EWING, N.J. – The TCNJ women's tennis team came up a point or two short in a 4-3 loss to Ithaca on Saturday in a thrilling match that came down to a super tiebreaker on the last remaining court.
 
The Lions (3-4) swept doubles, but the Bombers came up with victories in four of the six singles courts to steal a hard-fought non-conference triumph.
 
DOUBLES

• Zoey Albert and Shruti Mannan edged Taylor Crain and Sabrina Cheung, 7-5, at No. 1
• Aira Abalos and Anusha Perinkolam defeated Alys Pop and Ava Casell by a break, 6-4, on the second court
• Elizabeth Ring and Gabriella Robinson handled Madeleine Sutro and Lauren Rodriguez by a count of 6-2 on the No. 3 court

SINGLES

• Ithaca won the first three contested singles matches, taking a 3-1 lead when Crain outlasted Albert 6-0, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7) on the No. 1 court
• Robinson got the Lions back in it with a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Rodriguez at No. 4
• Gabrielle Brideau dominated Casell 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6
• That left it all to the number 5 flight, where Sutro pulled out a 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8) marathon against Ring

NOTES

• Abalos moved into a tie for 11^th in program history with her 70^th career doubles victory

UP NEXT

• The Lions wrap up a full home weekend against Rutgers-Camden in an NJAC tilt on Sunday