Bison Women's Tennis Drops Tough Decision to Binghamton

Curcic's Singles Win-Streak Halted at 16

Tanya Sichko won her match at three singles on Tuesday.

April 19, 2005

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Bison women's tennis team dropped a close 4-3 decision to Binghamton on Tuesday in Binghamton, N.Y. Tanya Sichko, Chelsea Mills and Caitlin Baffa all earned singles wins for Bucknell. Nada Curcic's 16-match win-steak was halted by Binghamton's Zeynep Altinay, who took out Curcic at one singles, 6-4, 6-1.

Sichko fought back from a set down to win her match at three singles, defeating Bearcat Lya Kushnirovich, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. Mills was the winner at four singles, besting Jennifer Naegeli, 6-1, 6-2. Baffa came up with the win at six singles, beating Vera Popova, 6-1, 7-5.

The Bison got one doubles win, but failed to win the doubles point, as Curcic and Veronica Brown topped Jelena Koprivica and Naegeli, 8-4, at one doubles.

The Bison, now 15-5 on the season, will host their final home competition tomorrow as they take on local rival Bloomsburg. The match is set for 4:30 p.m., at the Bucknell Tennis Courts.

Results -
Doubles
1 - Brown/Curcic (Bu) def. Koprivica/Naegeli (Bi), 8-4
2 - Altinay/Freeman (Bi) def. Mills/Sichko (Bu), 8-6
3 - Kushnirovich/Popova (Bi) def. Baffa/Gaskin (Bu), 8-6

Singles
1 - Altinay (Bi) def. Curcic (Bu), 6-4, 6-1
2 - Koprivica (Bi) def. Brown (Bu), 6-4, 6-3
3 - Sichko (Bu) def. Kushnirovich (Bi), 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
4 - Mills (Bu) def. Naegeli (Bi), 6-1, 6-2
5 - Freeman (Bi) def. Gaskin (Bu), 6-4, 6-1
6 - Baffa (Bu) def. Popova (Bi), 6-1, 7-5

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