Purchase, NY – The Lehman College women's tennis team continued its solid play with a 6-3 victory over Purchase.  The victory, the teams' fifth straight, leaves Lehman with a 6-1 record.  Purchase falls to 3-6.

Coming into the match the Lightning had played only one match in the last 10 days.  However the Lightning had nothing to worry about as they won the first four of six singles matches and then took the top two doubles matches.
 

Singles competition

1. Sacha Espirtu (LEHMAN) def. Yavel, Emma (PUR-WTN) 6-1, 6-1

2. Lizaveta Markouskaya (LEHMAN) def. Fulton, Erika (PUR-WTN) 1-6, 7-5, 10-8

3. Lynessa George (LEHMAN) def. Haldeman, Caroline (PUR-WTN) 6-2, 6-3

4. Kanto Rasedoara (LEHMAN) def. Stepec, Nastaja (PUR-WTN) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2

5. Persaud, Tara (PUR-WTN) def. Patricia Cadet (LEHMAN) 6-4, 7-5

6. Rapisarda, Sofia (PUR-WTN) def. Nadia Baba (LEHMAN) 6-1, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. Sacha Espirtu/Lizaveta Markouskaya (LEHMAN) def. Yavel, Emma/Fulton, Erika (PUR-WTN) 8-3

2. Lynessa George/Kanto Rasedoara (LEHMAN) def. Pasquale, Catherine/Haldeman, Caroline (PUR-WTN) 8-5

3. Cuddy, Abigail/McKenna, Cailey (PUR-WTN) def. Patricia Cadet/Elizaveta Ostanina (LEHMAN) 8-0

 
The Lightning will continue life on the road as they travel to Mount St. Mary College on Thursday.