Results

Brooklyn, NY --- For the second year in a row, the Brooklyn College Women's Tennis team has advanced to the Semifinals Round of the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC)/Hospital for Special Surgery Women's Tennis Championships, as the #2 seeded Bulldogs shutout the #7 seeded Bloodhounds of John Jay College, 5-0, in the Quarterfinals Round this afternoon at the Roosevelt Courts on the BC campus.

BC came out strong in doubles play, as the Bulldogs took all three flights. The duo of sophomore Yuliya Orkis and junior Liana Rivkin defeated the pair of Armine Kurkjian, and Ashley Marrero, 8-1, at #1 doubles; while the team of senior Maria Sanz and junior Norma Lynn Chabbott downed the tandem of Lauren Mallon and Natalie Cervantes, 8-2, at #2 doubles.

To complete the doubles sweep, junior Olayinka Sarayi and senior Hadiya Cameron beat out Ammarah Karim and Denise Batista, 8-2, at #3 doubles.

Needing just two more wins to finish out the match, Brooklyn received wins from Orkis (#1 singles) and Sarayi (#5 singles) to get passed the Bloodhounds and advance to the semifinals round.

Orkis defeated Marrero 6-0, 6-0; while Sarayi defeated Karim 6-1, 6-0.

“I thought we came out very aggressively at the onset of the match and continued to play well throughout,” said head coach Ahmad Odetalla.

Up next for Brooklyn will be the #3 seeded Dolphins of the College of Staten Island, who defeated #6 Lehman College in their quarterfinal match earlier today, 5-0. The semifinals will be held on Friday, October 19th and will begin at 1:00 pm at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY. If the Bulldogs get passed the Dolphins, BC will play in the championship final on Sunday, October 21st. The final will also be held at the USTA National Tennis Center and will begin at 1:00 pm.

Fans looking to attend the semifinals and final will need to register for tickets in advance. Tickets are free and can be acquired online by visiting www.cunyathletics.com/tickets

CSI handed BC their only conference loss of the season back on October 10th, by a 5-3 score. Brooklyn defeated Staten Island, 5-1, in the semifinals last year.