March 31, 2009

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EASTON, Pa. - The Lafayette women's tennis team blew away Wagner, 7-0, during a windy Monday afternoon on College Hill. With its victory, the team improved to 5-5 for the season.

Lafayette continued to keep its opponent in love. After blanking La Salle on Friday, the Leopards took six of their 13 singles sets against the Seahawks in 6-0 decisions.

The Leopards started off strong in doubles competition by sailing to three wins. Caitlin Gordon and Allie Seranko highlighted the women's effort with an 8-0 win versus Valerie LeCureux and Joanne Ciavarella.

Ansley Scudder lost the team's only set of the day in her first bout in No. 1 singles. She bounced back with 6-0 and 1-0 wins in the next two sets to claim the match.

Gordon and Nancy Parker cruised in the No. 3 and No. 4 singles, winning their matches in 6-1, 6-0 sets. Kristie Cavanagh capped the single's competition without dropping a single game to Ciavarella.

The Leopards kick off league play on Saturday in West Point, N.Y. with matches against Army and Holy Cross.

Results
Singles
1. Ansley Scudder def. Brittany Frazza 3-6, 6-0, 1-0
2. Sarah Sykes def. Emily Boyd 6-1, 6-1
3. Caitlin Gordon def. Valerie LeCureux 6-1, 6-0
4. Nancy Parker def. Britta Olsen 6-0, 6-1
5. Abby Wilkenfeld def. Svetlana Chirokikh 6-2, 6-0
6. Kristie Cavanagh def. Joanne Ciavarella 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Scudder/Sykes def. Frazza/Chirokikh 8-2
2. Gordon/Allie Seranko def. LeCureux/Ciavarella 8-0
3. Emily DeLuca/Cavanagh def. Boyd/Olsen 8-2