Posted: Sep 12, 2017

Women's Tennis Pushes Past Lehman College, 5-3

Team Stats

St. Joseph's (L.I.)

Lehman

Score

Doubles

Sacha Espiritu / Lizaveta Markouskaya (LEHMAN)
def. Amanda Post / Victoria Panicola (SJCLI-WT)

9-7

Alana Caporale / Lindsey Charrier (SJCLI-WT)
def. Celine Figueroa / Alana Bierman (LEHMAN)

8-0

Caroline R. Mandaro / Nora Burnett (SJCLI-WT)
def. Yohara Molineros / Leslie Juanacio (LEHMAN)

8-1

Singles

Sacha Espiritu (LEHMAN)
def. Amanda Post (SJCLI-WT)

6-1, 6-0

Lizaveta Markouskaya (LEHMAN)
def. Victoria Panicola (SJCLI-WT)

5-5

Alana Caporale (SJCLI-WT)
def. Celine Figueroa (LEHMAN)

6-2, 6-1

Nora Burnett (SJCLI-WT)
def. Alana Bierman (LEHMAN)

6-0, 6-1

Caroline R. Mandaro (SJCLI-WT)
def. Jihane Bahbaz (LEHMAN)

6-0, 6-1

Yohara Molineros (LEHMAN)
def. Erin Hickey (SJCLI-WT)

6-4, 6-0

Written by Joshua Soto (SJC-LI Sports Information)

Bronx, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's tennis team earned a hard-fought 5-3 victory over non-conference rival Lehman College on Tuesday afternoon. The Golden Eagles improve to 2-1 on the year, as the Lightning slide to 1-2.

The tandem of Alana Caporale and Lindsey Charrier got the Golden Eagles started winning the first point of the match defeating Celine Figueroa and Alana Bierman, 8-0. The third doubles match-up featured Caroline Rina Mandaro and Nora Burnett, who doubled SJC's lead (2-0) winning their match 8-1 over Yohara Molineros and Leslie Juanacio. Lehman cut its deficit by one (2-1) when Sacha Espiritu and Lizaveta Markouskaya pushed past Amanda Post and Victoria Panicola, 9-7.

Lehman tied the match up at two as Amanda Post dropped her set to Espiritu 6-2, 6-0. Burnett dominated her number three singles match winning both sets 6-0, 6-1 to push the Golden Eagles ahead 3-2. Mandaro helped SJC gain a two-point advantage (4-2), outlasting Jihane Bahbaz 6-0, 6-1.

Caporale claimed the fifth point for the victory defeating Figueroa 6-2, 6-1 to take down the Lightning.

The Golden Eagles travels to take on CUNY opponent York College on Saturday Sept. 16 at 2:00 PM.