BRONX, N.Y. – The Lehman College men's tennis team dropped a heartbreaker to the visiting York College Cardinals on Wednesday night, by a 5-4 score.

The match was tight throughout, and the score was 4-4, with second singles remaining.

Lehman freshman Gene Nakagaki (Scarsdale, N.Y./Eastchester) dropped the first game, 4-6, the rallied to take the second, 7-6, winning that tiebreaker 8-6. However, as darkness approached, Nakagaki dropped the third set, 6-1, and the Cardinals claimed the victory.

The tennis team returns to the court on Friday afternoon, April 19, hosting Rutgers-Nerwark in a non-conference match.
 
Tennis Match Results
York College vs. Lehman College
Apr 17, 2013 at Bronx, N.Y.
 
York College 5, Lehman College 4
Singles competition:
1. Busat, Ayman (YORK) def. Andrade, Cesar (LEHMAN) 7-5, 6-1
2. Reynoso, Gary (YORK) def. Nakagaki, Gene (LEHMAN) 6-4, 6-7, 6-1
3. Agbor, Iheanyi (YORK) def. Linde, Alex (LEHMAN) 6-1, 7-6, 7-5
4. Zhang, Ran (LEHMAN) def. Benavidez, Michael (YORK) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
5. Moczulkski, Andrzej (YORK) def. Dubouzet, Al Joseph (LEHMAN) 7-5, 6-3
6. Coto-Batres, Marcos (LEHMAN) def. Omoragbon, Anthony (YORK) 6-0, 6-2
 
Doubles competition:
1. Busat, Ayman/Reynoso, Gary (YORK) def. Andrade, Cesar/Coto-Batres, Marcos (LEHMAN) 8-4
2. Dubouzet, Al Joseph/Nakagaki, Gene (LEHMAN) def. Moczulkski, Andrzej/Agbor, Iheanyi (YORK) 8-4
3. Linde, Alex/Zhang, Ran (LEHMAN) def. Benavidez, Michael/Omoragbon, Anthony (YORK) 8-1