Feb. 15, 2004

Bethlehem, Pa. - The Stony Brook women' s tennis team, led by a 4-0 performance by Patricia Gomez, earned a split with Howard and Lehigh on Sunday afternoon in Bethlehem, Pa. The Seawolves started the day with a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Howard and fell to Lehigh 6-1 in their second matchup of the day.

Stony Brook breezed to victories at the top three spots to begin the first match against Howard, as Anne Cathrine Valle (6-1, 6-0), Patricia Gomez (6-0, 6-0) and Georgia Bushell (6-1, 6-0) won at No. 1 through No.3, respectively. The Bison stormed back to take the bottom three singles points and tie the match 3-3 going into doubles play. Valle and Bushell won 8-2 at first doubles and Gomez teamed with Lauren Conching for an 8-4 win at the second spot to secure the doubles point and a 4-3 victory.

Host Lehigh proved to be too much for the Seawolves in the evening session, taking five of six singles matches and the doubles point for the 6-1 win. Gomez came up with the lone point for Stony Brook with a 6-1, 7-6 victory at No. 2 singles. She later teamed with Conching for a tough 9-8 victory at No. 2 doubles for the team's only other win of the match.

The Seawolves are back in action on February 29 when they travel to Boston University to take on the Terriers at 10 a.m.