Tennis Drops Season Opener To St. Thomas Aquinas, 7-2
SPARKILL, N.Y. (Sept. 6, 2010) – The C.W. Post tennis team dropped its season opener to conference rival St. Thomas Aquinas Wednesday afternoon by a score of 7-2.
Sophomore Katie Avelar (Woodbury, N.Y.) won her matchup against Erin Maher in No. 3 singles 6-0, 6-0 while senior Morgan Milleisen (Bayport, N.Y.) and junior Aysylu Mardanova (Moscow, Russia) also highlighted the Pioneers' performance by capturing a win in No. 1 doubles, 8-1.
Milleisen won nine games in a 6-3, 7-6 setback to junior Kristen Schimpf (Washington Township, N.J.) in No. 1 singles for the Pioneers. Mardanova won 12 games in a 6-2, 7-6 loss to senior Danielle Bickell (Nanuet, N.Y.)
C.W. Post returns to action when it opens its home slate against Molloy College on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 12 p.m.