April 3, 2004

EASTON, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - Lafayette's women's tennis team split six singles matches with Bucknell, but the Bison won two of three doubles matches to take a 4-3 Patriot League victory at Sullivan Courts on Saturday.

Chez Saricas (Stamford, Conn./Trinity Catholic), Ali Kelley (Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) and Stephanie Rosman (Margate, N.J./Peddie) were all winners for the Leopards in singles action.

Saricas improved to 10-5 at first singles with a 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Veronica Brown. Kelley improved to 5-1 at No. 5 singles with a 6-2, 7-5 victory, while Rosman's 6-3, 6-2 win was her second at No. 6 singles.

Saricas and Monika Serrano (Caracas, Venezuela/Wallenpaupak) combined for an 8-2 win at first doubles, but Bucknell claimed the final two doubles flights and with them the decisive fourth team point.

Lafayette (10-7) returns to Patriot League action on Sunday, hosting Colgate at Sullivan Courts at 11 a.m.

RESULTS

Singles
1. Chez Saricas (L) d. Veronica Brown, 6-3, 7-6(5)
2. Nadeza Curcic (B) d. Susan King, 6-0, 6-2
3. Rheanna Gaskin (B) d. Monika Serrano, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
4. Tanya Sichko (B) d. Lisa Fung-Kee-Fung, 6-2, 6-1
5. Ali Kelley (L) d. Samanth Berthod, 6-2, 7-5
6. Stephanie Rosman (L) d. Chelsea Mills, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. Saricas/Serrano (L) d. Sichko/Rebecca Kral, 8-2
2. Curcic/Berthod (B) d. King/Danielle Bailey, 8-1
3. Brown/Mills (B) d. Kelley/Rosman, 8-5