Women’s Tennis Notches 5-4 Upset at No. 35 Queens (NY)

Women's Tennis | 4/6/2018 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom might find its way back into the national rankings as it won two doubles rubbers and gutted out three singles points for a 5-4 upset of 35th-ranked Queens (NY) in Flushing, NY.

GBC, which is ranked second in the East Region and was ranked 43rd in the country earlier this week, opened a 2-1 lead following doubles. Freshmen Lotte Lesscher y Post (Arnhem, Netherlands) and Catarina Zheng (Oporto, Portugal) battled to a 9-8 (7-2) victory at first doubles over Reehan Rashad and Laura Ortega. Sophomore Silvia Hortelano Pey (Castelldefels, Spain) and Fredrika Regner (Langaryd, Sweden) had a tussle of their own, getting an 8-6 victory at No. 2 doubles vs. Louisa Brunetti and Emy Alpund.

Zheng posted a 7-5, 7-6 (7-3) win at second singles over Ortega and Regner got a 6-2, 6-2 triumph at fourth singles over Alpund.

That brought the tie down to the No. 1 singles match between Lesscher y Post and Rashad. Lesscher y Post grabbed the opening set 6-2 before Rashad got the second, 6-2. The third set went to a tiebreak and Lesscher y Post, ranked ninth in the East Region, got a 7-5 win.

It was a massive triumph for the Lightning (15-1), who avenged a loss to the Knights in the second round of last year's NCAA Tournament. Queens (10-3) is ranked first in the East Region.

Goldey-Beacom is on the road Friday to visit No. 50 New York Tech for a 2:00 pm match.

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Players Mentioned

Silvia Hortelano Pey: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Lotte Lesscher y Post: 5' 8"; Freshman

Fredrika Regner: 5' 7"; Freshman

Catarina Zheng: 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Silvia Hortelano Pey
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Lotte Lesscher y Post
: 5' 8"; Freshman

Fredrika Regner
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Catarina Zheng
: 5' 6"; Freshman