Box Score vs. Queens - September 15, 2010
BALDWIN, N.Y (Sept. 15, 2010) – On
Wednesday afternoon, the Molloy College women's tennis team
fell by a count of 9-0 to East Coast Conference rival Queens
College at Baldwin Park in Baldwin, N.Y. Sophomore Jeana Frey (Island Park, N.Y.) lost a hard-fought 7-6, 6-3
decision to senior Laura Mocodeanu (Hyde Park,
N.Y.), the reigning ECC Player of the Year, at No. 1
singles in the defeat. The Lions are now 1-4 overall, and 1-1 in
league action. As for the Knights, they are 5-0, and 4-0 in the
conference.
During the tie-breaker of the opening set, Mocodeanu was
victorious against Frey by a score of 7-2. Sophomore Erika
Goldsmith (Edison, N.J.) nearly blanked fellow sophomore
Madeline Jurlano (Middle Village, N.Y.) in second
singles, 6-1, 6-0. In the third position, freshman Nikki Gloria (Queens Village, N.Y.) won three games in a 6-2,
6-1 loss against senior Maria Mendes (Sao Paulo,
Brazil). At fourth singles, freshman Gabrielle DiCroce (East Meadow, N.Y.) was shut out (6-0, 6-0) by
junior Taylor Barber (Salt Lake City,
Utah).
In fifth singles, junior Andrea Salvetova (Czech
Republic) beat junior Alex Bonventre (West
Babylon, N.Y.) in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. Senior
Annie Ayala (South Hempstead, N.Y.) wrapped up
singles action with a 6-0, 6-0 loss to sophomore Daniela
Celi (Orlando, Fla.). Then, in doubles flights, Goldsmith
and Salvetova defeated the pair of Frey and DiCroce in the first
position, 8-0. At No. 2 doubles, Gloria and Jurlano suffered an 8-1
loss versus Mendes and Mocodeanu. Ayala and Bonventre lost to
Barber and Celi by the same score in the third slot.
Head Coach Terry Hirten and his team return to the court this
Thursday (Sept. 16) when Molloy hosts New York Institute of
Technology to Baldwin Park. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m.
