FLUSHING, N.Y. – Playing at the historic courts of the Billie Jean King Tennis Center, the Manhattanville College women's tennis team lost to Skyline Conference opponent, Yeshiva University by a score of 8-1 in a road matchup on Wednesday evening. With the loss, the Valiants fall to 0-3 overall and 0-2 in conference play on the fresh season.
 
The lone point for the Valiants on the night would be earned by Victoria Szele (Cos Cob, Conn./Greenwich High School). The junior was able to knock off Elisheva Gofman 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 in the No. 2 singles position. Unfortunately, the rest of Manhattanville would be unable to replicate that success over the rest of the event.

To round out singles play, Brown retired during the second set to give Yeshiva's Tali Kletnicki the No. 1 singles win. For No. 3 singles, Alana Anderson (Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central) was defeated 6-4, 6-2 while Sara King (Schenectady, N.Y./Scotia-Glenville) lost 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 4 slot. Lheenzen Chodenrixin (Bhutan, South Asia/Oakwood Friends School) for No. 5 singles was blanked 6-0, 6-0. Luniva Manandhar (Kathmandu, Nepal/Rato Bangala School) ultimately did not play in the her No. 6 Singles flight, granting Yeshiva's Sarah Grunseid the win by walkover. 

For doubles competition, Manhattanville dropped each match played. Brown and Szele put up a good fight for No. 1 doubles, but ultimately lost, 8-5, against Yeshiva's team of Kletnicki and Gofman.  The duo of King and Chodenrixin were blanked 8-0 in No. 2 doubles by Shira Adler and Micka Mimoun, while Anderson and Manandhar secured at least one game at No. 3 doubles, but were defeated by Danya Parker and Nicole Abittan, 8-1.
 
The Valiants are on the road again next Tuesday, Sep. 27 in Madison, N.J. to take on Drew University. 
 
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