The York University Lions women's tennis team defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues 6-1 in their opening match of the 2017 season, while the men lost 5-2 to the same team.
For the Lions women, the result marks their 21
st straight regular-season victory over an OUA opponent dating back to the start of the 2014 season.
They won five of the six singles matches on the morning.
Julia Khalilova,
Heather Hills,
Sara Krupica,
Eugenie Lim Ah Tock and
Isabella Baston, playing in the second through fifth spots, respectively, were all victorious in straight sets and none of them lost more than three games in a set.
Lim Ah Tock and Krupica, as well as Khalilova and Hills, teamed up to each win their doubles matches as well for the final point.
On the men's side,
Tre Eli and
Georg Zoidl won their singles matches in convincing fashion. Eli was victorious 6-3, 6-4 while Zoidl won 6-2, 6-2. Eli also teamed up with rookie
Andres Findlay to win York's lone doubles point.
The Lions will be back in action again next weekend when they travel to London, Ont., to face the Western Mustangs on Sunday at 12pm.
