Oct. 1, 2001

PHILADELPHIA (www.lafayette.edu) - Four of the top six singles' players pulled out wins as the Lafayette women's tennis team defeated St. Joseph's 4-3 in Philadelphia on Monday.

The Leopards improve to 3-1 with the win as the Hawks fall to 1-3 on the season.

Sophomore Monika Serrano (Caracas, Venezuela/Wallenpaupak) and co-captain Ali Kelley (Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) competed at the top two singles' spots and downed their opponents 6-2, 6-1 and 6-0, 6-0.

Sophomore Jessica Abel (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) took home a win at No. 4 singles by defeating the Hawk's Jill Simodesjka 6-2, 6-2.

Junior Katie Gibbons (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) defeated Michelle Savage at No. 6 singles 6-2, 6-0 to round out the top six for Lafayette.

The Leopard team of Serrano/Kelley defeated St. Joseph's Jance Hoy/Pilar Gladzik 8-3 for the lone doubles victory.

Lafayette (3-1) travels to Lancaster, Pa. to take on Franklin & Marshall on Tuesday at 3:30.

   Singles:        Rank    Player                      Player                  Score    #1      Monika Serrano(LC)  def.    Jance Hoy (SJU)         6-2, 6-1    #2      Ali Kelley (LC)            def.    Lidia Thomas (SJU)  6-0, 6-0    #3      Pilar Glodzik (SJU) def.    Lisa Sayed (LC)            6-3, 6-3    #4      Jessica Abel (LC)    def.    Jill Simodesjka (SJU)   6-2, 6-2    #5      Katie Bobish (SJU)  def.    Susan King (LC)            6-2, 6-1    #6  Katie Gibbons (LC)  def.    Michelle Savage (SJU)   6-2, 6-0
   Doubles:    #1      Serrano/Kelley (LC) def.    Hoy/Glodzik (SJU)   8-3    #2      Thomas/Bobish (SJU)     def.    Gibbons/Abel (LC)   8-4    #3      Simodesjka/Savage (SJU) def.    King/Sayed (LC)         8-6