April 11, 2002

LEWISBURG, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - The Lafayette women's tennis team dropped a Patriot League match up to Bucknell, 7-0 on Thursday in Lewisburg, Pa.

Junior co-captains Lily Fardshisheh and Shannon Rowe combined at No. 1 doubles to win the lone Leopard match of the day over Bucknell's Jill Wurzburg and Nadezda Curcic, 8-3. Bucknell earned the team point from doubles by winning both the No. 2 and 3 match.

Sophomore Ali Kelley succumbed in three sets, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 10-6, at No. 4 singles for the lone three-set match of the day. Bucknell swept the top six singles matches as the Bison improved to 10-8 overall and 1-4 in league play.

Lafayette (11-4, 0-2) returns to action on Sunday when it hosts Colgate at 1 p.m.

Singles1. Jill Wurzburg (B) def. Lily Fardshisheh - 6-1, 6-2.2. Nadezda Curcic (B) def. Monika Serrano - 7-6 (1), 6-1.3. Ashley Diers (B) def. Shannon Rowe - 6-3, 6-2.4. Kristin Inglis (B) def. Ali Kelley - 2-6, 7-6 (2), 10-6.5. Tanya Sichko (B) def. Jessica Abel - 6-3, 6-0.6. Samantha Berthod (B) def. Lisa Sayed - 6-4, 6-2.

Doubles (Best 2-of-3 for one team point)1. Fardshisheh/Rowe (L) def. Wurzburg/Laura Maisel - 8-3.2. Curcic/Diers (B) def. Serrano/Kelley - 8-0.3. Inglis/Sichko (B) def. Abel/Sayed - 8-0.