Farmingdale State 5, Lehman 2
BRONX, N.Y. | Led by straight-set sweeps in the top four singles flights, the Farmingdale State College women's tennis team captured its sixth victory in its last seven outings with a 5-2 non-conference win at Lehman College on Thursday.
The Rams (7-6) started the match by securing the doubles point with victories in the first two flights, including a 6-0 sweep in the No. 1 slot by seniors
Natalia Furchel (Manorville, N.Y.) and
Gabriella Loria (Levittown, N.Y.) against the Lightning's (2-7) Gabriela Vargas and Amya Sanchez. Sophomore
Kaelin Burnett (East Islip, N.Y.) and freshman
Emma Johannsen (Verplanck, N.Y.) followed suit in the second flight, registering a 6-1 decision over Elizabeth Nlemchukwu and Fernanda Navarrete to lock up the team doubles point for the visitors.
Freshman
Ana Hernandez (Valley Stream, N.Y.) started off singles play with a 6-4, 6-0 win at the No. 4 position versus Lehman's Pat Santiago-Montes, before Furchel went into the scorebook by carding a top-flight victory over Vargas, 6-0 and 6-3. Loria's 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) straight-set triumph at No. 3 over Nlemchukwu secured the match for the Rams, with Burnett rounding out FSC's singles victories with a 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) victory in the second flight against Sanchez.
Farmingdale State returns home Saturday at noon, when it will play host to a Skyline Conference match versus the University of Mount Saint Vincent.
