Ewing, NJ… Franklin & Marshall College brought an end to The College of New Jersey women's tennis team's seven-match home winning streak as the Diplomats pulled out a 5-4 win over the Lions on Sunday.
 
The loss knocked TCNJ to 9-4 overall, while Franklin & Marshall improved to 8-4.
 
The Diplomats forged a 3-0 lead following the doubles portion of them match, but the Lions stormed back to garner four points in singles only to come up a point short.
 
Freshman Katie Buchbinder (Scotch Plains, NJ/Wardlaw-Hartridge) won 6-1, 6-4 in the second spot and sophomore Emma Allen (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) picked up a 7-5, 6-3 triumph in the fourth position. Freshman Anna Prestera (Barnegat, NJ/Barnegat) made it three straight wins at fifth singles with a 7-5, 6-2 decision and junior Sarah Lippincott (Millville, NJ/Millville) won 6-3, 7-5 in the sixth slot.
 
The Lions are idle until next weekend when they head to Skidmore College on April 12 and then return home the following day to host Ithaca College.
 
Franklin & Marshall 5, The College of New Jersey 4
Singles competition
1. Caitlin Rummelsburg (F&M) def. Jasmine Muniz-Cadorette (TCNJ) 6-2, 7-5
2. Katie Buchbinder (TCNJ) def. Anya Sahaydachny (F&M) 6-1, 6-4
3. Nicole Russo (F&M) def. Tara Criscuolo (TCNJ) 6-3, 6-0
4. Emma Allen (TCNJ) def. Megan FitzMaurice (F&M) 7-5, 6-3
5. Anna Prestera (TCNJ) def. Emily Gruenberg (F&M) 7-5, 6-2
6. Sarah Lippincott (TCNJ) def. Allysan Breece (F&M) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Caitlin Rummelsburg/Anya Sahaydachny (F&M) def. Jasmine Muniz-Cadorette/Emma Allen (TCNJ) 8-6
2. Megan FitzMaurice/Dana Sleeper (F&M) def. Katie Buchbinder/Tara Criscuolo (TCNJ) 8-4
3. Nicole Russo/Emily Gruenberg (F&M) def. Anna Prestera/Sarah Lippincott (TCNJ) 8-5