Women's Tennis Drops Match to Bucknell

LEWISBURG--The Bloomsburg University women's tennis lost a tough 4-3 decision to Division I Bucknell University on Wednesday by a 4-3 score. The team's played by division one scoring rules.

The Huskies took two of the three doubles matches to earn one point. Iida Hokkanen (Helsinki, Finland) and Emily Murphy (Worcester/Methacton) won 8-4 at number one doubles, while Allison Carney (Muncy/Muncy) and Tori Cunningham (Greenlawn, NY/Harborfields) won at number three doubles, 8-4.

In singles play, Katie Hasyn (Lansdale/North Penn) won at number two singles, 6-3, 6-3, with Cunningham winning a thriller at number four singles by a score of 7-6, 12 in the tie-breaker, and 6-4.

Bloomsburg, 16-2, will host Slippery Rock on Friday in the PSAC championship semi-finals.

Bucknell 4, Bloomsburg 3

1. Hokkanen/Murphy (BL) def. Globerman/Varela, 8-4

2. Gamboa/Calcaterra (B) def. Nissenbaum/Hasyn, 8-6

3. Carney/Cunningham (BL) def. Baffa/Simonetti, 8-4

1. Tania Varela (B) def. Emily Murphy, 6-4, 6-2

2. Katie Hasyn (BL) def. Paulina Gamboa, 6-3,6-3

3. Carlin Calcaterra (B) def. Iida Hokkanen, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4

4. Tori Cunningham (BL) def. Ashley Globerman, 7-6 (12), 6-4

5. Caitlin Baffa (B) def. Allison Carney, 6-4, 7-5

6. Kirstyn Sotak (B) def. Tracy Nissenbaum, 6-0, 6-3