bucknell tested out doubles teams in the fall tournaments in order to finalize the groups heading into the spring season.
Bucknell women's tennis ended the 2024-25 season with a heartbreaking 4-3 loss in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Championships to Lehigh.
The team landed two players on the 2025 All-Patriot League squad; Whitney King earned a first-team nod and Abby Platt earned second-team honors.
Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Bison had to restructure their lineup after losing three integral players to graduation in Whitney King, Anna Lajos and Caroline Marcus, who were all in the lineup last season.
Seniors Abby Platt and Mirra Manolov have been named captains for the 2025-26 season.
Outside of Platt earning Second Team All-Patriot League last season, she has also found her way onto the record book ahead of her senior season. The Texas native currently ranks 11th in Bucknell history for career doubles victories (60), is tied for 27th in career singles victories (45), ranks 19th in career combined victories (105) and is tied for 10th in single-season doubles victories (22). Last season, Platt went 10-15 in the second spot for singles play. Platt and King were doubles partners and went 18-8 in the one spot. Platt has been doubles partners with King since she first arrived as a freshman in 2022 and will now be looking for a new partner to finish out her career.
The Bison welcomed a freshman class of three this fall; Summer Even-Esh, Katherine Purpura and Mariana Shulman.

Colgate at a Glance

The Raiders enter the match 6-9 overall and 2-3 in the Patriot League after falling to Lehigh 5-2.
Colgate earned its two league wins over Lafayette and Holy Cross. Its three conference losses came at the hands of Lehigh, Army and Boston U.
Rebecca Hess leads the Raiders in overall and dual singles wins with six across courts two and three.
The doubles team of Amelia Galin and Sophia Montero lead the team in overall and dual doubles wins with six on court one.

Up Next

Bucknell will continue its season-ending home stand as it hosts Lafayette on Saturday, April 11 at 1 p.m. in its final regular season conference game and then host Franklin & Marshall on Sunday, April 12 at 1 p.m. in its Senior Day match. Both matches will be held on the Varsity Tennis Courts.