Lehigh University
Southern Indiana
Mountain Hawks shut out Southern Indiana, 7-0
3/8/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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The Mountain Hawks took an early lead, winning all three matches to secure the doubles point, but it did not come easily. Lehigh’s No. 2 team of senior Cessa Murasko-Blank and junior Alexis Jacobi trailed 4-0 before winning eight straight games to defeat Kimberly Decker and Maggie Coffman. At third doubles, freshman Julie Arthofer and sophomore Victoria Vityuk erased a 3-0 deficit to defeat Gretchen Cantwell and Kyla Dorsett 8-5.
In singles play Lehigh cruised, winning all six matches in straight sets. Arthofer provided the most convincing victory, dropping just one game in a 6-0, 6-1 win over Cantwell at fourth singles.
The Mountain Hawks will return to the court on Tuesday, when they welcome the Blazers of Alabama-Birmingham to the
Doubles
1. Dwyer/Schwartz (LU) def. Bartelt/Clagg (USI) 9-7
2. Murasko-Blank/Jacobi (LU) def. Decker/Coffman (USI) 8-4
3. Arthofer/Vityuk (LU) def. Cantwell/Dorsett (USI) 8-5
Singles
1. Gwen Dwyer (LU) def. Kimberly Decker (USI) 6-2, 6-1
2. Alexis Jacobi (LU) def. Audra Bartelt (USI) 6-1, 6-3
3. Allie Schwartz (LU) def. Katie Jo Clagg (USI) 6-0, 7-5
4. Julie Arthofer (LU) def. Gretchen Cantwell (USI) 6-0, 6-4
5. Cessa Murasko-Blank (LU) def. Kyla Dorsett (USI) 6-0, 6-4
6. Ruthie Furman (LU) def. Emily Schum (USI) 6-2, 6-2
