Velez Valencia Grinds Out First Win, Brucas Collects Second as Women’s Tennis Battles Hunter
Posted: Sep 25, 2016

Velez Valencia Grinds Out First Win, Brucas Collects Second as Women’s Tennis Battles Hunter

Team Stats
Doubles
Maria Kogarova / Angelica Rozenfeld (HUNTER)
def. Trerotola, Denise / Edward, Mary (SJCBK)
8-4
Catherine Ng / Mehriniso Khaydarova (HUNTER)
def. Velez, Valentina / Alva, Daniella (SJCBK)
8-2
Tabitha Doris / Nataliya Pavlishyn (HUNTER)
def. Wenzler, Katie / Vurckio, Brianna (SJCBK)
8-6
Singles
Maria Kogarova (HUNTER)
def. Trerotola, Denise (SJCBK)
4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
Catherine Ng (HUNTER)
def. Edward, Mary (SJCBK)
6-1, 6-0
Velez, Valentina (SJCBK)
def. Angelica Rozenfeld (HUNTER)
7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6)
Mehriniso Khaydarova (HUNTER)
def. Alva, Daniella (SJCBK)
6-2, 6-4
Daniela Yakobashvili (HUNTER)
def. Wenzler, Katie (SJCBK)
4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-5)
Brucas, Kathryn (SJCBK)
def. Tabitha Doris (HUNTER)
6-1, 6-4

FLUSHING, N.Y. — Freshman Valentina Velez Valencia (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) and senior Kathryn Brucas (Richmond Hill, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) both collected straight-set victories, but the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's tennis team dropped a 7-2 non-conference decision to Hunter College on Sunday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Final Score: Hunter 7, St. Joseph's 2
  • Records: Hunter (1-3), St. Joseph's (0-8)
  • Location: Flushing, N.Y. – USTA National Tennis Center

SJC Highlights

  • Valentina Velez Valencia edged out Angelica Rozenfeld at No. 3 singles in straight sets, winning both in tiebreakers, 7-6 (5), 7-5 (6) to earn her first collegiate singles victory.
  • Riding her first collegiate singles win two matches ago, Kathryn Brucas won her second at No. 6 singles, defeating Tabitha Doris 6-1, 6-4.
  • Sophomore Denise Trerotola and junior Katie Wenzler both won their opening sets at No. 1 and No. 4 singles, respectively, but couldn't hold off their Hawk foe and both fell in a third-set super tiebreaker.

Next Up for the Bears

  • St. Joseph's returns to action on Thursday, September 29 facing former Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rivals The College of New Rochelle in a non-conference match at 4 p.m..