ORLANDO, Fla. – Wednesday morning, Lehigh fell to East Carolina University, 4-3. With the loss, Lehigh moves to 3-10 on the season. With the win, East Carolina improves to 2-4 on its young season.<\/p>\n
“This was the best I’ve seen our team compete all season,” head coach Sophia Geier<\/a> said. “We battled on every court against a really strong opponent and put ourselves in position to win. If we bring this same fight into conference play, I’m really excited about what this group can do.”<\/p>\n The match began with ECU claiming the doubles point thanks to wins on courts one and two. Lena Dogadalski<\/a> and Giselle Vlassis<\/a> led Skylar Moody and Ivona Savekova, 6-5, on court three before their match was stopped due to the results on the other two doubles courts.<\/p>\n In singles play, Lehigh earned victories on three courts. On court one, Maggie Forkner<\/a> defeated Ivona Savekova in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0. Giselle Vlassis<\/a> followed with a win on court three, topping Xenia Jeromin, 6-3, 6-4. Alina Shyani<\/a> added another point for the Mountain Hawks on court four, rallying for a 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 victory over Veronika Pavlenko.<\/p>\n Despite Lehigh’s three singles wins, East Carolina was able to clinch the match with victories on courts two, five and six.<\/p>\n Up Next
Doubles\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nLehigh returns to action Thursday morning at 8 a.m. in Orlando when it takes on Fairfield University.
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\nResults East Carolina 4 Lehigh 3
\nSingles
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\n\tMaggie Forkner<\/a> (Lehigh) def Ivona Savekova (ECU) 6-4, 6-0
\n\tKim Auerswald (ECU) def Lena Dogadalski<\/a> (Lehigh) 7-6, 6-2
\n\tGiselle Vlassis<\/a> (Lehigh) def Xenia Jeromin (ECU) 6-3, 6-4
\n\tAlina Shyani<\/a> (Lehigh) def Veronika Pavlenko (ECU) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0
\n\tReese Calvo (ECU) def Skye Yonehara<\/a> (Lehigh) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0
\n\tJoan Madi (ECU) def Alice Ann Pantsari<\/a> (Lehigh) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0
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\n\tReese Calvo \/ Kim Auerswald (ECU) def Maggie Forkner<\/a> \/ Hannah Letzer<\/a> (Lehigh) 6-3
\n\tLilly Lancaster \/ Xenia Jeromin (ECU) def Ronit Khromchenko<\/a> \/ Skye Yonehara<\/a> (Lehigh) 6-4
\n\tLena Dogadalski<\/a> \/ Giselle Vlassis<\/a> (Lehigh) vs Skylar Moody Ivona Savekova (ECU) 6-5 unfinished\u00a0
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