Women's Tennis 4/12/2010 11:35:59 AM

Young Lightning Lose to No. 1 Team in East Region

Freshmen Marina Sales (left) and Blanca Sancho (right) battled for a win at No. 1 doubles, but came up short, 8-5.

WILMINGTON, Del. – The No. 6 ranked Goldey-Beacom College Lightning women's tennis team was outmatched, 9-0 on Sat. afternoon as they faced the No. 1 team in the region and No. 37 ranked team in the nation, Queens College (N.Y.).

The closest match of the day was at No. 1 doubles, where GBC freshmen Marina Sales and Blanca Sancho gave Somadi Druker and Erika Goldsmith of Queens a run for their money before bowing out, 8-5. QC went on to win all three doubles matches and all six singles matches.

The Lightning fell to 13-4 for the 2009-10 season and 0-2 in Spring play. They will await word on the final NCAA Championship selections on Apr. 28. The win improved Queens College to 17-2 on the season.

AGATE

Queens College 9, Goldey-Beacom College 0

SINGLES

1. Laura Mocodeanu (QC) def. Melanie Bonomo (GBC) 6-1, 6-4

2. Somadi Druker (QC) def. Marina Sales (GBC) 6-1, 6-2

3. Erika Goldsmith (QC) def. Blanca Sancho (GBC) 6-1, 6-2

4. Maria Mendes (QC) def. Vanessa Leon (GBC) 6-1, 6-1

5. Taylor Barber (QC) def. Luciana Pereira (GBC) 6-2, 6-0

6. Daniela Celi (QC) def. Daniela Pereira (GBC) 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES

1. Druker/Goldsmith (QC) def. Sales/Sancho (GBC) 8-5

2. Mocodeanu/Mendes (QC) def. Bonomo/Leon (GBC) 8-1

3. Barber/Celi (QC) def. L. Pereira/D. Pereira (GBC) 8-1

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