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Posted: Sep 24, 2018

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

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