April 21, 2007

BALTIMORE, Md. - On Saturday, the Bucknell women's tennis squad fell to UMBC, 6-1, in non-league action Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Paulina Gamboa (Mexico City, Mexico/Greengates) posted the lone singles victory for the Bison in the No. 2 spot against Joy Adewumi, 6-4, 6-2. The Bison fell to 6-14 on the season, while the Retrievers improved to 10-5.

In doubles, freshman Tania Varela (Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy) teamed with sophomore Ashley Globerman (New City, N.Y./Clarkstown) to defeat Pascaline Cette and Alice Chen, 8-7(3), in the No. 1 spot.

In the No. 2 spot, the pair of freshman Carlin Calcaterra (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) and Gamboa fell to Elizabeth Anderson and Adriana Fonseca, 8-7, while sophomore Tiffany Card (Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Regional) and freshman Renee Weissend (Honeoye Falls, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) dropped a No. 3 doubles match to Joy Adewumi and Cornelia Carapcea, 8-1.

In singles action, Varela fell to Chen in a two-set superbreaker, 3-6, 6-3, 10-7, in the No. 1 spot. Calcaterra was defeated by Cette, 6-2, 6-1, in the No. 2 spot, while Globerman lost to Fonseca in the No. 4 spot, 6-1, 6-0.

Freshman Kirstyn Sotak was defeated by Barbara Couto, 6-0, 6-2, in the No. 5 spot, while sophomore Camille Simonetti fell to Anderson, 6-2, 6-1, in the No. 6 spot.

Bucknell will be back in action on Tuesday, April 24, at 3 p.m. against Delaware in Newark, Del., for its final regular-season match. The Bison will then compete in the Patriot League Tournament next weekend where they will be the No. 3 seed. Pairings for the six-team postseason tournament will be announced by the Patriot League next week.

UMBC 6, Bucknell 1
Doubles
1. Globerman/Varela (B) def. Cette/Chen, 8-7(3)
2. Anderson/Fonseca (U) def. Calcaterra/Gamboa, 9-7
3. Adewumi/Carapcea (U) def. Card/Weissend, 8-1

Singles
1. Alice Chen (U) def. Tania Varela, 3-6, 6-3, 10-7
2. Paulina Gamboa (B) Joy Adewumi, 6-4, 6-2
3. Pascaline Cette (U) def. Carlin Calcaterra, 6-2, 6-1
4. Adriana Fonseca (U) def. Ashley Globerman, 6-1, 6-0
5. Barbara Couto (U) def. Kirstyn Sotak, 6-0, 6-2
6. Elizabeth Anderson (U) def. Camille Simonetti, 6-2, 6-1

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