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COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND ATHLETICS
Qing Li was a part of two big win's tonight as the Dolphins defeated Farmingdale 5-4.

Women's Tennis

WOMEN'S TENNIS NAB FIRST WIN OVER FARMINGDALE, 5-4

The Dolphins took their first victory of the season in an extremely close match against Farmingdale State College, 5-4, on Wednesday evening. CSI evens out to a 1-1 overall record.

Starting doubles off with two losses didn't bring CSI down. The team of Qing Li and Tara Colao defeated their opponents 8-5 in the last match of doubles.

Gabriella Villarruel won by a score of 6-3, 6-4 in first singles while Ilona Stoyko defeated her opponent 6-1, 6-3 in second singles to bring CSI ahead by one match. Nancy Almazo dropped third singles by scores of 2-6, 3-6 as Qing Li came back with the win in an invigorating match as she fell the first set 1-6 and came back strong with a 6-3 and 10-3 finish. Justine Kuna finished 5th singles with a win, 6-4, 3-6 and 10-4, as she was the last player to finish the entire game and settle the teams tie-breaker. Tara Colao dropped the last singles spot in a well fought match 2-6, 6-3 and 9-11.

I'm very excited about of first win," says happy head coach Paul Ricciardi, "I'm so proud of the effort these women put in tonight, this is definitly a good indication of what is to come."

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Players Mentioned

Tara Colao

Tara Colao

Freshman
Ilona Stoyko

Ilona Stoyko

5' 4"
Freshman
Nancy Almazo

Nancy Almazo

5' 6"
Junior
Justine Kuna

Justine Kuna

5' 7"
Sophomore
Qing Li

Qing Li

5' 2"
Senior
Gabriella Villarruel

Gabriella Villarruel

5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Tara Colao

Tara Colao

Freshman
Ilona Stoyko

Ilona Stoyko

5' 4"
Freshman
Nancy Almazo

Nancy Almazo

5' 6"
Junior
Justine Kuna

Justine Kuna

5' 7"
Sophomore
Qing Li

Qing Li

5' 2"
Senior
Gabriella Villarruel

Gabriella Villarruel

5' 5"
Senior