BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Despite earning the doubles point and then tying the match at 2-2 with a singles win at the No. 1 spot, Bucknell women’s tennis dropped the final three singles matches and ultimately fell 5-2 to Lehigh on Saturday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the loss, Bucknell fell to 7-10 overall and 0-5 in the Patriot League on the season.<\/p>\n
Bucknell opened the afternoon by clinching the doubles point after going 2-1 in doubles play. Abby Platt<\/a> and Riley Jennings<\/a> took the first doubles match of the afternoon as they blanked Hannah Letzer and Lena Dogadalski 6-0. Natalie Devraj<\/a> and Cameron King<\/a> then defeated Giselle Vlassis and Skye Yonehara 6-3 to secure the doubles point for Bucknell. The match on the No. 2 spot went Lehigh’s way as Alina Shyani and Maggie Forkner defeated Jaycie Mair<\/a> and Summer Even-Esh<\/a> 6-3.<\/p>\n Lehigh opened singles play with wins at the No. 2 and No. 4 spots to take a 2-1 lead over the Bison. Abby Platt<\/a> then won her No. 1 singles match 6-1, 7-6 to tie the match back up at 2-2. The Mountain Hawks answered by winning three straight matches at the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 spots to take the 5-2 win in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n Bucknell will next host Colgate on Saturday, April 4 at 11 a.m. on the Central PA Tennis courts as it continues to chase its first conference win of the season.<\/p>\n Doubles Results (Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2)<\/p>\n
Singles Results (Order of Finish: 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5)<\/p>\n
\n\tAbby Platt<\/a>\/Riley Jennings<\/a> (Bucknell) def. Hannah Letzer\/Lena Dogadalski 6-0
\n\tAlina Shyani\/Maggie Forkner (Lehigh) def. Jaycie Mair<\/a>\/Summer Even-Esh<\/a> 6-3
\n\tNatalie Devraj<\/a>\/Cameron King<\/a> (Bucknell) def. Giselle Vlassis\/Skye Yonehara 6-3
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\n\tAbby Platt<\/a> (Bucknell) def. Maggie Forkner 6-1, 7-6
\n\tLena Dogadalski (Lehigh) def. Riley Jennings<\/a> 6-3, 6-1
\n\tGiselle Vlassis (Lehigh) def. Tori Allen<\/a> 7-5, 7-6
\n\tAlina Shyani (Lehigh) def. Mirra Manolov<\/a> 6-4, 6-3
\n\tSkye Yonehara (Lehigh) def. Jaycie Mair<\/a> 6-4, 7-6
\n\tAlice Ann Pantsari (Lehigh) def. Natalie Devraj<\/a> 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
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