Brooklyn, NY----The Brooklyn College women's tennis team cruised to a 6-1 non-conference victory at home over FDU-Florham on Tuesday on the Rossevelt Tennis Courts. BC moves to 3-6 overall while the Devils drop to 0-2. Next Up: Brooklyn returns to conference play at home against Lehman College in a key matchup at 3:30 pm.
Brooklyn opened the match with a strong performance in doubles play, winning two of the three matches to secure the doubles point. Aniyah James and Amara Stewart delivered a dominant 6-0 victory at second doubles, while Tiffany Edwards and Shyla Selby rallied for a 7-6 win at third doubles. Alexis Goodman and Medina Kuc fell 6-3 at first doubles.
The Bulldogs carried their momentum into singles competition, claiming four victories to secure the team win.
At second singles, James defeated Giavana Caraccioli, 6-2, 6-3, while Kuc cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Juliana Richardson at third singles. Stewart also earned a straight-set win at fourth singles, overcoming Melanie Perez, 7-5, 6-0.
Brooklyn picked up additional victories at fifth and sixth singles. Amar Abdel Gaphar won by opponent retirement after taking the opening set 6-0, while Kristen Vega also earned a victory by opponent retirement after winning the first set 6-1.
FDU-Florham earned its lone point at first singles, where Evelyn Kogan defeated Goodman, 6-3, 6-0.
