Women's Tennis Victorious at Lehigh on Sunday, 5-2

Sunday, February 5

Bethlehem, Pa.

11 a.m.

Drexel University

Lehigh

Photo by: Greg Carroccio

Women's Tennis Victorious at Lehigh on Sunday, 5-2

2/5/2017 11:14:00 PM | Women's Tennis

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Drexel tennis team picked up a pair of wins Sunday at Lehigh with the women's team downing the Mountain Hawks, 5-2, and the men's team winning, 4-2.

With the wins, Drexel head coach Mehdi Rhazali reached 101 career victories. Both Dragons teams are now 4-1 on the season.

The Dragons stole the momentum with the doubles point in women's play as the Dragons won the Nos. 2 and 3 positions. Ghita Behadi and Kendra Bunch outlasted Leigh Friedman and Sibel Can, 7-5, while Lea Winkler and Honami Yazawa took down Grace Lin and Cassidy Cruz, 6-3, in the third spot for the point.

In singles play, the Dragons used wins from Yazawa, Winkler, Clary Rodriguez Cruz and Anisiya Simpson in singles to take the match. Yazawa downed Can in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, followed by Winkler beating Maravich, 6-1, 6-4, in the four spot. To close out the match, Rodriguez Cruz won, 6-4, 6-4, over Cruz, while Simpson took the win from Campisi, 7-5, 0-6, 6-3.

In men's play, the Dragons earned a 4-2 win. The Dragons star took the match with their singles play after dropping the doubles point. Sinan Orhon took a win from Jack Peterson, 7-5, 6-3, followed by Balaji Lakshmanan defeating Colin Nardella, 6-2, 6-4. The Dragons closed out the win with victories from Youssef Lahlou, and Daniil Ginzburg. Lahlou beat Dylan Karchere-Sun, 6-0, 6-4, while Ginzburg came away with the 7-5, 6-4 victory over Graham Lehman for the match win.

Drexel returns to the court Friday night at Binghamton before heading to Colgate on Saturday.

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Women: Drexel 5, Lehigh 2
Singles
Christina Auyeung (LU) DEF Ghita Benhadi (DU), 6-2, 6-4
Honami Yazawa (DU) DEF Sibel Can (LU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Grace Lin (LU) DEF Kendra Bunch (DU), 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Lea Winkler (DU) DEF Briana Maravich (LU), 6-1, 6-4
Clary Rodriguez Cruz (DU) DEF Cassidy Cruz (LU), 6-4, 6-4
Anisiya Simpson (DU) DEF Jamie Campisi (LU), 7-5, 0-6, 6-3

Doubles
Aeyueng & Campisi (LU) DEF Rodriguez Cruz & Simpson (DU), 6-4
Benhadi & Bunch (DU) DEF Friedman & Can (LU), 7-5
Winkler & Yazawa (DU) DEF Lin & Cruz (LU), 6-3

Men: Drexel 4, Lehigh 2
Singles
George Cooper (LU) DEF Hamza Laalej (DU), 6-2, 6-4
Sinan Orhon (DU) DEF Jack Petersen (LU), 7-5, 6-3
Balaji Lakshmanan (DU) DEF Colin Nardella (LU), 6-2, 6-4
Youssef Lahlou (DU) DEF Dylan Karchere-Sun LU), 6-0, 6-4
Alex Zenonos (DU) unfinished Ethan Bogard (LU), 6-4, 6-7 (2)
Daniil Ginzburg (DU) DEF Graham Lehman (LU), 7-5, 6-4

Doubles
Ashok & Orhon (DU) DEF Cooper & Karchere-Sun (LU), 6-1
Petereon & Lehman (LU) DEF Laalej & Lahlou (DU), 6-2
Bogard & Nardella (LU) DEF Lakshmanan & Zenonos (DU), 7-5