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Bucknell Women's Tennis to Host Fairleigh Dickinson Wednesday
March 30, 2009
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell’s women’s tennis team is looking to keep its momentum going Wednesday when it hosts Fairleigh Dickinson on the Fieldhouse Courts at 3 p.m. The Bison haven’t lost a match in their last three contests and have won each with a score of 7-0. Bucknell’s overall record is 10-5 this spring. The Knights are now 4-11. Bucknell Women’s Tennis Notebook: • Juniors Tania Varela (Quito, Ecuador/Alliance Academy) and Carlin Calcaterra (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) have not lost a match in five contests this spring in the second spot for the Bison in doubles (5-0). • The Bison have six of their eight athletes this spring with winning records. Their collective record is 60-28. • In singles play, Bucknell is led by freshman Dumitrita Iepuras (Chisinau, Moldova/Germantown Friends School), and sophomores Lauren Rottkamp (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) and Lauren Lucido (Woodstock, Md./St. Paul's School For Girls). Each has 11 victories this spring. • With a win against the Knights, Bucknell will have tied its victory total from last year (11) and it will guarantee a winning record for the regular season. • Between doubles and singles matches, Gamboa has played in 240 career contests, the most by an active Bison.
• Varela has the best career doubles record among current Bison (50-19). In singles, Iepuras has the best career winning percentage, going 19-3. • Going into league play, Bucknell has produced the second-most overall wins among Patriot League teams. Army leads the league with 16 wins. |
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