Lilian Bandel
Jim Roese
0
Post University Women's Tennis POSTW24 (0-5, 0-2 CACC)
7
Winner Chestnut Hill College CHCW (3-2, 3-1 CACC)
Post University Women's Tennis POSTW24
(0-5, 0-2 CACC)
0
Final
7
Chestnut Hill College CHCW
(3-2, 3-1 CACC)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Griffins Soar over Eagles for Third Conference Win of Season

Following a narrow loss to defending conference champion Wilmington on Thursday, The Chestnut Hill College Women's Tennis team got back on the winning track with a 7-0 win over Post University on Saturday at the CHC Tennis Courts.

The Griffins improve to 3-2 overall and 3-1 in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matches.  Post falls to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in league play.

The Griffins took home the first point of the match with a sweep of the three doubles contests.  The team of Claudia Rasilla and Romi Meirovich started the sweep with a 6-1 win over Melanie Leussink and Annalein Van Urk at #2 doubles.  The Griffins #1 doubles team of Lilian Bandel and Alison Isaac followed with a 6-2 win over Nina Langenfeld and Megan Lombardt, clinching the pivotal first point for the Griffins.  Annabel Snow and Anisha Reddy Thada completed the sweep with a 7-5 win over Julie Merlin and Giola Turco at #3 doubles.

Chestnut Hill has earned the doubles point in each of their first four conference matches this year.

Rasilla gave the Griffins a 2-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Leussink at #5 singles  while Meirovich made it 3-0, defeating Van Urk, 6-4, 6-1 at #3 singles.  Thada clinched the match for Chestnut Hill at #6 singles, earning a 6-0, 6-4 win over Turco.

Bandel remained undefeated in conference matches with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Merlin at #2 singles, increasing the Griffins lead to 5-0.  Snow continued her solid freshman campaign with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Langenfeld.  Isaac rounded out the winners with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Lombardt at #1 singles.  Alison is also undefeated in conference matches this season.

The women's tennis team returns to action on Tuesday, September 24 with a non-conference match at West Chester University  before traveling to Goldey-Beacom College for their next CACC match on Wednesday.  The West Chester match starts at 3:30 p.m. while the match against the Lightning starts at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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