JAMAICA, NY --- (
www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College women's tennis closed out their CUNYAC slate Friday afternoon against the Brooklyn College Bulldogs (1-8, 1-3 CUNYAC), claiming two points in a competitive 7-2 defeat from York College Courts.
Before the start of the match, York's four-member Women's Tennis Senior Class consisting of
Dawa Bhote (2023-24),
Emperatriz Cesar (2019, 2021-24),
Seunga Jeong (2023-24), and
Maryam Khan (2022-24) were recognized for their dedication to York Athletics with the annual Senior Day Ceremony.
Gallery: (10-18-2024) (W) Tennis Senior Day vs. Brooklyn
In doubles, the duo of Khan and Jeong overcame Brooklyn's pairing of Nora Zhu and Sashar Hussein with an 8-3 triumph on the No. 3 court. This was Khan's fifth-career victory with the Cardinals. Cesar and
Julia Wyman fell in a tough tiebreaker on the No. 1 court, and the duo of Bhote and
Franeidy Mauricio were edged 8-6 on the No. 2 level.
In singles play, Cesar outlasted Medina Kuc to claim victory on court No. 1 by the final count of 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8). The singles victory was the third of Cesar's career. Khan pushed at No. 4 singles, winning 6-3 in the second set before Sophia Kebadze won the 10-6 tiebreaker. Bhote, Marucio and Wyman all claimed at least one game in their respective singles matches.
Results
#1 Doubles
Medina Kuc / Sophia Kebadze (Brooklyn) def.
Emperatriz Cesar /
Julia Wyman (York) 8-7 (7-2)
#2 Doubles
Natalia Urbaez / Diana Rezk (Brooklyn) def.
Dawa Bhote /
Franeidy Mauricio (York) 8-6
#3 Doubles
Maryam Khan /
Seunga Jeong (York) def. Nora Zhu / Oleksandra Shablii (Brooklyn) 8-3
#1 Singles
Emperatriz Cesar (York) def. Medina Kuc (Brooklyn) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
#2 Singles
Anabel Greenberg (Brooklyn) def.
Dawa Bhote (York) 6-0, 6-1
#3 Singles
Natalia Urbaez (Brooklyn) def.
Franeidy Mauricio (York) 6-1, 6-4
#4 Singles
Sophia Kebadze (Brooklyn) def.
Maryam Khan (York) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
#5 Singles
Diana Rezk (Brooklyn) def.
Julia Wyman (York) 6-2, 6-1
#6 Singles
Tiffany Edwards (Brooklyn) def.
Melanie Guerrero (York) 6-0, 6-0
Up Next
The Cardinals (0-8) head to Wayne, New Jersey for a non-conference bout against the William Paterson University Pioneers (1-1) starting at 5 p.m. from Dr. Ginny Overdorf Tennis Courts.
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