April 22, 2009

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell’s women’s tennis is looking to win its first Patriot League championship since 1994, when it defeated Colgate 5-2. The Bison will be hosting the women’s tournament for the first time since 2001.

The No. 2 seeded Bison (14-6), who earned a first-round bye for the second straight year, will play the winner of Friday’s 2 p.m. matchup between fourth-seeded Lehigh and sixth-seeded Lafayette. That match is slated for Saturday at 2 p.m. No. 1 seeded Army (22-8) also gets a first-round bye and will play the winner of Friday’s contest between fourth-seeded Holy Cross and fifth-seeded Colgate.

The final match is scheduled for 12 p.m. on Sunday. In last year’s final, Army edged the Bison 4-3 to win the title for the fourth consecutive year.

2009 Patriot League Women’s Tennis Championship Schedule

Friday, April 24
Quarterfinal 1: No. 4 Holy Cross vs. No. 5 Colgate, 10 a.m.
Quarterfinal 2: No. 3 Lehigh vs. No. 6 Lafayette, 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 25
Semifinal 1: No. 1 Army vs. winner No. 4 Holy Cross / No. 5 Colgate, 10 a.m.
Semifinal 2: No. 2 Bucknell vs. winner No. 3 Lehigh / No. 6 Lafayette, 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 26
Championship Match,12 p.m.

Bucknell Women’s Tennis Notebook:

• Bucknell’s current overall record of 14-6 (3-1 in Patriot League play) is the Bison’s first double-digit winning season since 2004-2005, when they went 17-5. It is also the sixth time in Rebecca Helt’s 12 years as the Bison’s head coach that Bucknell has had a winning record.
• The Bison have already defeated each of their potential semifinal opponents this season. Bucknell defeated Lafayette 7-0 at home on April 12 and Lehigh on the road on April 15, 4-3.
• Bucknell has six “go-to” singles players this spring who have 10 or more victories, led by Lauren Rottkamp, Dumitrita Iepuras and Lauren Lucido, each with 14.

Top Bison Singles Records

Name, Class, Record
Lauren Rottkamp, So., 14-2
Dumitrita Iepuras, Fr., 14-4
Lauren Lucido, So., 14-5
Tania Varela, Jr., 13-3
Ashley Globerman, Sr., 11-8
Paulina Gamboa, Sr., 10-7
Dara Dwojewski, So., 4-5
Carlin Calcaterra, Jr., 1-2

• In doubles play, Bucknell has gotten most of its wins from three pairings this spring. These three teams have a combined record of 29-8.

Top Bison Doubles Records

Names, Record
Gamboa/Lucido, 12-1
Dwojewski/Globerman, 9-5
Varela/Calcaterra, 8-2
Varela/Lucido, 3-3
Gamboa/Calcaterra, 2-4

• Bucknell has suffered only one losing streak this spring, falling back-to-back against Barry and Nova Southeastern.
• Iepuras’ 25-9 career record gives her a .735 winning percentage for a team-best mark. Varela’s .708 (97-40) comes in second-best for the Bison.
• The Bison have registered 7-0 victories over seven teams this spring.
• Gamboa has played 248 career matches, the most on the current Bucknell roster. She is 131-117 (.528) in those matches.

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