March 18, 2009
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - The Lafayette women's tennis team split its two matches in the Tar Heel State on Tuesday. After a shutout loss at Campbell, 7-0, the Leopards rebounded with a 6-1 victory at Winston-Salem State.
After rain postponed Monday's scheduled match against Winston-Salem State, the Leopards were forced to travel more than 100 miles between the two schools in a single day's worth of competition. Lafayette started out at in Buies Creek, N.C., to face Campbell.
The Leopards won two sets against the Camels as Allie Seranko emerged with a 6-3 victory in her second set against Blanca Saenz in the first singles, and Emily DeLuca won her first set against Sara Fontaine, 6-3, in the final singles.
Lafayette bounced back against Winston-Salem State, defeating the Rams, 6-1. Rachel Rohinsky set the tone right away with a win over Johanna Nunez (6-2, 4-6, 15-13). Caitlin Gordon blanked Tina Wright in both of her sets in the fourth singles.
Lafayette swept the doubles competition, handing each of the Rams' three pairs an 8-2 loss.
The Leopards continue their four-match road trip to Charleston, S.C. to face the College of Charleston at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Lafayette 6, Winston-Salem State 1
Singles
1. Rachel Rohinsky def. Johanna Nunez 6-2, 4-6, 15-13
2. Laken Joyce def. Allie Seranko 7-6, 6-2
3. Ansley Scudder def. Shannon Loughnan 7-5, 1-6, 10-8
4. Sarah Sykes def. Gabrielle Benjamin 8-4
5. Caitlin Gordon def. Tina Wright 6-0, 6-0
6. Nancy Parker def. Dashawna Gibson 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
1. Scudder/Sykes def. Loughnan/Joyce 8-2
2. Seranko/Gordon def. Nunez/Benjamin 8-2
3. DeLuca/Cavanagh def. Gibson/Wright 8-2
Campbell 7, Lafayette 0
Singles competition
1. Blanca Saenz def. Allie Seranko 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
2. Borislava Nikolova def. Rachel Rohinsky 6-4, 6-1
3. Ana Surviladze def. Ansley Scudder 6-0, 6-0
4. Cristina Garcia def. Sarah Sykes 6-1, 6-3
5. Cortney Armitano def. Caitlin Gordon 6-3, 6-3
6. Sara Fontaine def. Emily DeLuca 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Ana Surviladze/Cristina Garcia def. Allie Seranko/Caitlin Gordon 8-1
2. Blanca Saenz/Anais Gomar def. Emily DeLuca/Kristie Cavanagh 8-0
3. Borislava Nikolova/Cortney Armitano def. Ansley Scudder/Nancy Parker 8-6
