Oct. 16, 2001

The Leopards women's tennis team improved to 6-1 today with a win over La Salle at Sullivan Courts. The rescheduled match saw Lafayette improve to 6-1 for the fall season while La Salle drops to 2-4 overall.

No. 1 singles player Monika Serrano (Caracas, Venezuela/Wallenpaupak) fell to La Salle's Megan Donahue 6-3, 6-1, but teamed up with sophomore Ali Kelley (Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) to win at No. 1 doubles 8-3. Kelley won her singles match at the No. 2 spot 6-2, 6-0.

Sophomores Lisa Sayed (Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Huron) and Jessica Abel (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) filled the No. 3 and 4 spots and picked up straight set wins on the afternoon.

Sophomore Susan King (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove) and junior Katie Gibbons (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) competed at No. 5 and 6 singles for Lafayette and dropped their Explorer opponents 6-0, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-2.

Lafayette doubles teams of Serrano/Kelley, Gibbons/Abel and King/Sayed each picked up wins.

Lafayette (6-1) gears up to compete in the Patriot League Flighted Tournament hosted by Lehigh on Oct 20-21 beginning at 9 a.m.

Singles:Rank    Player                      Player                  Score#1      Megan Donahue (LU)  def.    Monika Serrano (LC)    6-3, 6-1#2      Ali Kelley (LC)            def.    Emily DeAngelo (LU) 6-2, 6-0#3      Lisa Sayed (LC)            def.    Denise Chambers (LU)    6-2, 6-3#4      Jessica Abel (LC)    def.    Karen Toner (LU)    6-0, 6-1#5  Susan King (LC)            def.    Kristen Hess (LU)   6-0, 6-0#6  Katie Gibbons (LC)  def.    Theresa Wetherhold (LU) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles:#1      Serrano/Kelley (LC) def.    Donahue/Cristina Stefan (LU)    8-3#2      Gibbons/Abel (LC)   def.    DeAngelo/Chambers (LU)          8-1#3      King/Sayed (LC)         def.    Hess/Toner (LU)                 8-3