Bison Women's Tennis Remains Undefeated With 5-2 Win Over Duquesne

Bucknell Takes Two of Three Doubles and Four of Six Singles Victories

Veronica Brown won a singles and a doubles match in Bucknell's victory over Duquesne.

March 4, 2005

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Bison women's tennis team improved to 3-0 on Friday, besting Duquesne 5-2 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Veronica Brown and Nada Curcic were double-winners taking a singles match apiece and combining for a win a one-doubles.

Brown and Curcic bested Duquesne's Jacqueline Hughes and Andrea Sailer 8-5 in first-court doubles. Caitlin Baffa and Chelsea Mills also notched a doubles win defeating Ciara McDermott and Sarah Shanahan at three doubles.

Curcic earned her second win of the day at one singles downing Johanna Bezjack, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4. Brown won handily at three singles beating Sailer, 6-3, 6-0. The depth of Bucknell's lineup proved to be the difference once again as Daniella Shtemberg came through with a win over Shanahan, 7-5, 4-6, 6-0, at four singles and Rheanna Gaskin recorded a victory at six singles defeating McDermott, 6-4, 6-1.

The Bison conclude their weekend in Pittsburgh tomorrow afternoon as they take on the University of Pittsburgh at 2 p.m.

Results: Doubles -
1. Brown/Curcic (B) def. Hughes/Sailer (D), 8-5
2. Bezjack/Wagner (D) def. Sichko/Shtemberg (B), 8-6
3. Baffa/Mills (B) def. McDermott/Shanahan (D), 8-5

Singles -
1. Curcic (B) def. Bezjack (D), 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4
2. Hughes (D) def. Sichko (B), 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Brown (B) def. Sailer (D), 6-3, 6-0
4. Shtemberg (B) def. Shanahan (D), 7-5, 4-6, 6-0
5. McNamara (D) def. Mills (B), 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
6. Gaskin (B) def. McDermott (D), 6-4, 6-1

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