Flushing, N.Y- The Chargers tennis team headed down to New York to take on Queens College, where they took their second loss of the season with a 6-1, final on the afternoon. Karim Carreras (Asuncion, Paraguay/Colegio Bautista de Villa Morra) picking up another match win for New Haven's only point.

No. 2 doubles pair Risako Umekuni (Saitama, Japan/Shumei Eiko) and Lucia Placidi (Melbourne, Australia/Distance Education Centre Victoria) would pick up the only win in the doubles matches. That match being the first to finish set the tone for the Chargers with a 6-3 match score, for the first win on either side. Valentinna Ferrarini (Caxias do Sul, Brazil) and Karim Carreras (Asuncion, Paraguay/Colegio Bautista de Villa Morra) in the No. 1 doubles spot would force a tie breaker after their first set against Queens opponents Saga Berggren and Maja Makal but would come up short with a tiebreaker score of 7-5 Queens.  With the wins even, Queens would take the third match with a score 6-3, to secure the doubles point.

Karim Carreras (Asuncion, Paraguay/Colegio Bautista de Villa Morra) would lead the way for the Chargers, taking on Maja Makal from Queens College, forcing a three-set match before taking the win. First set favored Carreras with a 6-4 score, but she would fall in the second with a score of 4-6. Forcing the set to a third match, Carreras would fight for the win, taking the match with a 10-7 third set score.

Alexa Orlando (/) would also force her match into a third set, falling in the first, but coming back in the second set, 6-2. With a fighting effort Orlando would keep herself in the third set, until Queens would take it away with a score of 10-3.

The Chargers now fall to 6-2 on the season, holding their 6-1 record in conference play. They will return to action as they welcome the Yellowjackets of American International to their home courts in West Haven on Sunday, October 15^th. That match is set to start at 1:00 p.m.