LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania – Marist Women's Tennis concluded the Bucknell Invite on Sunday, September 22 with a couple of wins across multiple singles brackets.
- Senior Jada Tijani defeated Logan Lencheski of Mount St. Mary's 6-3, 5-7, 10-6.
- Freshman Nina McAllan dispatched the Mountaineer's Megan Smith 6-2, 6-1 in the C flight.
- Junior captain Julia Gabay slotted into sixth place in the A Singles, falling to Villanova's Kaylan Rotman 6-2, 6-4.
- Classmate Sophia Chavarria earned fourth in the C flight after a 6-0, 7-6 (1) setback to Bucknell's Rachel Carroll.
- Junior captain Sam Galu defeated Mia Pittman of Mount St. Mary's 6-2, 6-1.
"The women gained a lot of valuable experience in their first competition of the season," said Director of Tennis
Gary Sussman. "Although we did not have success in the opening rounds, we were very competitive and picked up a number of singles and doubles wins throughout the weekend. Overall, it was a very positive three days as we gained match experience in preparation for our first MAAC match against Monmouth at home on October 3."
Ahead of that dual match versus the Hawks, Marist travels down the Hudson River to participate in the West Point Invite, hosted by Army, from Friday, September 27 to Sunday, September 29.
