John Jay Solves Women's Tennis in 9-0 Defeat
FLUSHING, N.Y. – The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's tennis team was swept by John Jay College, 9-0, in non-conference action on Wednesday evening at the USTA Billy Jean King National Tennis Center.
The Lady Bears (0-5) remain in search of their first win of the season while the Bloodhounds (2-9) snapped a seven-game skid.
Senior Kelly McNamee (Glendale, N.Y./Mary Louis) and sophomore Deirdre Lavelle (Brooklyn, N.Y./Fontbonne Hall) nearly earned a win at No. 2 doubles, pushing Natalie Cervantes and Precious Riddick to a tiebreak, ultimately falling 7-3 in the extra session. McNamee and Riddick would also square off at No. 2 singles, producing the closest match of the singles session, with Riddick taking a 10-6 win.
Junior Victoria LoBosco (Glendale, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) returned to the No. 1 singles spot for the Lady Bears, dropping a 10-5 decision.
St. Joseph's returns to the courts on Sunday, October 6 facing Albertus Magnus College in a non-conference road match in New Haven, Conn. Starting at 1 p.m.
John Jay 9, St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) 0
Oct 02, 2013 at Flushing, N.Y. (USTA National Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Kurkjian, Armine (JOHNJAY) def. LoBosco, Victoria (SJCBK) 10-5 |
| 2. Riddick, Precious (JOHNJAY) def. McNamee, Kelly (SJCBK) 10-6 |
| 3. Morina, Enida (JOHNJAY) def. Pierre, Tathiana (SJCBK) 10-0 |
| 4. Cervantes, Natalie (JOHNJAY) def. Lavelle, Deirdre (SJCBK) 10-2 |
| 5. Caravantes, Lissette (JOHNJAY) def. Edward, Mary (SJCBK) 10-3 |
| 6. Melchiorre, Jessica (JOHNJAY) def. Moravek, Madeline (SJCBK) 10-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Kurkjian, Armine/Caravantes, Lissette (JOHNJAY) def. LoBosco, Victoria/Pierre, Tathiana (SJCBK) 8-3 |
| 2. Riddick, Precious/Cervantes, Natalie (JOHNJAY) def. McNamee, Kelly/Lavelle, Deirdre (SJCBK) 8-7 (7-3) |
| 3. Morina, Enida/Melchiorre, Jessica (JOHNJAY) def. Edward, Mary/Moravek, Madeline (SJCBK) 8-0 |