LEWISBURG, Pa. – The doubles team of Luise von Agris (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany/Adalbet-Stifter-Gymnasium) and Nicole Beidacki (Porto Alegre, Brazil/Colegio Sao Judas Tadeu) advanced to the flight one championship match, highlighting IUP's weekend at the Bucknell Invitational. It was the first action of the fall for the Crimson Hawks, as they returned to the court after last year's conference championship season.

FINAL RESULTS
 
Von Aris and Beidacki earned three wins over the weekend before falling to Lanciano and Martin from Loyola by a score of 6-4 in the title match. Their wins came over teams from Howard (6-4), Bucknell (6-2) and another from the host Bison (6-2) in the semifinals.
 
That performance was the best of the invitational for the Crimson Hawks, who also saw Mariana Valenzuela (Bogotá, Colombia/George Berkeley School) and Flavia Flandoli de Oliveira (Sao Paulo/Coleglo Objetivo) advanced to the semifinals of the flight two consolation bracket.
 
Crimson Hawks tallying singles wins at Bucknell were Maria Magraner Grau (Valencia, Spain/IES Jaume II el Just), Valenzuela and Flandoli. Each came in the opening round of their respective brackets. Magraner's win came in a comeback, defeating Megan Gamble of Mount Saint Mary 2-6, 6-4 (10-5) in flight two. Valenzuela defeated Jill Auteri of Bucknell 6-3, 7-5, and Flandoli beat Macquarie Simon of Lafayette by a score of 6-0, 6-1. Each took losses in the second round.
 
Beidacki, Magraner, and Flandoli were each making their collegiate debuts for the Crimson Hawks.
 
Up next
IUP heads to Erie, Pa. next weekend to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Atlantic Regional Championships, Saturday-Monday.
 
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