Posted: Sep 18, 2016

Trerotola Picks Up a Pair of Wins as Women’s Tennis Battles Brooklyn

Team Stats

Brooklyn

St. Joseph's (Bklyn)

Score

Doubles

Trerotola, Denise / Edward, Mary (SJCBK)
def. Claudia Mizrahi / Shannel Johnson (BC)

8-1

Fatma Serageldin / Elizaveta Meshkalova (BC)
def. Watts, Emily / Velez, Valentina (SJCBK)

8-3

Viviane Wahba / Natalie Abramov (BC)
def. Alva, Daniella / Brucas, Kathryn (SJCBK)

8-5

Singles

Trerotola, Denise (SJCBK)
def. Claudia Mizrahi (BC)

6-0, 6-0

Shannel Johnson (BC)
def. Edward, Mary (SJCBK)

6-4, 6-3

Fatma Serageldin (BC)
def. Velez, Valentina (SJCBK)

6-1, 6-3

Rebecca Solano (BC)
def. Watts, Emily (SJCBK)

6-3, 6-2

Elizaveta Meshkalova (BC)
def. Alva, Daniella (SJCBK)

6-4, 6-3

Charlotte Harary (BC)
def. Wenzler, Katie (SJCBK)

6-1, 6-1

FLUSHING, N.Y. — Sophomore Denise Trerotola (Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Saviour) coasted to a pair of victories in singles and doubles to post the first two points of the season for the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) women's tennis team in a 7-2 defeat to borough rivals Brooklyn College.

The Basics

Final Score: Brooklyn 7, St. Joseph's 2
Records: Brooklyn (2-3), St. Joseph's (0-5)
Location: Flushing, N.Y. – USTA National Tennis Center

SJC Highlights

Sophomore Denise Trerotola and senior Mary Edward dropped only one game at No. 1 doubles in a decisive 8-1 victory to post the first point of the match on the board.
Trerotola bypassed Claudia Mizrahi at love in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 for her first singles win of the season and seventh of her career.
Edward and Daniella Alva played hard-fought matches at No. 2 and No. 5 singles, respectively, falling by matching 6-4, 6-3 margins.
Alva and Kathryn Brucas teamed up at No. 3 doubles and took five games in an 8-5 losing effort.

Next Up for the Bears

St. Joseph's will head to the Bronx to face another CUNYAC foe in Lehman College on Thursday, September 22 in a non-conference road match starting at 4 p.m.