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Posted: Sep 29, 2016

Total Team Effort Nets First Win for Coach Drossman and Women’s Tennis

Total Team Effort Nets First Win for Coach Drossman and Women’s Tennis
Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Trerotola, Denise / Edward, Mary (SJCBK)
def. Lissa Alcius / Sydney Thompson (CNRWT16)
8-0
Brucas, Kathryn / Alva, Daniella (SJCBK)
def. Carolyn Spillane / Jhosalie Danseco (CNRWT16)
8-0
Vurckio, Brianna / Wenzler, Katie (SJCBK)
def. Snovetia Cape / Chloe Wang (CNRWT16)
8-0
Singles
Trerotola, Denise (SJCBK)
def. Sydney Thompson (CNRWT16)
10-1
Edward, Mary (SJCBK)
def. Yveline Lamothe (CNRWT16)
10-0
Alva, Daniella (SJCBK)
def. Lissa Alcius (CNRWT16)
10-1
Brucas, Kathryn (SJCBK)
def. Jhosalie Danseco (CNRWT16)
10-0
Chloe Wang (CNRWT16)
def. Wenzler, Katie (SJCBK)
11-9
Vurckio, Brianna (SJCBK)
def. Carolyn Spillane (CNRWT16)
10-2

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's tennis team surrendered no more than two games in each of their eight flight wins in cruising to an 8-1 non-conference triumph over The College of New Rochelle on Thursday afternoon, the first collegiate victory for first-year head coach Daniel Drossman.

The Basics

  • Final Score: St. Joseph's 8, New Rochelle 1
  • Records: St. Joseph's (1-8), New Rochelle (0-5)
  • Location: New Rochelle, N.Y. – Beckwith Pointe

SJC Highlights

  • St. Joseph's raced out to a 3-0 lead after sweeping the opening doubles matches, closing out each match at love, 8-0.
  • In singles action, seniors Mary Edward and Kathryn Brucas both notched 10-0 triumphs at No. 2 singles and No. 4 singles, respectively. For Edward, it was her first win of the season and 10th of her career and for Brucas it's her team-leading third of the season.
  • At the top of the lineup, sophomore Denise Trerotola triumphed 10-1 and Daniella Alva won by the same margin at No. 3 singles for her first career singles win and earned the deciding point for the Bears.
  • Senior Brianna Vurckio also secured her first career singles win with a 10-2 triumph in the No. 6 singles position.
  • Katie Wenzler played a hard-fought match at No. 5 singles and was edged out 11-9, but the junior teamed up with Vurckio at No. 3 doubles and contributed a point to the victory.

The Bear Facts

  • Edward is just the 8th Bear to reach double-digit singles victories in program history. She needs one more to move into a six-way tie for third and two more to move into a tie for second.
  • The last Bears victory by seven points or more occurred in a 9-0 shutout of York on October 14, 2014.
  • The win snaps a 16-match skid dating back to last season with their last victory also coming over the Blue Angels.
  • St. Joseph's levels the all-time series that dates back to 2005 at 6-6 with their former Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rivals.

Next Up for the Bears

  • Riding their first win of the season, St. Joseph's resumes Skyline Conference play on Saturday, October 1, playing Farmingdale State College on the road starting at noon.