Posted: Sep 21, 2016

Women's Tennis Falls to Farmingdale, 6-3

Team Stats

St. Joseph's (L.I.)

Farmingdale State

Score

Doubles

Signore, Priscilla / Rai, Qurat-ul-ain (FSCW)
def. Amanda Post / Victoria Panicola (SJCLI-WT)

8-6

Rosamilia, Tatiana / Fredericks, Michelle (FSCW)
def. Kerri McMahon / Emily Portal (SJCLI-WT)

8-4

Erika Hesselbrig / Nora Burnett (SJCLI-WT)
def. Reidy, Kayla / La Monica, Carolann (FSCW)

8-2

Singles

Signore, Priscilla (FSCW)
def. Amanda Post (SJCLI-WT)

6-1, 6-2

Rosamilia, Tatiana (FSCW)
def. Victoria Panicola (SJCLI-WT)

6-1, 6-3

Kerri McMahon (SJCLI-WT)
def. Rai, Qurat-ul-ain (FSCW)

6-2, 6-3

Fredericks, Michelle (FSCW)
def. Erika Hesselbrig (SJCLI-WT)

6-2, 6-7 (1-7), 1-0 (10-1)

Reidy, Kayla (FSCW)
def. Nora Burnett (SJCLI-WT)

6-0, 6-1

Emily Portal (SJCLI-WT)
def. Zollinger, Celine (FSCW)

6-4, 6-2

Written by Joshua Soto (SJC-LI Sports Information)

Farmingdale, NY| In a rematch of the 2015 Skyline Championship, the St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision to Farmingdale State College on Wednesday afternoon on the road. The Golden Eagles are now 4-2 (2-1 Skyline) on the year as the Rams improve to 6-3 (2-1 Skyline).

The tandem of Nora Burnett and Erika Hesselbirg picked up the first point for the Golden Eagles at the #3 doubles spot, while Kerri McMahon and Emily Portal dropped their first match of the season, 4-8, at #2 doubles court. Post and Victoria Panicola were outlasted, 6-8, at #1 doubles as Farmingdale increased its lead to 2-1 heading into singles action.

Burnett dropped her match against Kayla Reidy 6-0, 6-1 and Amanda Post fell to Priscilla Signor at the number one court to Priscilla Signore.

McMahon won her sixth-consecutive singles match in as many games, taking down Qurat-ul-ain Rain 6-2, 6-3 at #3 singles. Portal brought SJC within one (4-3) winning her #6 match 6-4, 6-2 over Celine Zollinger, but Farmingdale secured the win when Tatiana Rosamilia earned a 6-1, 6-3 win over Panicola.

The Golden Eagles continue conference when they will host Sarah Lawrence on September 24 at 12:00 PM. Full match recap here at sjcgoldeneagles.com following the action.