VERONA, N.Y. – The Colgate women's tennis team battled hard in a challenging match against Drexel, falling 4-0 to the Dragons at the Turning Stone Sportsplex.
 
Lauren Hyland (Greenwich, Connecticut) had a hard fought match at No. 1 singles against Drexel's Honami Yazawa, falling 7-5 in the first set before the match was finished with the Dragons claiming 4-0 win.
 
Drexel swept all three doubles matches by the same score, 6-1.
 
The Dragons continued with a solid performance in singles play as they won matches at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 to close out the day. Hannah Fleckenstein (Newburgh, New York), Lauren O'Brien (Leawood, Kansas) and Jordan Williams (Fort Washington, Maryland) all took losses for the Raiders in the challenging match.
 
BOTTOM LINE
Drexel 4, Colgate 0
 
WON-LOST RECORDS
The Dragons improve to 6-1 on the season with their third straight win while the Raiders fall to 1-2 on the season.
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 – Benhadi/Bunch (Drexel) def. Hyland/Fleckenstein ('Gate): 6-1
No. 2 – Rodriguez/Providence (Drexel) def. O'Brien/Williams ('Gate): 6-1
No. 3 – Yazawa/Winkler (Drexel) def. Brittin/Woodbury ('Gate): 6-1
 
SINGLES
No. 1 – Yazawa (Drexel) vs. Hyland ('Gate): 7-5, dnf
No. 2 – Benhadi (Drexel) def. Fleckenstein ('Gate): 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 – Bunch (Drexel) def. O'Brien ('Gate): 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 – Winkler (Drexel) def. Williams ('Gate): 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 – Brittin ('Gate) vs. Rodriguez (Drexel): DNP
No. 6 – Klein ('Gate) vs. Simpson (Drexel): DNP
 
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Bobby Pennington
 "The Drexel ladies are one of the better teams on our schedule. Lauren Hyland deserves a lot of credit for battling at No. 1 singles. We have a lot of work to do before Rochester."
 
UP NEXT
The Raiders hit the road for their next two matches as they travel to Rochester to face the Yellow Jackets on Saturday morning before traveling to Fairleigh Dickinson to face the Knights Sunday at 1 p.m. in Teaneck, New Jersey.