Bronx, NY - The record setting season continues for the Lehman College women's tennis team and Head Coach Ana Belzunce.  For the second time this week, the Lightning will travel to the US National Tennis Center in Flushing, home of the US Open to participate in CUNYAC Championships.  On Tuesday afternoon, Lehman defeated the College of Staten Island 6-1.  Friday, the Lightning will face reigning champion and the only team to defeat Lehman this season, the Bearcats of Baruch College. 

Lehman owns a school record 14-1 mark with 13 consecutive victories, also a school record. 

The Lightning earned their way into the finals by downing CSI in the semis.  Lehman swept the three doubles matches.  First double pair Sacha Espiritu and Lizaveta Markouskaya prevailed 8-3.  It was their 12^th victory of the season playing first doubles.  At second doubles, the duo of Lynessa George and Kanto Rasedoara also made it look easy with an 8-3 victory.  At third doubles the team of Mami Aoki and Elizaveta Ostanina, teamed up for only the third time this season, and managed to pull out an 8-6 victory. 

Needing only to win two singles matches, the Lightning earned straight set victories by # 3 Aoki (6-2, 6-2), # 4 George (6-3, 6-1) and # 5 Rasedoara (6-1, 6-3). The lone victory by CSI came at sixth singles.  Lehman was leading in the matches at first and second singles but the match was halted as the Lightning could not be caught. 

Baruch easily won their semi-final 5-0 over John Jay.

Earlier this season, the Bearcats defeated the Lightning 5-3.  "Both teams were different, back in earlier September when the two meet on the APEX Courts," commented Belzunce.  "I'm looking forward to a great and competitive match." 

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