Women’s Tennis Begins Season with Win at Purchase

The women's tennis team (1-0) earned their first victory of the fall season with a 6-3 score against SUNY-Purchase (0-2) in Purchase, New York.

The Bearcats won one of the three doubles to start the match. They earned the lone point at first doubles from Allie Jackson-Hing and Isabel Arias, 8-2, over Purchase's Emma Yavel and Erika Fulton.

The Bearcats, playing on the road, thoroughly controlled the singles competition, winning five of the six played to wrap up the 6-3 overall win. Brooke Severance overcame Purchase sophomore Nastaja Stepec in tie-break (10-3) after splitting the first two sets, 6-1, 2-6.

With their first win tallied, the Bearcats will return to action on Saturday, September 10, against Lehman College at the revised start time of 12 p.m.

Doubles Competition (Purchase 2-1)
1. Isabel Arias/Allie Jackson-Hing (B) def. Emma Yavel/Erika Fulton (P) 8-2
2. Catherine Pasquale/Sofia Rapisarda (P) def. Brooke Severance/Hayley Bester (B) 8-1
3. Cailey McKenna/Abigail Cuddy (P) def. Sharada Tangirala/Maria Scherbakova (B) 8-1

Singles Competition (Baruch 5-1)
1. Allie Jackson-Hing (B) def. Emma Yavel (P) 6-1, 6-1
2. Isabel Arias (B) def. Erika Fulton (P) 6-1, 6-0
3. Hayley Bester (B) def. Nastaja Stepec (P) 6-1, 2-6, 10-3
4. Brooke Severance (B) def. McKenna Cailey (P) 6-2, 6-2
5. Shirada Tangirala (B) def. Nadia Shadi (P) 6-2, 6-1
6. Abigail Cuddy (P) def. Maria Scherbakova (B) 6-1, 6-2

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