PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Sept. 19, 2015)- The Molloy College women's tennis team saw two of its players advance through the first day of competition at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's East Regional Tournament on Saturday in Philadelphia.
Freshman
Megan Scali (Garrison, N.Y.) won her first-round 'B' singles match by an 8-5 score over Philadelphia's Tabitha Porter. Scali advances to tomorrow's second round of action as does fellow first-year
Krystal Bottone (Wantagh, N.Y.), who defeated Stonehill's Caitlyn McKinney via a walk-over.
In first-round 'A' singles competition, senior
Tatiana Rajaona (Paris, France) lost her match to Amina Mrad of Goldey-Beacom in straight sets (6-4, 6-2). Rajaona and Scali would later team up in the 'B' doubles competition, falling 8-3 to their opponents from Merrimack. Junior
Emily Rosen (Little Neck, N.Y.) and sophomore
Christie Catterson (Amityville, N.Y.) also competed in the first round of 'B' doubles, but the tandem was dispatched by their opponents from Southern New Hampshire in an 8-2 decision.
Rosen was ousted in the first round of 'B' singles play by Lauren Makenchie of Southern New Hampshire in a gritty 9-7 match-up, while sophomore
Tiffany Nagasawa (Lynbrook, N.Y.) lost her singles match, 8-0, to Daemen's Delaney Fringale. Catterson also lost her 'B' singles first-round contest by an 8-0 margin to SNHU's Yolanda Green.
Check back with
www.MolloyLions.com for the latest updates on the Molloy women's tennis team at the ITA East Region Tournament.
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