Another match, another come from behind victory for the Chestnut Hill College Women's Tennis team as the rallied from a 3-2 deficit to earn a 4-3 win over Goldey-Beacom College  Wednesday afternoon at the Delcastle Tennis Center in Wilmington, Delaware.

The Griffins improve to 6-2 overall and 5-1 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matches.  With the win, Chestnut Hill takes over sole possession of second place in the league standings.  Goldey-Beacom drops to third in the standings with a 4-2 conference record and a 5-2 mark overall.

Similar to Tuesday's match against Jefferson, the Lightning won three singles matches to erase a 2-0 Griffins lead leaving just two matches to be played. Number one singles player Alison Isaac was on the brink of dropping her first conference match of the season, trailing 5-2 in the third set and facing triple match point in the eighth game of the set.  Isaac rallied to win the game and then went on to the next four to take the match 6-1, 3-6 , 7-5 over #lizabeth Mova to tie the score at 3-3.

At #3 singles, Lilian Bandel needed three sets to defeat Nahomi Quinonez 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 to give the Griffins their final point, clinching the win, 4-3.

Romi Meirovich earned the Griffins other singles win and the Griffins' second point, defeating Jess Sanzo 6-2, 6-1 at #4 singles.  Following Meirovich's win, the Lightning won at #2, #5 and #6 singles to take the 3-2 lead and set the stage for another come-from-behind win.

The Griffins opened the match by taking two of the three doubles matches with Meirovich and Claudia Rasilla earned a 7-6 (7-4) win over Quinonez and Zehra Canbaz at #2 doubles and Isaac and Bandel defeating Mova and Sofia Lopez 7-6 (9-7) at #1 doubles, giving Chestnut Hill the important doubles point.

The women's tennis team returns to action on Thursday, October 3, 2024, with a non-conference contest at Ursinus College.  First serve is at 2:00 p.m.