LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Lafayette men's and women's tennis squads participated in the Bucknell Fall Invitational Tournament at the Varsity Tennis Courts from Friday, Sept. 2 to Sunday, Sept. 4. Participating institutions included host Bucknell, Lafayette, Mount St. Mary's and Saint Francis (Pa.).

"Great job by everyone this weekend while the competition was high. We were able to get the five new men's team freshmen and six new women's team freshmen in lots of matches," said head coach Ralph Van Ormer. "The matches will benefit them in their future matches here at Lafayette. I am very excited for this season; I feel the new faces on both sides should reap benefits for each team."

Victorious matches for the Leopards included:

Women's "A" Singles
Carmen Merkel d. Nagisa Miyake (SFU), 6-4, 6-2
Alyssa Perdomo d. Shirley Liang (MSM), 6-4, 0-6, 11-9
 
Women's B" Singles
Ally Waldman d. Riya Mathur (MSM), no score reported
Layla Drotar d. Stephanie Huseby (MSM), 6-2, 6-1
Ally Waldman d. Madi Sebulsky (BUC), 6-1, 4-6, 10-7
Ally Vollero d. Caroline Grindle (SFU), 6-0, 6-1
Ally Vollero d. Madison Baker (MSM), 6-0, 6-0
Layla Drotar d. Madi Sebulsky (BUC), 6-3, 6-2
 
Women's "A" Doubles
Perdomo/Merkel d. Sebulsky/Lajos (BUC), 6-2
 
Women's "B" Doubles
Drotar/Menkowitz d. Barney/Mathur (MSM), no score reported
Waldman/Vollero d. Tamondong/Thepsouvan (SFU), 6-4
Waldman/Vollero d. King/Marcus (BUC), no score reported
 
Men's "A" Singles
Brady Wisdom d. Luke Papayoanou (MSM), 6-7(1), 4-3, ret.
Nick Mckenzie d. Fabio Varella (SFU), 6-1, 1-6, 10-5
Arman Ganchi d. Jordi Garcia (SFU), 6-2, 6-4
Arman Ganchi d. Elliot Stevens (MSM), 6-4, 6-2
Arman Ganchi d. Giovani Abriola (MSM), 6-0, 7-5
Josh Wolfe d. Jodi Garcia (SFU), 6-4, ret.
Arman Ganchi d. Giovani Abriola (MSM), 6-0, 7-5(5)
 
Men's "B" Singles
Jake Magnusson d. Andrew Allen (MSM), 6-4, 6-0
Nash Lovallo d. Gui Padilha (BUC), 6-2, 6-2
Connor McLeod d. Gregory Troyan (SFU), 7-5, 6-3
Jake Magnusson d. Gregory Troyan (SFU), 7-6(3), 6-4
 
Men's "C" Singles
Sam Gelber d. Ben Porto (MSM), 6-3, 2-0 (ret.)
 
Men's "A" Doubles
Ganchi/Magnusson d. Palko/Fuste (SFU), 6-1
Ganchi/Magnusson d. Karnibad/Zachiotis (MSM), 6-3
 
Men's "B" Doubles
McKenzie/Gerber d. Redman/Kozar (SFU), 6-2
McKenzie/Gerber d. Castro/Marinez (MSM), 6-2
McLeod/Lovallo d. Zelikovsky/Padilha (BUC), 7-5