April 8, 2005

HAMILTON, N.Y. - The Bucknell women's tennis team won its second Patriot League match of the week on Friday, besting Colgate 5-2, in Hamilton, N.Y. Senior Nada Curcic kept her win streak alive, winning her 13th-straight singles contest. Just as impressive, Curcic and Veronica Brown notched their 13th-consecutive victory in doubles play. The Bison are 12-2 on the season, 3-1 in Patriot League play.

The Bison rackets swept the doubles matches with Curcic and Brown defeating Jamie Maldow and Alex Seaton, 8-4, at one doubles. On the second court, Tanya Sichko and Chelsea Mills bested Marissa Alikpala and Lilien Vo, 8-6. Rheanna Gaskin and Daniella Shtemberg also earned a win, taking out Ali Grabler and Lindsay Grossman, 8-6, at three doubles.

In singles play, Curcic beat Alikpala at one singles, 6-4, 7-5. Shtemberg upended Maldow, 6-2, 6-3, at two singles. On the fourth court, Sichko shut out Grossman, 6-0, 6-0. Mills earned the final point for Bucknell, outplaying Grabler, 6-4, 6-0.

The Bison will be back in Lewisburg on Sunday as they take on the Lafayette Leopards in Patriot League action. The event is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on the Bucknell Tennis Courts.

Results:
Doubles -
1 - Brown/Curcic (B) def. Maldow/Seaton (C), 8-4
2 - Mills/Sichko (B) def. Alikpala/Vo (C), 8-6
3 - Gaskin/Shtemberg (B) def. Grabler/Grossman (C), 8-6

Singles -
1 - Curcic (B) def. Alikpala (C), 6-4, 7-5
2 - Shtemberg (B) def. Maldow (C), 6-2, 6-3
3 - Seaton (C) def. Brown (B), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
4 - Sichko (B) def. Grossman (C), 6-0, 6-0
5 - Vo (C) def. Gaskin (B), 3-6, 6-4, 10-6
6 - Mills (B) def. Grabler (C), 6-4, 6-0
Exhibition - Baffa (B) def. Levy (C), 8-3

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