BRONX, N.Y. – The Lehman College women's tennis team dropped a hard-fought match to Purchase, 5-4, on the APEX Tennis Courts on Tuesday afternoon.
The Lightning were led by junior
Lynessa George (Bronx, N.Y./New Covenant Christian), who was a double winner. She earned a win at #2 singles. She dropped the first set 6-4, but rallied to win the next two by scores of 6-3 and 10-3. She teamed up with sophomore
Princess Roache (Brooklyn, N.Y.) to win at #1 doubles, 8-5.
Senior
Kantomalala Rasedoara (Woodside, N.Y./Newcomers) won a tight #3 singles contest. She narrowly won the first set, 7-5. After dropping the second, 4-6, she bounced back to win the rubber set, 7-4. Senior
Neralda Zuniga (Dual Language & Asian Studies) won at #6 singles, 6-3 and 6-1.
The Lightning will return to the APEX Tennis Courts on Saturday, for a CUNY Athletic Conference match with Hunter, beginning at 12:00 p.m.
Purchase College 5, Lehman 4
Sep 15, 2015 at Bronx, N.Y. (APEX Tennis Courts) | Singles competition |
| 1. Yavel, Emma (PUR-WTN) def. Princess Roache (LEHMAN) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. Lynessa George (LEHMAN) def. Haldeman, Caroline (PUR-WTN) 4-6, 6-3, 10-3 |
| 3. Kanto Rasedoara (LEHMAN) def. Fulton, Erika (PUR-WTN) 7-5, 4-6, 7-4 |
| 4. Pasquale, Catherine (PUR-WTN) def. Natalie Carrasquillo (LEHMAN) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 5. Stepec, Nastaja (PUR-WTN) def. Janet Garcia (LEHMAN) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Neralda Zuniga (LEHMAN) def. Youssef, Hannah (PUR-WTN) 6-3, 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Purchase College 1-1 |
| Lehman 1-2 |
| T-3:00 A-12 |
Generated on 9/15/2015
