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Drew Goldstein joined Suffolk Athletics as the women's tennis head coach in the summer of 2022 and began his first season that fall.
Suffolk has provided Goldstein with his first collegiate head coaching opportunity; however, his resume is tacked with two decades of experience of running junior and adult programs.
PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
In a vote by the Commonwealth Coast Conference's (CCC) eight head coaches, Suffolk women's tennis has been projected to finish eighth in the CCC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
SCHEDULE SYNOPSIS
A new era of Suffolk women's tennis will be ushered in under the newly named head coach Drew Goldstein, who has outlined an 11-match schedule for the 2022 season.
- 09.07 • at Simmons • 3:30 PM
- 09.08 • at Bridgewater State • 3:00 PM
- 09.13 • at Rhode Island College • 4:00 PM
- 09.14 • Endicott * • 6:30 PM
- 09.20 • at UMass Dartmouth • 3:30 PM
- 09.28 • Roger Williams * • 6:30 PM
- 10.01 • at Gordon * • 11:00 AM
- 10.04 • at Western New England * • 3:30 PM
- 10.08 • Salve Regina * • 1:00 PM
- 10.12 • Nichols * • 6:30 PM
- 10.15 • at Curry * • 12:00 PM
* CCC Contest
OPENING ACT
- Since 2007, Suffolk sports a 5-9 opening day record.
- The Rams snapped a four-match opening-day skid last season with a 9-0 win at St. Joseph (Conn.)
- The blue-and-gold begins the year on the road for the second straight season. Suffolk is 1-6 when pulling the curtain back on the season away from home since 2007.
- The blue-and-gold will battle Simmons in its first match of the year for the first time in the Rams' record books, which date back through the 2007 campaign.
- Three matches have been decided in shutout fashion in the season debut since 2007. Suffolk is 1-2 in both instances.
RAMS ROSTER
Suffolk's eight-member squad is split in half between returners (4) and newcomers (4).
- Alyssa Blade • Sr. • KIllingly, Conn.
- Giuliana Claus • Gr. • Panama
- Barbara Consales• Sr. • Barquisimeto-Lara, Venezuela
- Angela Gross • Jr. • Albany, N.Y.
- Rachel Hill• So. • Saco, Maine
- Bianca Prescott • Sr. • East Granby, Conn.
- Caren Urbano • Jr. • Orlando, Fla.
- Anastasiya Zakharava • Fr. • Minsk, Belarus
GEOGRAPHY 101
Suffolk's women's tennis has a diverse make-up with eighth athletes hailing from four states with three international Rams.
State side, Suffolk has five U.S. natives with a pair Connecticut locals. Florida, Maine and New York are represented by one student-athlete apiece.
Internationally, student-athletes stretch across Belarus Panama and Venezuela.
CLASS CATEGORIES
The Rams roster is mixed. There are three seniors, two juniors, one graduate student, one sophomore and true freshmen.
RAMS RINGLEADERS
Alyssa Blade and Bianca Prescott will serve as co-captains of the Suffolk women's tennis team for the 2022 campaign.
The senior twosome are the second straight set to share the leadership role as the pair takes over for Ilda Ascic and Kendall Smith, who held the post since 2019.
Suffolk has been led by two Rams for seven seasons in a row.
ROOKIE RAMS
First-year head coach Drew Goldstein brought in four newcomers to boost the Suffolk women's tennis roster in 2022.
The group is comprised of one true freshmen, Anastasiya Zakharava, a sophomore, Rachel Hill and a pair of juniors, Angela Gross and Caren Urbanob. The foursome will all begin their collegiate careers in Suffolk blue-and-gold.
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