LEWISBURG, Pa. – Loyola University Maryland's women's tennis season came to a close Friday afternoon with a 4-0 loss to Lehigh University in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Championships at Bucknell University

Lehigh secured the doubles point with wins at the top two positions. Lena Dogadalski and Hannah Letzer defeated Christine Richiez and Emma Roeck, 6-1, at No. 1, while Maggie Forkner and Alina Shyani earned a 6-1 victory over Emi Shivkumar and Elena Hartley at No. 2. The No. 3 doubles match was not finished, with Lehigh's Skye Yonehara and Audrey Harrington leading Loyola's Liza Tankimovich and Mia Matriccino, 4-2, when play was stopped.

In singles, Lehigh clinched the match with straight-set wins in the lower half of the lineup. Shyani topped Victoria Epps, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 4, and Yonehara followed with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Roeck at No. 5. At No. 3 singles, Giselle Vlassis completed a three-set win over Matriccino, 7-5, 2-6, 6-0.

Three singles matches were left unfinished following the match decision. At No. 1, Forkner led Richiez, 4-6, 6-4, 2-4. Dogadalski held a 7-6(0), 2-6, 1-2 advantage over Hartley at No. 2, while Alice Ann Pantsari was ahead of Tankimovich, 6-7(6), 4-2, at No. 6 when play was halted.