From left:
Ruth Perez, Olexandra Ovsiy, Nadine Alexander, Joy Rotstein, Ogechi Egbuchulam, Svetlana Khvatikova Erica Gil, and Coach Lya Kushnirovich
The number three-seeded Brooklyn College women's tennis team (10-6, 6-2 CUNYAC) were eliminated from the 2008 Hospital for Special Surgery / CUNYAC playoffs by second-seeded Baruch College (14-2, 7-1 CUNYAC). The match, played at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was won by the Bearcats 5-1. The Brooklyn tandem of Ruth Perez and Olexandra Ovsiy earned an 8-6 win at Number One Doubles, but that would be the only point earned by the Bridges. The final score was not a true indication of how close the match actually was as Brooklyn won the first set in #1, #2 and #3 singles but those matches were not completed as Baruch took #4 singles, giving them the 5 matches that they needed for the victory. While they did not move onto the championship round, the Brooklyn squad had their second consecutive 10-win season and third place conference finish. First-year coach Lya Kushnirovich did a tremendous job with a young team and the squad should see improvement in 2009.
Women's Volleyball Falls at Polytechnic The Brooklyn College Women's Volleyball Team (7-12, 2-6 CUNYAC) lost a non-conference match at Polytechnic University on Thursday evening in straight sets, The Bridges fell by scores of 25-15, 25-7, and 26-24. Jasmine Thimothe had a solid night hitting, recording a team-high six kills in 12 attempts, She also added three block assists and a solo block. Kerry-Ann Burton converted on three kills and contributed four digs. Iris Clopton-Robinson paced the team with nine digs on the night, while Ezgi Ozdemir led the squad five assists. BC returns to the court on Tuesday October 28th when the host CUNYAC rival York College. This will be the last conference game of the season for the Bridges, and since it will also be the final home game of the regular season the graduating seniors will be honored prior to the match. Pregame festivities will start at 7:00 pm, with the opening serve to follow shortly thereafter.
