Purchase, NY – The Lehman College men's tennis team traveled up to Purchase, NY to take on the Panther in a non-conference tennis match.  The Lightning fell 8-1 to Purchase (1-2), who picked up their first win of the season.
 
The lone Lightning (0-2) victory came at first doubles where Steven Forte and Oscar Garcia defeated Julian Szuper and Simon Montalvo 8-7 (7-4).  The second double duo of Richie Magaribi and Ray Rodriguez as well as the third doubles pairing of Kenneth Davis and Christian Agudo lost by the identical score of 8-1.
 
In singles play, Forte and Szuper battled in the most competitive match of the singles competition.  It was Szuper who prevailed 6-4, 7-5.  In the second hole, Garcia dropped sets by the score of 6-3, 6-0.  Davis lost at love in third singles as did Jimmy Evans in the sixth spot.  Playing number four, Agudo faltered 6-2, 6-2 and Magraribi playing fifth singles dropped both sets; 6-2, 6-0. 
 
The Lightning match originally scheduled for Saturday with Sarah Lawrence has been postponed.  A new date has yet to be announced.  Lehman will return to action on Tuesday afternoon as the Yeshiva Maccabes come to the Apex Courts.  First serve is scheduled for 4 PM.