Match Results
BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—In the Gryphons' final home match of the season, Sarah Lawrence College women's tennis edged Hunter College, 5-4, in non-conference action at SLC Tennis Courts on Wednesday. The match marked the final home match of seniors
Sarah Pyatt (Taos, N.M./Taos),
Aileen Rosas (Tijuana, Mexico/Mater Dei Catholic),
Juliet Slade (St. Paul, Minn./Central) and
Moni Spancheska (Skopje, Macedonia/NOVA International).
IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence (2-10) def. Hunter (2-9), 5-4.
KEY MOMENTS
Sarah Lawrence started the match by doubling up the Hawks in doubles play, 2-1. Pyatt and Slade partnered to recover from an early deficit to win the No. 1 doubles match, 8-5. At No. 2 doubles, Spancheska teamed with rookie
Yini Li (China/Ross School) to win, 8-6.
In singles action, rookie
Molly Rosenblatt (San Antonio, Texas/Tom C. Clark) recovered after trailing by a game to win her pro-set match, 10-7. Slade won back-to-back games to close out a 10-7 victory in the No. 2 position, giving the Gryphons a 4-2 lead in the team scoring.
The team victory was clinched by Rosas, who came back from a 9-7 deficit to tie her No. 6 singles match at 9-9. In the tiebreaker, she took a 4-0 lead and held on to win the match 10-9 (7-5), earning the critical fifth team point for the Gryphons.
UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence concludes the 2016 season with a makeup match at John Jay College on Friday.
