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. […]
The men’s tennis team hosted their final match of the regular season against cross-town rival Lehigh on Saturday, finishing with a 7-0 loss. Although the men’s team lost every match last Saturday, there were some positive showings from individuals. Junior Mason Keel split the first of two sets with his opponent before losing the decisive […]
The women’s tennis team concluded their season at Army West Point in the Patriot League Tournament. The seventh-seeded Leopards lost in the quarterfinals to second-seeded Army, and the Black Knights went on to win the tournament in the finals against first-seeded Navy. “You always respect a team like Army,” sophomore Katie Hill wrote in an […]
For the first time in 20 years, Lafayette’s women’s tennis took down Colgate on Saturday, April 14. It ended up a narrow 4-3 victory with Lafayette victorious in doubles and the teams splitting the singles matches. Colgate and Lafayette play each other regularly as members of the Patriot League. With the win in their final […]
This week, The Lafayette sits down with the #1 singles player and first team doubles player for women’s tennis, freshman Cece Lesnick. AJ Traub: You’re in the #1 spot in both singles and doubles. How is it to take on that role in your freshman year? Cece Lesnick: It’s a lot of pressure, but it’s exciting […]
The women’s tennis team played two consecutive Patriot League matches last weekend in West Point, NY, falling to Army on Friday but bouncing back to beat Holy Cross. The 4-0 win over Holy Cross was the Leopards’ first Patriot League win of the season, and players said they don’t want to make it their last. […]
The women’s tennis team began their 2018 season in Quakertown, Pa., on Feb. 17. The team lost 5-2 to UC Irvine, and their game against LaSalle was postponed due to snow. Freshman Samantha Snyder was the only singles winner of the day, winning 6-2 and 3-0 before her opponent retired. Freshman Alexa Cooke and sophomore […]
