March 31, 2007

LEWISBURG, Pa - The Bucknell women's tennis team fell to Fordham 7-0, and to the New Jersey Institute of Technology, 5-2, in its home opener at the Bucknell Varsity Tennis Courts. The Bison fell to 2-11 on the season, while Rams and the Highlanders improve to 4-4 and 11-7, respectively.

The team of sophomore Ashley Globerman (New City, N.Y./Clarkstown) and freshman Tania Varela (Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy) posted doubles victories against Doina Sandor and Martina Featherston of Fordham, 8-3, while taking down NJIT's Julia Doci and Fatima Kasem, 8-3.

Bucknell clinched the doubles point against Highlanders when the duo of sophomore Paulina Gamboa (Mexico City, Mexico/Greengates) and Carlin Calcaterra (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) notched a No. 2 singles victory over Fanny Aizier and Isha Toor, 8-2.

Gamboa would score the Bison's second point of the match when she defeated Aizier, 6-2, 6-1, in the No. 2 singles spot, but NJIT would answer back by winning the next five singles matches.

Against the Rams, the pair of junior Caitlin Baffa (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills) and freshman, Renee Weissend (Honeoye Falls, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) lost a close No. 3 doubles match to Elizabeth Stall and Lisa Vulin, 8-6, in the No. 3 spot.

Bucknell will battle Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday, April 4, at the Bucknell Varsity Tennis Courts. The match will begin at 4 p.m.

Fordham 7, Bucknell 0.
Doubles
No. 1 - Featherston/Liguori (F) def. Calcaterra/Gamboa, 8-3
No. 2 - Globerman/Varela (B) def. Sandor/Featherston, 8-3
No. 3 - Stall/Vulin (F) def. Baffa/Weissend, 8-6

Singles
No. 1 - Dominique Liguori (F) def. Paulina Gamboa, 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 - Ellenoira Featherston (F) def. Tania Varela, 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 - Doina Sandor (F) def. Carlin Calcaterra, 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 - Lisa Vulin (F) def. Ashley Globerman, 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 - Martina Featherston (F) def. JoAnna Grossman, 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 - Elizabeth Stall (F) def. Caitlin Baffa, 6-3, 6-2

NJIT 5, Bucknell 2
Doubles
No. 1 - Globerman/Varela (B) def. Doci/Kasem, 8-3
No. 2 - Calcaterra/Gamboa (B) def. Aizier/Toor, 8-2
No. 3 - Henry/Koike (N) def. Card/Simonetti, 8-5

Singles
No. 1 - Julia Doci (N) def. Carlin Calcaterra, 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 - Paulina Gamboa (B) def. Fatima Kasem, 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 - Isha Toor (N) def. Ashley Globerman, 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 - Marine Henry (N) def. JoAnna Grossman, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 - Fanny Aizier (N) def. Kirstyn Sotak, 7-5, 6-3
No. 6 - Chiori Koike (N) def. Renee Weissend - 7-5, 6-2

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