Pirates Drop 6-0 Match To College of Charleston

Feb. 12, 2006

CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston used a doubles point to quickly fuel five singles wins as the Cougars handed East Carolina a 6-0 non-conference setback Sunday afternoon at the Tennis Center on Patriots Point.

The Cougars captured the doubles tally after a pair of 8-4 victories by tandems Omer Abramovich/Mike Reynolds and Justin Malina/Jimmy Petit over ECU's Nick Rose/Brian Walters and Aleksey Kochetov/Britton Steele, respectively.

The College of Charleston secured the team victory when Or Dekel posted a 6-4, 6-1 win over sophomore Henrique Viana at the No. 1 slot and Marcos Digliodo booked a 6-2, 6-1 triumph against Kochetov at No. 2.

In other results, Rose was outlasted by Abramovich (6-4, 1-6, 7-6) at No. 4, Walters came up short against Reynolds (6-2, 6-2) at No. 5 and Steele was handled by Ashok Ramachandra (6-0, 6-0) at No. 6. The No. 3 flight match, featuring sophomore Ricardo Barone and the Cougars' Malina, was halted at 7-5, 3-0 once the team outcome was determined.

The Pirates (4-3) will return to action Saturday, Feb. 18 when they host Campbell (10:30 a.m.) and North Carolina A&T (4:00 p.m.) for a pair of matches.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 6, EAST CAROLINA 0
Singles Play
No. 1 - Or Dekel (CofC) def. Henrique Viana (ECU); 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 - Marcos Digliodo (CofC) def. Aleksey Kochetov (ECU); 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 - Ricardo Barone (ECU) vs. Justin Malina (CofC); DNF (5-7, 0-3)
No. 4 - Omer Abramovich (CofC) def. Nick Rose (ECU); 6-4, 1-6, 7-6
No. 5 - Mike Reynolds (CofC) def. Brian Walters (ECU); 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 - Ashok Ramachanra (CofC) def. Britton Steele (ECU); 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Viana/Barone (ECU) vs. Dekel/Digliodo (CofC); DNF (4-5)
No. 2 - Abramovich/Reynolds (CofC) def. Rose/Walters (ECU); 8-4
No. 3 - Malina/Jimmy Petit (CofC) def. Kochetov/Steele (ECU); 8-4
Team Record: East Carolina (4-3)

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