ORLANDO, Fla. – Thursday morning, Lehigh won five of six singles matches to defeat Fairfield, 5-2. With the win, Lehigh improves to 4-10 on the season, while Fairfield drops to 2-8.<\/p>\n
“Today was a battle on every court,” said head coach Sophia Geier<\/a>. “I’m really proud of how the team stayed tough in the big moments. We’ve been close in a few matches this season, so it’s great to finally reward ourselves with a hard-fought win.”<\/p>\n The match began with Fairfield winning the doubles point, thanks to wins on courts one and two.\u00a0<\/p>\n On Court 1, Maggie Forkner<\/a> set the tone with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Sophia Harris. Lena Dogadalski<\/a> followed with another strong performance on Court 2, defeating Victoria Mandma 6-2, 6-2.<\/p>\n Alina Shyani<\/a> added to the Mountain Hawks’ momentum on Court 4, earning a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Lilana Malinowski.<\/p>\n Two Mountain Hawks battled their way through a pair of three-set thrillers. On Court 5, Ronit Khromchenko<\/a> defeated Sarah Liu 6-3, 4-6, 1-0, while Alice Ann Pantsari<\/a> rallied after dropping the opening set to defeat Maeve Cassidy 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 on Court 6, helping seal the 5-2 team win.<\/p>\n Up Next Results Lehigh 5 Fairfield 2
Doubles\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nPatriot League play begins for the Mountain Hawks on Saturday, March 21, when they travel to face Navy at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
\nSingles\u00a0
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\n\tMaggie Forkner<\/a> (Lehigh) def Sophia Harris (Fairfield) 6-3, 6-3
\n\tLena Dogadalski<\/a> (Lehigh) def Victoria Mandma (Fairfield) 6-2, 6-2
\n\tAnna Neystani (Fairfield) def Giselle Vlassis<\/a> (Lehigh) 6-1, 6-1
\n\tAlina Shyani<\/a> (Lehigh) def Lilana Malinowski (Fairfield) 6-2, 6-2
\n\tRonit Khromchenko<\/a> (Lehigh) def Sarah Liu (Fairfield) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0
\n\tAlice Ann Pantsari<\/a> (Lehigh) def Maeve Cassidy (Fairfield) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0\u00a0
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\n\tMaria Gell \/ Anna Neyestani (Fairfield) def Hannah Letzer<\/a> \/ Maggie Forkner<\/a> (Lehigh) 6-0
\n\tSophia Harris \/ Victoria Mandma (Fairfield) def Ronit Khromchenko<\/a> \/ Skye Yonehara<\/a> (Lehigh) 6-1
\n\tGiselle Vlassis<\/a> \/ Lena Dogadalski<\/a> (Lehigh) vs Maeve Cassidy \/ Dylin Pizzutello (Fairfield) 4-1\u00a0
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