March 3, 2007

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The Bucknell women's tennis team dropped its sixth straight loss of the season to Marist, 6-1, this afternoon at the West Branch Tennis Club. Freshman Tania Varela (Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy) collected the Bison's lone point of the match, while the team of junior Caitlin Baffa (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills High School East) and sophomore Camille Simonetti (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) earned its second straight doubles victory.

Varela picked up her win in the No. 4 singles spot as she defeated Megan Gureck, 6-3, 6-3. Baffa and Simonetti dropped Gureck and Colon, 8-6, in the No. 3 doubles spot. In the No. 2 singles, sophomore Paulina Gamboa (Mexico City, Mexico/Greengates) lost to Christina Ong, 6-4, 7-6(8-6). The duo of Gamboa and sophomore Carlin Calcaterra (Hinsdale, Ill/Hinsdale Central) fell to Cassie Strange and Ong in the No. 1 doubles spot, 9-7.

The Bucknell women's tennis squad will travel to Hilton Head, S.C., to face Dayton on Tuesday, Mar. 13. The match is slated to start at 6 p.m.

Marist 6, Bucknell 1
Doubles
1. C.Strange/Ong (Marist) def. Calcaterra/Gamboa (Bucknell) - 9-7
2. Godly/A. Strange (Marist) def. Globerman/Varela (Bucknell) - 8-3
3. Baffa/Simonetti (Bucknell) def. Gureck/Colon (Marist) - 8-6

Singles
1. Cassie Strange (Marist) def. Carlin Calcaterra (Bucknell) - 6-3, 6-0
2. Christina Ong (Marist) def. Paulina Gamboa (Bucknell) - 6-4, 7-6(8-6)
3. Erin Godly (Marist) def. JoAnna Grossman (Bucknell) - 6-2, 6-2
4. Tania Varela (Bucknell) def. Megan Gureck (Marist) - 6-3, 6-3
5. Alexa Strange (Marist) def. Tiffany Card (Bucknell) - 6-4, 6-0
6. Mirelva Colon (Marist) def. Camille Simonetti (Bucknell) - 6-2, 6-2

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