BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania – Marist women's tennis defeated the Lafayette Leopards in a dual match on Saturday, 6-1
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Lafayette secured the doubles point, defeating Marist in the first and third positions. The Red Foxes secured the match victory sweeping the Leopards in singles.
Deana Giambo won at the singles first position and
Jane Bockman won at the second position. Bockman,
Vanessa Ciano and
Andriana Zaphiris went into three sets and came away with the victories in singles.
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- Deana Giambo / Jane Bockman (MARIST) vs. Olivia Boeckman / Maureen McCormack (LAF.), 5-7.
- Ellen Zureick / Vanessa Ciano (MARIST) vs. Eleanor Campbell / Melanie Sparhawk (LAF.), 6-0.
- Lea Lambert / Andriana Zaphiris (MARIST) vs. Halle Denardo / Jessica Siegel (LAF.), 3-6.
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
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- Giambo (MARIST) vs. O. Boeckman (LAF.), 4-6, 6-4, 10-8.
- Bockman (MARIST) vs. M. McCormack (LAF.), 7-6, 2-6, 10-2.
- Zureick (MARIST) vs. J. Siegel (LAF.), 6-3, 6-3.
- Ciano (MARIST) vs. M. Sparhawk (LAF.), 2-6, 6-2, 10-6. Â
- Lambert (MARIST) vs. E. Campbell (LAF.), 6-3, 6-0.
- Zaphiris (MARIST) vs. H. Denardo (LAF.), 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.
Order of finish: 5, 4, 6, 3, 2, 1
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"Very proud of the ladies today, as the conditions became quite blustery and they demonstrated a high level of poise and patience. We won all four match tie-breaks, which was huge in the victory," said Director of Tennis,
Gary Sussman.
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- The Red Foxes return home for their last non-conference dual match against Fordham.
- The match is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 20.