March 12, 2002

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - The Lafayette women's tennis team battled archrival Lehigh on Goodman Campus on Tuesday, dropping the Patriot League matchup, 7-0. Three of the top four singles spots fought back to win the second set, but fell in a tiebreaker as the Leopards drop to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in league play.

Junior Lily Fardishisheh and sophomores Monika Serrano and Ali Kelley each lost their matches in a third set tie-breaker at the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 singles spots. Junior Shannon Rowe fell at No. 3 singles, 6-2, 6-4 to Lehigh's Jamie Faas.

Sophomores Jessica Abel and Lisa Sayed fell at No. 5 and 6 singles to the Mountain Hawks' Meggan Dencker and Andrea Scott.

In doubles action, Fardishisheh/Rowe teamed up at No. 1 doubles followed by Serrano/Kelley at No. 2 and Abel/Sayed at No. 3. The Mountain Hawks utilized a deep bench and fresh legs to defeat all three Leopard doubles squads.

Lafayette returns to action on Friday at Seton Hall at 3 p.m.

Complete Results:

Singles:
1. Rachel Samson (LU) def. Lily Fardishisheh (LC): 6-3, 5-7, 10-62. Erica Feinman (LU) def. Monika Serrano (LC): 6-0, 4-6, 6-43. Jamie Faas (LU) def. Shannon Rowe (LC): 6-2, 6-44. Alina Kors (LU) def. Ali Kelley (LC): 7-5, 4-6, 10-35. Meggan Dencker (LU) def. Jessica Abel (LC): 6-3, 6-46. Andrea Scott (LU) def. Lisa Sayed (LC): 6-1, 6-0
Doubles:
1. Samson/Feinman (LU) def. Fardishisheh/Rowe: 8-22. Renee Kaplan/Maria Anorga (LU) def. Serrano/Kelley: 8-53. Faas/Kristin Mulstay (LU) def. Abel/Sayed: 8-2