April 13, 2002

EASTON, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - Lafayette fell to American, 6-1, in women's tennis action at Sullivan Courts on Saturday. The loss dropped the Leopards to 0-3 in league play while the Eagles improved to 5-0 in league action.

Sophomore Susan King recorded the Leopards' lone win with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles. Classmate Lisa Sayed competed at No. 5 singles, winning the first set 7-5, but American's Annemarie Schoemaker came back to win the second sets, 6-4 and take the a third set tiebreaker, 11-9.

The Eagles won the top four singles spots and swept the doubles events for the 6-1 win.

Lafayette hosts league foe Colgate on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Complete Results:Singles:1. Olga Mikhailova (AU) def. Lily Fardshisheh (LC), 6-0, 6-32. Kristina Georgieva (AU) def. Monika Serrano (LC), 6-3, 6-23. Lourdes Riusech (AU) def. Shannon Rowe (LC), 6-0, 6-24. Lauren Martin (AU) def. Jessica Abel (LC), 6-0, 6-05. Annemarie Schoemaker (AU) def. Lisa Sayed (LC), 5-7, 6-4, (9)6. Susan King (LC) def. Melissa Rausch (AU), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:1. Martin/Georgieva (AU) def. Fardshisheh/Rowe (LC), 8-32. Riusech/Kealy Carter (AU) def. Abel/Sayed (LC), 8-33. Mikhailova/Schoemaker (AU) def. Serrano/King (LC), 8-3