BRONX, N.Y. – The Lehman College women's tennis team earned a key CUNY Athletic Conference victory over Brooklyn College, 5-4, on the APEX Tennis Courts on Thursday morning. This is the Lightning's first victory over the Bulldogs in over a decade.

Junior Lynessa George (Bronx, N.Y./New Covenant Christian) earned a victory at #2 singles, 6-2 and 7-5. Classmate Kantomalala Rasedoara (Woodside, N.Y./Newcomers) cruised to a #3 singles win, 6-1 and 6-1. Sophomore Elizaveta Ostanina (St. Petersburgh, Russia/APRCHS) earned a tight #4 singles victory, 7-5 and 7-5, while senior Neralda Zuniga (Dual Language & Asian Studies) won at #5 singles, 6-3, 6-7, and 6-1.

Zuniga teamed up with sophomore Princess Roache (Brooklyn, N.Y.) to win at #2 doubles, 8-6.

The Lightning will hit the road on Friday to take on the College of New Rochelle. The match is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.  

Lehman 5, Brooklyn College 4
Oct 08, 2015 at Bronx, N.Y. (The APEX Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

1. Ievgeniia Kostenko (BCW) def. Princess Roache (LEHMAN) 6-1, 6-1

2. Lynessa George (LEHMAN) def. Diana Beshta (BCW) 6-2, 7-5

3. Kanto Rasedoara (LEHMAN) def. Anastasia Volovik (BCW) 6-1, 6-1

4. Elizaveta Ostanina (LEHMAN) def. Lauren Marino (BCW) 7-5, 7-5

5. Neralda Zuniga (LEHMAN) def. Fatma Serageldin (BCW) 6-3, 6-7, 6-1

6. Shannel Johnson (BCW) def. Natalie Carrasquillo (LEHMAN) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Ievgeniia Kostenko/Diana Beshta (BCW) def. Lynessa George/Kanto Rasedoara (LEHMAN) 8-3

2. Princess Roache/Neralda Zuniga (LEHMAN) def. Anastasia Volovik/Lauren Marino (BCW) 8-6

3. Fatma Serageldin/Shannel Johnson (BCW) def. Nadia Baba/Janet Garcia (LEHMAN) 8-0

Match Notes

Brooklyn College 2-7, 2-4 CUNYAC

Lehman 2-4, 2-2 CUNYAC

This match was continued from the October 1st match that was suspended for rain.

T-3:04 A-12

Generated on 10/8/2015