Freedom’s tennis match against Bethlehem Catholic will be continued this Wednesday after darkness began to fall on the third set of the two singles match between Natalie Sinai and Belen Blasco last week at Freedom.

“I knew Beca was going to be strong, and we kept talking about it because it seemed like we were on such a role, and I said we have to realize Beca is undefeated, and they’re playing really well,” Sinai said. “Yesterday at practice Coach [Mark Sigmon] was like, it’s the biggest match of the year.”

With the Patriots leading, 3-2, Sinai lost the first set, 4-6, and won the second set, 7-6.

“I think I was being a little more consistent [after the first set], I wasn’t missing as much, and it was mostly mental,” said Sinai. “I’m just going to go back next time and get into it right away.”

Sinai leads, 3-0, in the third set.

“If we won all three doubles, I knew we’d win,” said Coach Sigmon. “I thought Natalie would win, and now she’s in the third set, but Natalie stayed the course there. What Natalie did was, she hit a couple shorter balls so she couldn’t run around her backhand at the end of the second set. [Belen] is a tremendous lobber. She’s a good player.”

The Patriots did win at two doubles and four doubles, but the Hawks won at three doubles. Becahi also won at three singles.

The last match to finish last week was at one singles where Freedom’s Tashanna Smith defeated Becahi’s Brenna Magliochetti, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

“In the last two sets, I started aiming more toward her forehand because I know she was making more mistakes. She’s a lot more consistent with her backhand. She’s able to put it away a lot easier,” said Smith. “Her slice made me have to get down a little bit lower and try to pick it up over the net. Even if I did hit to her forehand, I had to have some power behind it or else it would go lob, and she would be able to put it away.”