GENEVA, N.Y. — The New Jersey City University women's tennis team competed in the first day of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Regional Championships on Saturday, Sept. 18, hosted on the campus of William Smith College. Various schools from the region were represented, giving the Gothic Knights exposure to some of the top tier programs in the nation.

A contingent of four Knights competed on the day. Unfortunately, all three singles matches NJCU took part in did not go the squad's way, however the Gothic Knights split its pair of first round doubles matches. Team captains due of junior Giada Zorzan (Milan, Italy/Liceo dello Sport Marco Pantani) and graduate student Brittany Waugh (Stevenson Ranch, Calif./West Ranch) paired up and advanced to the second round following a strong 8-2 victory over Marilena Karadimou and Gracie Nicol of Union College. However, the duo was stopped short in round number two by Rani Jones and Alex Mednikova of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

FULL NJCU RESULTS FROM DAY 1
SINGLES:

• Lorna Flores Gonzalez (RPI) def. Waugh (NJCU, 6-1, 6-1
• Hannah Apsey (Hamilton) def. Zorzan (NJC), 6-4, 6-0
• Chantel Thongphok (Skidmore) def. Eliza Clamor (Auckland, New Zealand/Rangitoto College) (NJCU), 7-5, 6-0

DOUBLES:

• Waugh/Zorzan (NJCU) def. Karadimou/Nicol (Union), 8-2
• Clair Cutler/Staphanie Pratt (Hamilton) def. Clamor/Vanshita Malhotra (Barwala, India/DAV Model School) (NJCU), 8-7(7-2)
• Jones/Mednikova (RPI) def. Waugh/Zorzan, 8-1

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Gothic Knights return to action bright and early Sunday morning, Sept. 19, with action getting underway again at 8:30 a.m. All the NJCU players will have a chance to compete in the backdraw with the hopes of advancing into the championship bracket.