Sideris Awarded CUNYAC Rookie of the Week
10/14/2009 12:40:08 PM
For the second time this season, Amalea Sideris (St. Demitrios / Astoria, NY) was awarded CUNYAC Women’s Tennis Rookie of the week for her stellar play.
Sideris has been instrumental in helping the Bridges achieve a 10-4 overall record and 8-1 mark in the CUNYAC. Achieving a 3-0 in singles matches last week, Sideris won her #5 singles flight against Baruch 6-2, 6-4 before dominating St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) 10-1 from the #3 slot. In her most critical match of the week, Sideris won a hard fought battle over conference foe Lehman College, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) to help the Bridges defeat the Lightning 5-4.
In her first year on the team, Sideris has compiled an impressive 9-2 overall singles record, including going 7-0 in conference play. Sideris will get a chance to continue her winning ways in the CUNYAC when the conference quarterfinals begin on Tuesday October 20.