The College of Staten Island women's tennis team is officially getting the 2018 season started on Saturday, and they will tee off against St. Joseph's College - Brooklyn, this afternoon at 3pm at the CSI Tennis Center.  The Bears are coming in with one win under their belt while the Dolphins are hoping to have continued success against the SJC side that they have not faced in many years.<br /> <br /> <u><strong>CSI vs ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE - BROOKLYN</strong></u><br /> <strong>Matchup</strong>:  CSI (0-0)  vs. St. Jospeh's (BK) (1-0)<br /> <strong>Where</strong>: CSI Tennis Center - 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY<br /> <strong>All-Time Series</strong>: CSI leads 6-0<br /> <strong>Last Meeting</strong>: September 20, 2010, CSI won 9-0<br /> <strong>Players to Watch (CSI):</strong> The Dolphins are boasting a lot of returners to its team this season and all hope to be big figures in the CSI system.  Tristiana Adragna and Hannah Bruschi both led CSI with six wins in singles flights last year and are expected to develop into major roles in thie, their junior season.  Katherine Villarroel will likely have a spot near the top of the lineup.  She too finished with six wins in Singles last year, including a 4-1 record in the No. 4 spot.  Mariah DeGuia is also returning, She boasted a quality rookie campaign a year ago and the team will also bring back senior Guetanie Romain, who was 3-2 in Singles a year ago and had a combined 3-1 record in doubles teams.<br /> <strong>Players to Watch (SJC):</strong> In a tight, 5-4, win over perennial power Yeshiva University, SJC got big wins from Denise Trerotola at the No. 1 spot amd Daniella Alva at the No. 3 position.  Trerotola paired with Valentina Velez to score a big win in No. 1 Doubles as well.  Trerotola is SJC's most accomplished returning player, as she put up a 7-4 Singles record a year ago, all in the No. 1 position.  <br /> <strong>News & Notes</strong>: CSI and St. Joseph's are renewing a rivalry that has been dormant for several years.  The teams met a total of six times between 2005 and 2010, but there have been no meetings since.  The Dolphins have taken all six matches, and are a perfect 5-0 on their home turf in that span.  CSI did win the previous two matches in the series by 9-0 scores, but the closest match came in 2008, when CSI was just able to escape with a 5-4 win.  SJC has already matched their win total from last season, as they finished just 1-10 a year ago.  Their one win came on the road against York College.  CSI finished 8-5 a year ago, and were a solid 5-1 on their home courts.  CSI did have their first three matches suspended this season due to insufficient roster numbers, but added talent is a hope that CSI has to lift them to greater heights in 2018.