Women’s Tennis Honors Four Seniors Squaring Off With John Jay
Posted: Oct 14, 2016

Women’s Tennis Honors Four Seniors Squaring Off With John Jay

Team Stats
Doubles
Bernarda Reyes / Viktoriia Plisenko (JOHNJAY)
def. Trerotola, Denise / Edward, Mary (SJCBK)
8-4
Gabriela Baez / Angelica Lozando Pen (JOHNJAY)
def. Watts, Emily / Velez, Valentina (SJCBK)
8-1
Alva, Daniella / Brucas, Kathryn (SJCBK)
def. Dominique Dawkins / Rachael Clemons (JOHNJAY)
9-7
Singles
Bernarda Reyes (JOHNJAY)
def. Trerotola, Denise (SJCBK)
6-2, 6-3
Viktoriia Plisenko (JOHNJAY)
def. Edward, Mary (SJCBK)
6-1, 6-1
Gabriela Baez (JOHNJAY)
def. Watts, Emily (SJCBK)
6-2, 6-2
Angelica Lozando Pen (JOHNJAY)
def. Velez, Valentina (SJCBK)
6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Alva, Daniella (SJCBK)
def. Dominique Dawkins (JOHNJAY)
6-3, 6-4
Wenzler, Katie (SJCBK)
def. Rachael Clemons (JOHNJAY)
6-4, 6-2

FLUSHING, N.Y. — Freshman Daniella Alva (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) extended her streak to three matches winning in both singles and doubles, but the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision to John Jay College in a non-conference matchup on Friday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Final Score: John Jay 6, St. Joseph's 3
  • Records: John Jay (4-5), St. Joseph's (2-10)
  • Location: Flushing, N.Y. – USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

SJC Highlights

  • Daniella Alva and Kathryn Brucas teamed up at No. 3 doubles and grinded out a 9-7 win as John Jay led 2-1 after doubles play.
  • Alva continued her hot streak into singles and captured a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Dominique Dawkins at No. 5 singles.
  • Katie Wenzler also collected a point in singles scoring a 6-4, 6-2 triumph in the No. 6 position over Rachel Clemons.
  • Valentina Velez rallied after dropping her opening set at No. 4 singles and took the second set 6-2, but fell short in her comeback bid, dropping the third-set super-tiebreaker 10-6.
  • In ceremonies post game, the team honored their four seniors Mary Edward, Brianna Vurckio, Kathryn Brucas and Katie Wenzler.

The Bear Facts

  • John Jay has won all three meetings in the series started in 2013.

Next Up for the Bears

  • The Bears will close out their 2016 season with a makeup date against sibling rivals SJC Long Island in a Skyline Conference match that was rained out last week.