Apr. 7, 2011

Box Score

The Lehman men's tennis team earned its second win of the season on Thursday afternoon, putting together its most complete performance of the season in beating visiting York College 8-1.

The Lightning enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 cushion heading into singles action thanks to capturing all three doubles matches. Lehman's No. 1 pairing of senior Raul Santana and freshman Michael Tal defeated Ayman Busat and Jay June 8-4; the No. 2 team of Cesar Andrade and Marcos Coto-Batres stopped Kareem Mobley and Erick Giron 8-4; and No. 3 partners Rabiedra Hansraj and Ali Saleh slipped by Iheanyi Agbor and Trevon Phillips 9-7.

York managed its only victory in No. 4 singles action when Giron beat Coto-Batres 6-1, 6-2. Aside from that match and the No. 3 duel between Andrade and Mobley, a tight 7-5, 0-6, 10-8 squeaker for the Lehman freshman, the remaining four matches were won handily by the Lightning.

In No. 1 competition, Santana upended Busat 6-4, 6-2; Tal bounced June 6-3, 6-3 in a battle of No. 2s; Saleh grabbed a 6-4, 6-4 straight sets win from Agbor in No. 5 action; and Hansraj made quick work of Phillips 6-0, 6-2 in a showdown of No. 6s.

Lehman will travel into the heart of Manhattan for its next match, a 12 p.m. conference showdown with Baruch College on Saturday.