BRONX, N.Y. – The Lehman College women's tennis team fell to Baruch, 8-1, in the opening match of the 2015 season, on Saturday afternoon on the APEX Tennis Courts.
 
The Lightning (0-1, 0-1 CUNYAC) were led by senior Neralda Zuniga (Bronx, N.Y./Dual Language & Asian Studies), who won her #5 singles match in thrilling fashion. She narrowly won the first set, 7-6. After falling short in the second, 6-4, Zuniga won the third set tiebreaker, outlasting her opponent 10-7 to clinch the victory at #5 singles.
 
Lehman will be back in action on Friday, September 11, for a CUNY Athletic Conference match against John Jay.  The Lightning will be the official away team, but the match will take place on the APEX Tennis Courts beginning at 4:00 p.m. 

Baruch College 8, Lehman 1
Sep 05, 2015 at Bronx, N.Y. (APEX Tennis Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Allie Jackson-Hing (BARUCH) def. Princess Roache (LEHMAN) 6-0, 6-0

2. Daria Vasekena (BARUCH) def. Lynessa George (LEHMAN) 6-0, 6-0

3. Hayley Bester (BARUCH) def. Kanto Rasedoara (LEHMAN) 6-4, 3-6, 10-7

4. Isabel Arias (BARUCH) def. Natalie Carrasquillo (LEHMAN) 6-1, 6-0

5. Neralda Zuniga (LEHMAN) def. Brooke Severance (BARUCH) 7-6, 4-6, 10-7

6. Diana Federkova (BARUCH) def. Elizaveta Ostanina (LEHMAN) 6-0, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. Allie Jackson-Hing/Daria Vasekena (BARUCH) def. Princess Roache/Lynessa George (LEHMAN) 8-0

2. Hayley Bester/Isabel Arias (BARUCH) def. Kanto Rasedoara/Natalie Carrasquillo (LEHMAN) 8-1

3. Brooke Severance/Dzhessika Bishenkevi (BARUCH) def. Neralda Zuniga/Janet Garcia (LEHMAN) 8-2

 

Match Notes

Baruch College 1-0

Lehman 0-1

T-2:00 A-12

Generated on 9/5/2015