McNamee Rallies For Singles Win But Women's Tennis Struck By Lehman
BRONX, N.Y. – Senior Kelly McNamee (Glendale, N.Y./Mary Louis) notched the lone point for the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's tennis team during an 8-1 defeat to Lehman College in a non-conference matchup on Saturday afternoon at the APEX Courts.
The Lady Bears (0-3) drop their third straight, while the Lightning (3-6) has won three of their last four.
In her No. 2 singles match, McNamee rallied from a 6-1 defeat in the opening set and fought back to take the second set by a break, 6-4. McNamee then took over in the tiebreak 3rd set, 10-3 for the win and the first singles victory for the Lady Bears on the young season.
Also turning in a strong effort was sophomore Deirdre Lavelle (Brooklyn, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall) who made her first appearance playing up at No. 3 singles, narrowly getting edged out 7-5 in the opening set before falling 6-1 for the straight-set loss.
The Lady Bears will open Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play tomorrow, hosting The College of New Rochelle at 4 p.m. at the US National Tennis Center.
Lehman College 8, St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) 1
Sep 28, 2013 at Bronx, NY (APEX Tennic Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Nellya Blinova (LEHMAN) def. Rossi, Samantha (SJCBK) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. McNamee, Kelly (SJCBK) def. Kantomalala Rasedoar (LEHMAN) 1-6, 6-4, 10-3 |
| 3. Gabriela Harewood (LEHMAN) def. Lavelle, Deirdre (SJCBK) 7-5, 6-1 |
| 4. Neralda Zuniga (LEHMAN) def. Moravek, Madeline (SJCBK) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 5. Jhanelle Mullings (LEHMAN) def. Edward, Mary (SJCBK) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Lynessa George (LEHMAN) def. Uwadiegwu, Flora (SJCBK) 6-0, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Nellya Blinova/Gabriela Harewood (LEHMAN) def. Rossi, Samantha/Lavelle, Deirdre (SJCBK) 8-0 |
| 2. Kantomalala Rasedoar/Neralda Zuniga (LEHMAN) def. McNamee, Kelly/Moravek, Madeline (SJCBK) 8-0 |
| 3. Jhanelle Mullings/Natalie Carrasquillo (LEHMAN) def. Edward, Mary/Dominique, Kirstie (SJCBK) 8-0 |