Match Results

BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—Despite a comeback win by senior Sarah Pyatt (Taos, N.M./Taos), Sarah Lawrence College women's tennis was overcome by Bard College, 8-1, in a non-conference match at SLC Courts on Tuesday.

IN SHORT
Bard (5-5) def. Sarah Lawrence (1-8), 8-1.

KEY MOMENTS
Bard broke open an early lead after sweeping the three doubles matches. In individual play, senior Juliet Slade (St. Paul, Minn./Central) forced a tiebreaker in the opening set of the No. 3 singles match. Neither player led by more than two points in the race to seven, and though Slade had three set points, her Bard opponent narrowly won and went on to take the match, 7-6 (11-9), 6-2.

Pyatt's triumph came in the No. 2 singles match. The senior Gryphon stumbled in the first set but rallied in the second set, yielding an early break point before winning, 6-4. In the super-tiebreaker third set, Pyatt trailed early, 2-1, before inning six of the next seven points for a 7-3 advantage and clinched the match, 3-6, 6-4, (10-4).

Of the remaining Gryphons, No. 6 rookie Molly Rosenblatt (San Antonio, Texas/Tom C. Clark) had the most successful outing, winning four games in an 8-4 pro-set defeat.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence hosts defending Skyline champion Farmingdale State College at noon on Saturday.