Posted: Oct 04, 2015

Golden Eagles Defeats Pratt 8-1

Team Stats

St. Joseph's (L.I.)

Pratt Institute

Score

Doubles

McGrath, Kelley / Merker, Shannon (SJCLI-WT)
def. Melanie Kania / Neeka Gilardian (PRATT)

8-6

Makulik, Victoria / Stanczak, Michelle (SJCLI-WT)
def. Sude Rencber / Yeh-Eun Heo (PRATT)

8-1

Wehrli, Rita / Panicola, Victoria (SJCLI-WT)
def. Nicole Hetzel / Cailyn Culp (PRATT)

8-1

Singles

Melanie Kania (PRATT)
def. Merker, Shannon (SJCLI-WT)

6-3, 6-0

Makulik, Victoria (SJCLI-WT)
def. Neeka Gilardian (PRATT)

9-7

McGrath, Kelley (SJCLI-WT)
def. Sude Rencber (PRATT)

6-0, 6-0

Wehrli, Rita (SJCLI-WT)
def. Nicole Hetzel (PRATT)

6-0, 6-0

Hesselbirg, Erika (SJCLI-WT)
def. Yeh-Eun Heo (PRATT)

6-2, 6-1

Panicola, Victoria (SJCLI-WT)
def. Cailyn Culp (PRATT)

6-0, 6-0

Written by Joshua Soto (SJC-LI Sports Information)

Patchogue, NY- The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's tennis won its sixth game in a row, 8-1, on Sunday afternoon at the Outdoor Field Complex. The win brings the Golden Eagles record to 6-1 as Pratt slides to 0-6 on the year.

Rita Wehrli and Vicky Panicola defeated Cole Hetzel and Cailyn Culp 8-1 to claim the point of the match. Victoria Makulik and Michelle Stanczak doubled the lead for St. Joseph's as they claimed another doubles point winning their match 8-1. The tandem of Shannon Merker and Kelley McGrath drop their 8-6 to Melanie Kania and Neeka Gilardian.

Panicola gave the Golden Eagles their first singles point with a 6-0, 6-0 win, Wehrli continued to dominate on the court defeating Hetzel in straight sets, 6-0,6-0. Kelly McGrath sealed the deal for SJC winning her set against Sude Rencber 6-0, 6-0.

Kania handed Merker a 3-6 and a 0-6 defeat in the no. 1 singles slot. Erika Hesselbirg outlasted her opponent 6-2, 6-1 in her match. The final match came from Makulik who beat Gilardian 9-7.

The Golden Eagles will try and continue to keep their winning streak alive as they take on Brooklyn College on October 6 at 5:00pm at the Outdoor Field Complex.