MEDIA, Pa. – The match went down to the wire on Friday morning, but the Saint Joseph's women's tennis team ultimately fell to Bucknell, 4-3, at Springton Tennis Club.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Wiktoria Czerny and Victoria Tracey were winners in the first doubles flight, but the visiting Bison took the second and third flights to secure the first point of the day.
 
• Elena Fleming was a 6-2, 6-2 winner in the fourth singles flight to get the Hawks on the board, while Czerny won her first-flight match and Valeria Casusol won in the second, both rallying from a set down to win in supertiebreakers.
 
• Unfortunately for the Crimson and Gray, the Bison claimed the final two singles flights to earn the overall victory.
 
HAWK TALK
"A heartbreaking loss today for the Hawks," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "They all played their hearts out.  I was proud of the fight until the end.
 
"Another solid win for Wiktoria Czerny and Elena Fleming.  Freshman Valeria Casusol had a dramatic three-set win at second singles.  We have some momentum to build on and prepare for NJIT next."
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks are idle until a visit to NJIT on February 14.
 
RESULTS
 
Bucknell 4, Saint Joseph's 3
 
Doubles
1. Wiktoria Czerny / Victoria Tracey (SJU) def. Riley Jennings / Abby Platt (BUCK), 7-6 (5)
2. Jaycee Mair / Mirra Manolov (BUCK) def. Elena Fleming / Claudia Perez-Garcia (SJU), 6-1
3. Natalie Devraj / Cameron King (BUCK) def. Valeria Casusol / Brooke Tackett (SJU), 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
 
Singles
1. Czerny (SJU) def. Platt (BUCK), 3-6, 6-3, 10-2 (STB)
2. Casusol (SJU) def. Jennings (BUCK), 3-6, 6-4, 13-11 (STB)
3. Tori Allen (BUCK) def. Tracey (SJU), 6-4, 6-4
4. Fleming (SJU) def. Mair (BUCK), 6-2, 6-2
5. Manolov (BUCK) def. Amari O'Brien (SJU), 6-4, 7-5
6. Mariana Shulman (BUCK) def. Gisele Tang (SJU), 7-5, 6-1
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 1, 2, 6, 5