BROOKLYN -- Pratt Institute fell 9-0 to visiting Berkeley College on Sunday in Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's tennis play, marking the Cannoneers first league loss in over five years.
Ceren Aksoy outlasted Pratt's Melanie Kania, 6-2, 5-7, 10-7, in top singles play. In second singles, Berkeley's Maria Avila knocked off Sude Rencber, 6-1, 6-0. Avila and Aksoy teamed to top Kania and Rencber 8-1 in No. 1 doubles.
The loss marks the first defeat in a league contest for the four-time defending champion Cannoneers since a 5-4 loss to Sarah Lawrence College on October 9, 2010.
Pratt returns to play on Friday at 6:00 p.m., playing host to Vaughn College in HVIAC play.
Berkeley 9, Pratt Institute 0
10/18/15 at Brooklyn, NY (Pratt ARC)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Aksoy, Ceren (BERKELEY) def. Melanie Kania (PRATT) 6-2, 5-7, 10-7 |
| 2. Avila, Maria (BERKELEY) def. Sude Rencber (PRATT) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 3. Gorshunova, Kate (BERKELEY) def. Yeh-Eun Heo (PRATT) 10-5 |
| 4. Mikalsen-Sandstad, V (BERKELEY) def. Nicole Hetzel (PRATT) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 5. Lippolis, Alessandra (BERKELEY) def. Cailyn Culp (PRATT) 10-1 |
| 6. Wong, Susan (BERKELEY) def. Jae'Lyn Vegerano (PRATT) 8-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Aksoy, Ceren/Avila, Maria (BERKELEY) def. Melanie Kania/Sude Rencber (PRATT) 8-1 |
| 2. Wong, Susan/Gorshunova, Kate (BERKELEY) def. Cailyn Culp/Nicole Hetzel (PRATT) 8-1 |
| 3. Mikalsen-Sandstad, V/Lippolis, Alessandra (BERKELEY) def. Yeh-Eun Heo/Jae'Lyn Vegerano (PRATT) 8-0 |
| Match Notes |
| Berkeley 4-1 (2-0 HVIAC) |
| Pratt Institute 1-7 (1-1 HVIAC) |
