Posted: Oct 06, 2015

Women's Tennis Shines in Win Over Brooklyn 8-1

Team Stats

Brooklyn College

St. Joseph's (L.I.)

Score

Doubles

Merker, Shannon / McGrath, Kelley (SJCLI-WT)
def. Suraya Maenhout / Shannel Johnson (BCW)

8-4

Makulik, Victoria / Panicola, Victoria (SJCLI-WT)
def. Diana Beshta / Lauren Marino (BCW)

8-1

Wehrli, Rita / Hesselbirg, Erika (SJCLI-WT)
def. Emiliya Poptsova / Ashley Rivera (BCW)

8-0

Singles

Suraya Maenhout (BCW)
def. Merker, Shannon (SJCLI-WT)

7-6 (7-3), 6-2

Makulik, Victoria (SJCLI-WT)
def. Diana Beshta (BCW)

6-3, 6-0

McGrath, Kelley (SJCLI-WT)
def. Shannel Johnson (BCW)

6-2, 6-0

Wehrli, Rita (SJCLI-WT)
def. Lauren Marino (BCW)

6-2, 6-0

Hesselbirg, Erika (SJCLI-WT)
def. Emiliya Poptsova (BCW)

6-0, 6-0

Panicola, Victoria (SJCLI-WT)
def. Ashley Rivera (BCW)

6-0, 6-0

Patchogue, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's tennis team came out strong on their home court Tuesday afternoon to defeat Brooklyn 8-1 at the Outdoor Field Complex. Picking up its seventh straight win, the Golden Eagles move to 7-1 on the season and Brooklyn slides to 2-4 on the year.

The Golden Eagles got off to a fast start, taking the first doubles point for the sixth time this season, as the tandem of Rita Wehrli and Erika Hesselbirg defeated Emiliya Poptsova and Ashley Rivera 8-0. Next, Victoria Makulik and Victoria Panicola defeated Diana Beshta and Lauren Marino 8-1 to claim the second doubles point.

To round out the doubles results, Suraya Maenhout and Shannel Johnson lost to Shannon Merker and Kelley McGrath 8-4.

The Golden Eagles kept the momentum going in singles play, as Panicola handed a quick defeat to Rivera 6-0, 6-0. Hesselbirg also defeated her opponent Poptsova 6-0, 6-0.

Wehrli defeated Lauren Marino 6-2, while Makulik defeated Beshta in 6-3, 6-0.

McGrath defeated Johnson 6-2, 6-0.

Merker fought hard through a tiebreaker and but fell just short of the win as she dropped her match 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.

The Golden Eagles will play next on Friday, October 9 against cross-town rivals Farmingdale State at 5:00 PM at the Outdoor Field Complex.