Picon Picks Up Lone Point as Women’s Tennis Battles Brooklyn College
Posted: Sep 24, 2018

Picon Picks Up Lone Point as Women’s Tennis Battles Brooklyn College

Team Stats
Doubles
Rosa Aksanov / Ievgeniia Kostenko (BC)
def. Trerotola, Denise / Hartwig, Ashleigh (SJCBK)
8-1
Shannel Johnson / Elizaveta Meshkalova (BC)
def. Velez, Valentina / Picon, Mariela (SJCBK)
8-3
Hira Nasir / Michelle Bernstein (BC)
def. Garcia, Jennifer / Stansky, Devyn (SJCBK)
8-7 (10-3)
Singles
Ievgeniia Kostenko (BC)
def. Trerotola, Denise (SJCBK)
6-2, 6-0
Rosa Aksanov (BC)
def. Hartwig, Ashleigh (SJCBK)
6-3, 6-0
Georgeen Belrose (BC)
def. Velez, Valentina (SJCBK)
6-0, 6-1
Shannel Johnson (BC)
def. Garcia, Jennifer (SJCBK)
6-0, 6-1
Picon, Mariela (SJCBK)
def. Natalie Abramov (BC)
2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
Michelle Bernstein (BC)
def. Stansky, Devyn (SJCBK)
6-0, 6-0

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Sophomore Mariela Picon (Flushing, N.Y./Robert F. Wagner) gutted out a three-set victory at singles but the St Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's tennis team (1-3) faltered in their non-conference matchup with borough rivals Brooklyn College (5-1) at the Roosevelt Tennis Courts on Monday afternoon, losing 8-1.

Playing at No. 5 singles, Picon's got off to a quick start, winning set one, 6-2. Her opponent, Bulldog Natalie Abramov, came back to win set two of the match, 6-4. With all matches already complete, the sophomore rookie prevailed in a super-tiebreaker, 10-8, for her second win of the season.

The Bears nearly earned a point in the opening doubles session, as Jennifer Garcia (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Devyn Stansky (Breezy Point, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) were edged out in a tiebreaker at No. 3 pairs, 8-7 (3).

Next Up for the Bears

With just a one-day break, the Bears return to Skyline Conference play hosting Purchase State (2-1, 0-0 Skyline) on Wednesday (9/26). First serve is at 7 p.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.