Despite the cancellation of the fall season for all Lafayette sports teams, student-athletes on and off-campus are still preparing for an eventual return to competition. Zoom meetings, fitness challenges, watching film and holding socially-distanced practices are just a few of the ways that athletes have stayed connected with their teams this fall. “One of the […]
The Lafayette women’s tennis team continued their winning ways last weekend with a 5-2 victory over Niagara, their ninth win of the season and most in 14 years. The men lost 5-2 to Niagara and currently sit at 1-8 on the season, while the women boast a 9-2 mark. “The women obviously are having a […]
The best start to a season in head coach Ralph Van Ormer’s time with the women’s tennis program continued on Sunday with a 5-2 win over Hofstra. The six consecutive wins are also the most since the ’05-’06 season for the Leopards. “We have really strong leadership at the top with our captains,” freshman Jessica […]
The Lafayette women’s tennis team wasted no time getting back to their winning ways, securing a 4-0 win over Coppin State at home on Sunday to remain undefeated this season. The men’s tennis team also defeated Coppin State 6-1 to move to 1-2 on the season. The match against the Bald Eagles was both teams’ […]
The women’s tennis team won their lone home match of the fall season last Saturday, beating Moravian 6-1. The men’s team travelled to Muhlenberg on Tuesday but lost a close 5-4 match. The women now hold a 2-0 record while the men dropped to 0-2. For the women, freshman Melanie Sparhawk recorded wins in both […]
The Lafayette men’s and women’s tennis teams opened their fall schedule last weekend with a trip to the Siena Invitational in Schenectady, N.Y.. Sophomores Maureen McCormack and Will Barry both captured flight titles, going a combined 6-0 on the weekend. The Leopards faced several Patriot League and non-conference opponents, including Colgate University, College of the […]
The women’s tennis team closed out the regular season with their 16th consecutive loss to rival Lehigh as the Leopards were swept 7-0 at home on Tuesday. On Monday, the team faced off against East Stroudsburg University on Senior Day and won 7-0. Against the Mountain Hawks, the doubles pair of juniors Meredith Block and Grace […]
The men’s and women’s tennis teams combined for a 1-3 record last weekend as their spring season winded down before the Patriot League Tournament. The men were victorious on Saturday at home against Niagara by a score of 6-1, before dropping matches to University of Delaware and Bucknell University on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively. On […]
Last weekend, the women’s tennis team travelled to West Point, N.Y., for three Patriot League matches, going 1-2 to open conference play. The highlight of the weekend was a 5-0 win over Holy Cross, including a sweep of the doubles points and four singles victories. “The team went in with a strong mindset and ready […]
The men’s tennis team opened conference play last weekend in West Point, N.Y., with losses to Army and Loyola Maryland and a win over Holy Cross for their first Patriot League win of the spring season. During spring break two weeks ago, the team travelled to Hilton Head, S.C., for Spring Tennis Fest, and finished […]
The Lafayette women’s tennis team defeated Delaware State University 6-1 last Sunday behind a strong performance from sophomore Cece Lesnick, who was named the Patriot League Female Tennis Player of the Week. Lesnick is the first women’s tennis player to receive the accolade since the Patriot League began awarding weekly honors in 2015, and the […]
The Lafayette tennis teams earned their first wins of the spring season, as both the men and women swept Coppin State 7-0 last Sunday, Feb. 24. The match was the fourth of the year for the women, who hold a 2-2 record after the win, and the second for the men, who now sit at […]
The Lafayette women’s tennis team opened its fall season at the Bucknell Fall Invite with a number of impressive performances on Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 8. The team took nine players to the tournament that included teams from Colgate, Howard, Loyola, Mount St. Mary’s, and Saint Francis (Pa.), in addition to the host, […]
The Lafayette men’s tennis team finished their season earlier this week with a loss in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament. According to the head coach Ralph Van Ormer, the team played well in the first round when beating Holy Cross. After their first win, the Leopards faced up against Navy in the quarterfinals. […]
