Posted: Sep 02, 2017

Women's Tennis Opens Up 2017 Season With 8-1 Win Over William Paterson

Team Stats

William Paterson

St. Joseph's (L.I.)

Score

Doubles

Amanda Post / Victoria Panicola (SJCLI-WT)
def. Carla Ishikawa / Arrion Berry (WP-WTEN)

8-0

Alana Caporale / Lindsey Charrier (SJCLI-WT)
def. Michele Boyle / Julienn Guzman (WP-WTEN)

8-4

Nora Burnett / Caroline R. Mandaro (SJCLI-WT)
def. Briya Smallwood / Evelin Calle (WP-WTEN)

8-0

Singles

Carla Ishikawa (WP-WTEN)
def. Amanda Post (SJCLI-WT)

7-6 (5-7), 6-4

Victoria Panicola (SJCLI-WT)
def. Michele Boyle (WP-WTEN)

6-0, 6-0

Alana Caporale (SJCLI-WT)
def. Briya Smallwood (WP-WTEN)

6-2, 6-4

Nora Burnett (SJCLI-WT)
def. Julienn Guzman (WP-WTEN)

6-4, 6-2

Caroline R. Mandaro (SJCLI-WT)
def. Arrion Berry (WP-WTEN)

6-0, 6-0

Erin Hickey (SJCLI-WT)
def. Evelin Calle (WP-WTEN)

6-0, 6-0

Written by Joshua Soto (SJC-LI Sports Information)

Patchogue, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) women's tennis team began the 2017 season on a strong note taking down William Paterson, 8-1, on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles begin the year with a 1-0 record as the Pioneers drop to 0-1.

The tandem of Amanda Post and Victoria Panicola got the Golden Eagles started winning the first point of the match by defeating Carla Ishikawa and Arrion Berry 8-0. The Golden Eagles doubled up the score as Nora Burnett and Caroline Rina Mandora upended Briya Smallwood and Evelin Calle, 8-0. The team of Alana Caporale and Lindsey Charrier earned the doubles sweep in the second court taking down Michele Boyle and Julienn Guzman, 8-4.

In her SJC debut, freshman Erin Hickey helped the Golden Eagles inch closer to victory blanking Calle in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Suffolk CC transfer Mandora claimed the fifth point for the victory in sweeping a pair of sets 6-0, 6-0, to give SJC its first victory of the season.

Panicola, on second court, got the best of Boyle defeating her 6-0, 6-0, as Caporale (6-2, 6-4) and Burnett (6-4, 6-2) won their matches on the third and fourth court, respectively.

Post was handed her first defeat in the early season taking her opponent into a tie breaker before dropping her match 7-6 (5-7), 6-4.

The Golden Eagles will commence conference play on Sunday Sept. 10 when they travel to take on Yeshiva University in a rematch of the Skyline Conference Championship Semifinal at 2:00 PM.