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Brooklyn, NY---The Brooklyn College Women's Tennis Team accomplished what no other CUNYAC team could do in
over a decade as they defeated Hunter 6-3 on Thursday afternoon ending the Hawks 103-match winning streak.  The streak dates back to the 2000 season, and includes 82 consecutive regular season wins, as Staten Island was the last team to beat Hunter in league play.

With the victory, the Bulldogs leap ahead of Hunter in the CUNYAC standings, improving to 4-0 in league play and 7-2 overall.  The Hawks fall to 5-1 in both conference play and in their overall record as they have yet to face a non-conference foe this season.

"This was a huge win for our program," said Head Coach Ahmad Odetalla.  "Hunter has been so dominant in conference play and therefore beating them is a huge lift for our confidence.  I thought we played exceptionally well."

The win did not come easily as Brooklyn won the third doubles match but Hunter claimed the first doubles match shortly afterward. BC's number two doubles duo of Maria Sanz and Norma Lynn Chabbott trailed Hunter's tandem of Stephanie Ahwireng and Gina Yeo 6-2, but made an amazing run to come back and tie the match, 8-8.  The duo dominated the tiebreaker, winning 7-2 and giving Brooklyn a 2-1 advantage headed into singles.

Brooklyn continued their hot play in singles as Gianna Gelosi, who also won her doubles match, cruised past her #6 singles opponent, Lumi Chan, 6-1, 6-1.  With the win, Brooklyn gained an emotional lift, knowing that only two more singles wins were needed to claim the match.

Yuliya Orkis, who has yet to lose this season, continued her dominance in the #1 flight, defeating Hunter's Flavia Guidi 6-1, 6-2, and moving her squad just one match away from the victory.  

The Bulldogs would not have to wait much longer for that deciding match as Chabbott, one of the doubles heroes, would wrap up her #5 doubles match just a few minutes later, winning in straight sets, 6-0, 6-4.  

Brooklyn would also win the #3 singles match as Janice Shen won in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5. 

Up next for the Bulldogs is another conference rival, the College of Staten Island, who will travel to Brooklyn on Tuesday, October 11th for a 4:00 pm start.