Bronxville, NY----On Tuesday, the Brooklyn College women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision at Sarah Lawrence College in non-conference play. BC moves to 1-4 with the loss while the Gryphons improve to 3-1. Next Up: The Bulldogs open their conference slate at home against Albertus Magnus on Thursday, 9/24, at 3:30 pm.
The Bulldogs opened the match with a strong performance in doubles, claiming two of the three matches.
At No. 1 doubles, Alexis Goodman and Tiffany Edwards picked up a 6-3 victory over Josephine Jackson and Neomi Spellman. Brooklyn also secured the No. 2 doubles point as Aniyah James and Amara Stewart defeated Isabelle Ng and Addison Chalmers, 6-2.
Sarah Lawrence answered at No. 3 doubles, where Serafina Panuccio and Carolina Gherardi defeated Shyla Selby and Kristen Vega, 6-1.
Brooklyn's lone singles victory came at No. 1 singles, where Goodman delivered another strong performance. The Brooklyn senior battled Jackson through three sets before earning a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory.
James also fought through a competitive three-set match at No. 2 singles. After dropping the opening set, 6-3, James responded with a dominant 6-0 second-set victory. Spellman ultimately secured the match for Sarah Lawrence with a 7-5 third-set win.
At No. 3 singles, Ng defeated Stewart, 6-3, 7-5, while Panuccio earned a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Vega at No. 4 singles.
Sarah Lawrence added two more points at Nos. 5 and 6 singles. Gherardi defeated Edwards, 6-1, 6-1, while Elena Valente defeated Amar Abdel Gaphar, 6-0, 6-3.
