The women's tennis team defeated William Paterson, 7-2, in a non-conference match played on Tuesday afternoon on the campus of William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey.

The Bearcats (1-1) won five of six singles and two of three doubles to pick up their first victory of the young season.

William Paterson, which recently defeated John Jay by the score of 5-4, dropped to 1-1 overall.

The Bearcats will return to action this Friday with their first conference match against Brooklyn College.

First serve in Brooklyn is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.

DOUBLES

# 1. Evonne Tam & Alima Williams (WP) def. Sara Ayoub & Ellen Dadanina-Podval (B), 8-3.

# 2. Irina Piskunova & Mariya Krivorotova (B) def. Joanna Jakobik & Evelyn Tam (WP), 8-0.

# 3. Alona Vorobyov & Shalanda Graham (B) def. Stavroula Ploumitsakos &  Laura Medow (WP), 8-3.

SINGLES

 # 1. Evonne Tam (WP) def. Ellen Dadanina-Podval (B), 6-1, 3-6, 10-3.

# 2.  Irina Piskunova (B) def. Alima Williams (WP), 6-0, 6-3.

# 3.  Sara Ayoub (B) def. Joanna Jakobik (WP), 6-0, 6-1.

# 4.  Mariya Krivorotova (B) def. Jaime Mariano (WP), 6-0, 3-6, 11-9.

# 5  Shalanda Graham (B) def. Cristina Reilly (WP), 6-1, 6-1.

# 6.  Alexandra Vamanu (B) def. Evelyn Tam (WP), 6-0, 6-1.

Photo: John Neves