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Posted: Oct 01, 2016

Comeback Triumph for Trerotola at No. 1 Singles Leads Women’s Tennis at Farmingdale

Comeback Triumph for Trerotola at No. 1 Singles Leads Women’s Tennis at Farmingdale
Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Signore, Priscilla / Rai, Qurat-ul-ain (FSC)
def. Trerotola, Denise / Edward, Mary (SJCBK)
8-1
Reidy, Kayla / Stauffer, Olivia (FSC)
def. Watts, Emily / Velez, Valentina (SJCBK)
8-1
La Monica, Carolann / Haworth, Savannah (FSC)
def. Alva, Daniella / Vurckio, Brianna (SJCBK)
8-0
Singles
Trerotola, Denise (SJCBK)
def. Signore, Priscilla (FSC)
0-6, 7-6 (7-2), 1-0 (10-2)
Rosamilia, Tatiana (FSC)
def. Edward, Mary (SJCBK)
6-0, 6-0
Rai, Qurat-ul-ain (FSC)
def. Watts, Emily (SJCBK)
6-0, 6-0
Reidy, Kayla (FSC)
def. Alva, Daniella (SJCBK)
6-0, 6-0
Stauffer, Olivia (FSC)
def. Brucas, Kathryn (SJCBK)
6-0, 6-0
Zollinger, Celine (FSC)
def. Wenzler, Katie (SJCBK)
6-0, 6-1

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — After dropping her opening set in the top singles match at love, sophomore Denise Trerotola (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Saviour) erased an early break in set two and dominated in a super-tiebreaker to notch the lone point for St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) in an 8-1 defeat to Farmingdale State College in a Skyline Conference match on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Final Score: Farmingdale State 8, St. Joseph's 1
  • Records: Farmingdale State (8-4, 4-1 Skyline), St. Joseph's (1-9, 0-5 Skyline)
  • Location: Farmingdale, N.Y. – FSC Tennis Courts

How It Happened

  • Denise Trerotola was blanked by Priscilla Signore in the opening set 6-0 and trailed by a break in set two, before breaking back at 4-4 and forcing a second-set tiebreaker.
  • The sophomore never trailed in the tiebreak to level the match at one set apiece and in the ensuing third set super-tiebreaker, Treotola led from the outset and dominated 10-2 for her first Skyline Conference singles win of the season.
  • The second place Rams surrendered just three games in total in winning the remaining eight flights.

The Bear Facts

  • Trerotola's singles win was her second of the season and the eighth of her career.
  • Trerotola handed Signore just her second league singles loss of the season as the senior carried a 7-4 overall record and 3-1 mark in Skyline play entering the match, third in the conference.

Next Up for the Bears

  • St. Joseph's has a week off before squaring off with their sibling rivals SJC Long Island on Saturday, October 8th at 12 p.m. at the SJC Outdoor Field Complex.