Newark, NJ---The Brooklyn College women's tennis team got off on the right foot to start its season this evening, defeating Rutgers-Newark, 6-3, in non-conference action on the road.  Rutgers-Newark drops to 0-2 to start the season.  The Bulldogs will open at home on the Roosevelt Courts on Saturday, September 15th, against Purchase College at 12:00 pm.  

Senior Shannel Johnson clinched the win for the Bulldogs with a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles.  Sophomore Elizaveta Meshkalova won the sixth match of the evening for the Bulldogs in dramatic fashion with a 10-7 victory in a third set super tiebreak.  

Complete Results

Singles competition:
1. Rosa Aksanov (BRKW) def. Nell Karpinski (RUNW) 6-1, 6-0
2. Georgeen Belrose (BRKW) def. Bryanna Thaxton (RUNW) 6-0, 6-2
3. Shannel Johnson (BRKW) def. Karla Pelaez-Ramirez (RUNW) 6-4, 6-1
4. Kallah Masudi (RUNW) def. Natalie Abramov (BRKW) 6-1, 6-2
5. Elizaveta Meshkalova (BRKW) def. Sophia Raza (RUNW) 4-6, 6-1, 10-7
6. Merna Kamel (RUNW) def. Hira Nasir (BRKW) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition:
1. Rosa Aksanov/Georgeen Belrose (BRKW) def. Nell Karpinski/Bryanna Thaxton (RUNW) 8-4
2. Shannel Johnson/Elizaveta Meshkalova (BRKW) def. Karla Pelaez-Ramirez/Kallah Masudi (RUNW) 8-4
3. Sophia Raza/Emely Conza (RUNW) def. Natalie Abramov/Hira Nasir (BRKW) 8-4