The Lehman College women's tennis squad traveled up to Purchase, NY to battle the Panthers on the Purchase College Courts. Despite the 7-0 defeat, the Lightning performed well.
All three doubles matches were highly competitive. In the one hole, Gabby Vargas and Amya Sanchez dropped a 7-6 decision, (10-8 tie-breaker). At second doubles, Patricia Santiago Montes and Fernanda Navarrete were on the short end of a 7-5 decision. In the final doubles match of the day, Mamie Kolley and Awa Ndiaye fell 6-3.
In singles competition, Vargas lost 4 and 4 at first singles. In the two hole, Sanchez extended her match to three sets before eventually falling 1-6, 6-2, 2-6. At third singles, Santiago Montes fell 7-5, 6-4. In four-through sixth singles the Lightning players of Navarret, Ndiaye and Kolley all lost in straight sets.
Lehman returns to action Thursday afternoon for the final road trip of the season. Lehman will travel to Brooklyn to face the Bulldogs at 3:30 PM on the Roosevelt Courts in a CUNYAC contest.
