SAUGERTIES, N.Y. - The Bard College women's tennis team lost to Union College, 7-2, in a Liberty League match on Tuesday night.
All three doubles matches were close. At No. 1, the Union duo held off
Katie Esposito and
Katri Shields, 8-6. At No. 2,
Harper Zacharias and
Jamie-Rose Graham fought off Madelyn Gerardi (Burnt Hills, NY) and Sydney Robison (Westport, CT), 9-7. At No. 3,
Eva Grunblatt and
Eva Miller went down, 8-5.
Megan Brown (Westport, CT) held off
Katie Esposito at No. 1 singles, 7-5, 7-6. Graham won her match at No. 4 singles, but Union prevailed in straight sets in the remaining matches, including Miller battling but falling, 6-4, 7-5 at No. 6 singles. Union is 1-2 overall and in the Liberty League.
Bard (4-3, 0-3) will next host Lehman College on Oct. 16.