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 […]
In their season opener, the Lafayette men’s tennis team suffered a loss to the skilled Wagner Seahawks in Easton on Feb. 10. Lafayette lost 7-0 to Wagner in their match. In the doubles match ups, three sets were played by three different pairings. Sophomore Blake Oslan and senior Mason Keel lost 6-4, freshman Brandt Baldwin […]
Last Sunday, the men’s tennis team faced Muhlenberg College. The team fell to Muhlenberg in doubles, but Lafayette was able to emerge victorious in the singles matches, winning 6-1. “Our doubles performance was poorer than what we expected,” senior Mason Keel said. “We lost the doubles point to them but it was definitely a wake up […]
This past weekend, women’s tennis hosted their first home match against Rider University, where they walked away with a win. They come into this season with a young squad, lacking any seniors. “We played really well against Rider,” said sophomore Meredith Block. “Last year when we played them, we lost the doubles point but this year we […]
Lafayette ended its season valiantly in the Patriot League Tournament, taking down Holy Cross with ease before surrendering to the top-seeded Army. The Leopards stormed into the tournament, taking all but one match from Holy Cross. Senior Tori Almeida and freshmen Grace Conrad and Meredith Block won their singles matches, and senior Rocine Mochella and […]
After struggling to the finish line in the regular season, the men’s tennis team can hang their heads high with a Patriot League Tournament victory in the first round over Holy Cross. That wasn’t the case for the women, however, with their regular season ending in a loss to The College of New Jersey. The […]
Amy Hewlett: You are just finishing up your first tennis season at Lafayette. How was your experience as a college athlete? Grace Conrad: It was really nice because there were a lot of upperclassmen who helped me, and other freshmen on the team, get to know the school better. They helped us meet people, helped […]
