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Chris Velez

Men's Tennis

Lightning Advance to CUNYAC Semifinals with Win over Brooklyn

Bronx, N.Y. -- The No. 4 Lehman College men's tennis team continued their winning ways as they entered the postseason, defeating No. 5 seed Brooklyn College 5-1 in the CUNYAC quarterfinals at the APEX Tennis Courts Friday afternoon.

The Lightning have now won three straight and five of their last six matches, and now advance to the conference semifinals to take on top-seeded Baruch College.

In singles play, Lehman swept all three matches as Jeffrey Lecitona (6-0, 6-4) along with Won Sik Park (6-0, 6-3) and Brian Persuad (6-3, 6-1) emerged victorious. They took two doubles matches as well with the team of Park and Richard Williams earning an 8-1 win in No. 2 play, while Persuad and Chris Velez took the No. 3 match 8-2.

The team's next match will be Sunday afternoon in the conference semis taking place at the College of Staten Island against #1 Baruch.
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Players Mentioned

Jeffrey Lecitona

Jeffrey Lecitona

Junior
FR
Won Sik Park

Won Sik Park

Junior
FR
Richard Williams

Richard Williams

Sophomore
FR
Brian Persuad

Brian Persuad

Junior
FR

Players Mentioned

Jeffrey Lecitona

Jeffrey Lecitona

Junior
FR
Won Sik Park

Won Sik Park

Junior
FR
Richard Williams

Richard Williams

Sophomore
FR
Brian Persuad

Brian Persuad

Junior
FR