QUEENS, NY - Playing in their first of two spring matches, the Yeshiva Women's Tennis Team fell to the University of Saint Joseph, losing to the Blue Jays by a score of 4-3 on Sunday, Mar. 30th.
On top of being their Spring opener, the match served as Senior Night for the Maccabees, with graduating seniors and co-captains
Shira Adler,
Sarah Leiderman and
Sarah Grunseid being honored before first serve.
About the trio, Head Coach Ira Miller had to say, "we want to thank our three seniors for their amazing contributions to the team's success."
The Macs started out slow, dropping all three doubles matches to go into singles play trailing, 1-0. While YU were able to pick up three singles wins, the effort was not enough to overcome their early deficit, ultimately dropping the match, 4-3.
With the loss, YU is now 4-6 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles:
Singles:
- The Maccabees had much more success in singles play, picking up a trio of wins. Leiderman (6-2, 6-4), Laufer (6-3, 6-3) and Resnick (6-1, 3-6, 6-2) all came out on top, tallying victories in the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 seeded matches respectively.
- However, YU's efforts were not enough to wrest control of the match away from USJ. Adler, Mimoun and Grunseid all fell, ending the match with a 4-3 Yeshiva loss.
UP NEXT
Closing out their spring slate, the Macs will travel up to Bard College on Sunday, Apr. 6th at 12:00 PM.
