Trerotola and Velez Valencia Prevail at Singles as Women's Tennis Downed by Sarah Lawrence
Posted: Oct 03, 2017

Trerotola and Velez Valencia Prevail at Singles as Women's Tennis Downed by Sarah Lawrence

Team Stats
Doubles
Alexis Nanavaty / Jade Barnett-Irons (SLC)
def. Trerotola, Denise / Alva, Daniella (SJCBK)
8-6
Julianna Fimbres / Julia Kornberg (SLC)
def. Benitez, Isabella / McKenna, Lilianna (SJCBK)
8-0
Rebecca Manillo / Sarah Ashdown (SLC)
def. Garcia, Jennifer / Kelly, Hillari (SJCBK)
8-0
Singles
Trerotola, Denise (SJCBK)
def. Alexis Nanavaty (SLC)
6-1, 6-0
Jade Barnett-Irons (SLC)
def. McKenna, Lilianna (SJCBK)
6-0, 6-0
Julia Kornberg (SLC)
def. Alva, Daniella (SJCBK)
6-2, 6-0
Velez, Valentina (SJCBK)
def. Julianna Fimbres (SLC)
6-3, 6-3
Rebecca Manillo (SLC)
def. Garcia, Jennifer (SJCBK)
6-2, 6-0
Sarah Ashdown (SLC)
def. Benitez, Isabella (SJCBK)
6-0, 6-0

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. — Junior Denise Trerotola (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Saviour) dropped just one game in her fourth straight singles win and sophomore Valentina Velez Valencia (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) notched her first singles win of the season to collect the lone points for the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's tennis team in a 7-2 Skyline Conference defeat at Sarah Lawrence College on Tuesday evening.

The Basics

  • Final Score: Sarah Lawrence 7, St. Joseph's 2
  • Records: Sarah Lawrence (2-7, 1-3), St. Joseph's (1-4, 0-4)
  • Location: Bronxville, N.Y.

SJC Highlights

  • Valentina Velez Valencia put up the first point on the board for the Bears with her first singles win of the season, prevailing 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4 singles over Julianne Fiubres.
  • Denise Trerotola cruised at No. 1 singles bypassing Alexis Nanavety 6-1, 6-0 for her fourth straight singles win.
  • Trerotola and Daniella Alva teamed up and nearly ground out a point in the pairs session, but fell by a break, 8-6, at No. 1 doubles.

The Bear Facts

  • Matching the longest singles win streak of her career, Trerotola improves her career singles record to 15-14. She needs just one more wins to tie Jessica Lintner '10 as the Bears' all-time singles wins leader.

Next Up for the Bears

  • A return home to the USTA National Tennis Center to take on John Jay College on Thursday (Oct. 5). First serve for the non-conference tilt is set for 7 p.m.