Ewing, NJ...The College of New Jersey women's tennis team started the season in style as the Lions rolled to their 137th straight New Jersey Athletic Conference win on Friday netting a 9-0 road win at Kean University.

The program's winning streak against conference opponents dates back to the beginning of the 1982 season when the sport was introduced. The Lions (1-0) have also claimed the conference crown in each of those years.

The Lions had two players hit milestones in the win as senior Emily Petersack (Mercerville, NJ/Notre Dame) teamed up with freshman Alex Bologno (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach) for an 8-0 win at third doubles. That win was Petersack's 75th combined win.

Junior Paige Aiello (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) netted a pair of wins as she reached 50-career victories. She breezed to a 6-0, 6-0 win at fourth singles and then paired with senior Felice Trinh (Linden, NJ/Linden) at second doubles for an 8-2 triumph.

Trinh was also a double winner scoring a 6-0, 6-0 win at second singles, while Karisse Bendijo (Egg Harbor Township, NJ/Egg Harbor Township) and Allison Tierney (Berkeley Heights, NJ/Governor Livingston) also won twice as they won at first and third singles respectively and then won at first doubles. That win in doubles gave them 40 wins as a pairing in their career, placing them in third place on the all-time list for wins by a doubles pair.

TCNJ looks for its 138th conference win on Monday heading to Ramapo College for a 1 p.m. start with the Roadrunners.

The College of New Jersey 9, Kean University 0
Singles competition
1. Karisse Bendijo (TCNJWOM) def. Lauren Petrucelli (KEAN) 6-0, 6-0
2. Felice Trinh (TCNJWOM) def. Debra Dress (KEAN) 6-0, 6-0
3. Allison Tierney (TCNJWOM) def. Erin Hendricks (KEAN) 6-0, 6-0
4. Paige Aiello (TCNJWOM) def. Jaelynn Lee (KEAN) 6-0, 6-0
5. Lauren Balsamo (TCNJWOM) def. Melanie Strollo (KEAN) 6-0, 6-0
6. Tara Criscuolo (TCNJWOM) def. Erika Tapia (KEAN) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Karisse Bendijo/Allison Tierney (TCNJWOM) def. Lauren Petrucelli/Jaelynn Lee (KEAN) 8-0
2. Felice Trinh/Paige Aiello (TCNJWOM) def. Debra Dress/Melanie Strollo (KEAN) 8-2
3. Emily Petersack/Alex Bologno (TCNJWOM) def. Erin Hendricks/Erika Tapia (KEAN) 8-0