April 28, 2001

LEWISBURG, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - After advancing to the semifinals of the Patriot League Women's Tennis Championships with a 4-1 win over Holy Cross, No. 3 Lafayette fell, 4-3, to No. 2 Colgate on Saturday in Lewisburg, Pa.

Seniors Meghan Rowe (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) and Felicia Turturiello (Berkely Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) along with freshman Monika Serrano (Caracas, Venezuela/Wallenpaupak) won their singles matches but Colgate was able to take two of the three doubles matches for the 4-3 victory and a trip to the finals against No. 5 Army which upset No. 1 seed Lehigh in the other semifinal match.

Lafayette finishes its season with an overall record of 15-5 and a 2-2 record in Patriot League play.

Singles Results
#1 Meghan Rowe (LC) def. Lauren Erikson (CU) 2-6, 7-5 (5), 6-3
#2 Jenny Buntman (CU) def. Lily Fardshisheh (LC) 7-6 (5), 6-3
#3 Nicole Scattolini (CU) def. Shannon Rowe (LC) 6-4, 6-2
#4 Felicia Turturiello (LC) def. Lorraine Coulter (CU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-1
#5 Monika Serrano (LC) def. Lindsey Suffredini (CU) 6-3, 6-0
#6 Cyan Brackhage (CU) def. Ali Kelley (LC) 6-1, 5-7, 6-4

Doubles Results
#1 Buntman/Coulter (CU) def. Fardshisheh/S. Rowe (LC) 9-7
#2 Suffredini/Emily Wenink (CU) def. M.Rowe/Turturiello (LC) 8-3
#3 Serrano/Kelley (LC) def. Scattolini/Brackhage (CU) 8-4