Wayne, NJ...The College of New Jersey women's tennis team rolled to another New Jersey Athletic Conference victory as the Lions collected a 9-0 victory at William Paterson University on Wednesday.
The victory was the 133rd straight conference win for the Lions as they moved to 2-0 on the young season.
TCNJ's line-up was steady from top to bottom with four players winning in singles by identical 6-0, 6-0 scores. Winning by that score were sophomore Karisse Bendijo (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Township) at first singles, sophomore Paige Aiello (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) in the third spot, freshman Tara Criscuolo (Westfield, NJ/Westfield) in the fourth position, and Lauren Balsamo (Wall, NJ/Wall Twp.) at sixth singles.
The tandem of Emily Petersack (Mercerville, NJ/Notre Dame) and Crisuolo had strong match at third doubles winning 8-0.
TCNJ will be busy over the weekend playing a pair of conference matches on Saturday, September 11. The Lions face Richard Stockton College in an 11:30 a.m. start and later in the day facing Kean University at 3 p.m.
The College of New Jersey 9, William Paterson University 0
Singles competition
1. Karisse Bendijo (TCNJ) def. Sonja Pedersen (WP) 6-0, 6-0
2. Allison Tierney (TCNJ) def. Mary Skretkowicz (WP) 6-1, 6-0
3. Paige Aiello (TCNJ) def. Delnaz Shalforoosh (WP) 6-0, 6-0
4. Emily Petersack (TCNJ) def. Justine Lawson (WP) 6-0, 6-1
5. Tara Criscuolo (TCNJ) def. Maris Ferreira (WP) 6-0, 6-0
6. Lauren Balsamo (TCNJ) def. Stephanie Erazo (WP) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Karisse Bendijo/Allison Tierney (TCNJ) def. Delnaz Shalforoosh/Mary Skretkowicz (WP) 8-2
2. Lauren Balsamo/Paige Aiello (TCNJ) def. Sonja Pedersen/Maris Ferreira (WP) 8-2
3. Emily Petersack/Tara Criscuolo (TCNJ) def. Justine Lawson/Nadia Abarca (WP) 8-0