Lady Pirate Tennis Falls At N.C. State 6-1

Feb. 11, 2006

RALEIGH, N.C. - The N.C. State women's tennis team used a doubles sweep and five singles wins to post a 6-1 non-conference victory over visiting East Carolina at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center Saturday.

With the victory, N.C State kept its record perfect at 5-0 while the Lady Pirates dropped to 6-3.

The Pack took an early 1-0 advantage after winning all three doubles bouts. Nandita Chandrasekar and Elin Stahl Johansson finished first at No. 2, rolling past past freshman Anca Dumitru and sophomore Alex Smith by an 8-1 margin, while Shona Lee and Julia Roach knocked off the sophomore tandem of Luiza Borges and Mireia Gol 8-2 at No. 3. At No. 1, Barbara Orlay and Alejandra Guerra collected their third doubles win of the spring by downing seniors Gillie Bailey and Kirstin Buchanan 8-6.

Orlay, currently ranked No. 90 nationally in singles play by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), started the Pack off with a solo win at No. 1, shutting out Dumitru 6-0, 6-0, while Guerra defeated Borges at No. 4, 6-1, 6-3.

Gol tallied ECU's only triumph of the afternoon by cruising past Chandrasekar 6-3, 6-3, which also marked NCSU's first singles loss of the season at No. 3. At No. 4, Lee clinched the Pack's fifth victory of the year when she downed Bailey, 6-1, 7-5, in her debut at No.2.

Neils Barringer recorded her first career shutout win at No. 6 over Buchanan 6-0, 6-0, while Roach won at No. 5 over sophomore Hannah Priest 6-4, 6-1.

After opening the spring season with nine straight road matches, ECU will finally return home Thursday, Feb. 16 to host Elon and Mount Olive at 1:00 and 5:00 p.m., respectively.

N.C. STATE 6, EAST CAROLINA 1
Singles Play
No. 1 - No. 90 Barbara Orlay (NCSU) def. Anca Dumitru (ECU); 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 - Shona Lee (NCSU) def. Gillie Bailey (ECU); 6-1, 7-5
No. 3 - Mireia Gol (ECU) def. Nandita Chandrasekar (NCSU); 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 - Alejandra Guerra (NCSU) def. Luiza Borges (ECU); 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 - Julia Roach (NCSU) def. Kirstin Buchanan (ECU); 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 - Neils Barringer (NCSU) def. Hannah Priest (ECU); 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Guerra/Orlay (NCSU) def. Bailey/Buchanan (ECU); 8-6
No. 2 - Chandrasekar/Elin Stahl Johansson (NCSU) def. Dumitru/Alex Smith (ECU); 8-1
No. 3 - Lee/Roach (NCSU) def. Borges/Gol (ECU); 8-2
Team Records: East Carolina (6-3), N.C. State (5-0)

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