Copyright 2016; Wilmington University. All rights reserved. File photo of Sathe (left) and Knezevic at number two doubles.
FLUSHING, N.Y. - - The Wilmington University women's tennis team had its three-match win streak snapped, 7-2, in an out of conference contest at Queens (N.Y.) on Sunday afternoon.
The Wildcats (4-3) fell behind early, capturing only one of the doubles matches before heading into the singles events. The team had an opportunity to win a pair of singles matches on Sunday, but Begona Gomar was the only one able to pull out the match.
Anushka Sathe and Milica Knezevic moved to 5-2 at number two doubles on the year with an 8-4 victory on Sunday at Queens. The Knights (3-0) were able to take a 2-1 lead after doubles, however, winning at number one (8-3) and number three (8-2).
Gomar moved her singles streak to four straight victories with a win at number two on Sunday, defeating Ruth Artaza Martin, 6-3 and 7-5. Laura Gil had her five-match win streak snapped at number three singles, despite winning the first set, 6-4. The Knights' Angelika Sobiecka battled back to win the second set, 6-3, before taking the match, 10-6, in the third and final set.
The Wildcats went 3-1 this week, including a perfect 3-0 mark in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. The team returns to CACC play on Wednesday when it hosts its first ever home meet in program history. The Wildcats welcome Caldwell to the Delcastle Tennis Center on Wednesday with the first serve scheduled for 3:30 p.m.