Pirate Tennis Falls At Appalachian State, 5-2

Feb. 10, 2007

BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State benefited from a pair of three-set wins at the No. 3 and No. 4 singles slots and secured the doubles point to hand East Carolina a 5-2 non-conference setback Saturday afternoon at the Yonahlossee Racquet Club.

The Mountaineers captured four of six singles events but Dimitar Dimitrov's 7-6, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Matt Peeler at No. 3 and Lee Floyd's 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Bryan Oakley at No. 4 proved to be the difference in the tightly-contested match.

Appalachian State opened play by earning the doubles point after wins by tandems Ryan Brookshaw/Trent Constance (9-8 over Aleksey Kochetov/Henrique Viana) and David Doverspike/Floyd (8-6 against Peeler/Brian Walters).

The Pirates tallied their pair of points when Kochetov outlasted Brookshaw 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 in a No. 2 position meeting and Sam McSpadden cruised past Doverspike 6-0, 6-4 at No. 6.

In addition to Dimitrov's and Floyd's success, ASU also recorded victories at the No. 1 and No. 5 spots when Constance defeated Viana (6-2, 6-1) and Peter Jacobs handled Stephen Whitwell (7-6, 6-2), respectively.

East Carolina (2-3) will conclude its two-match swing through western North Carolina when it meets UNC-Asheville Sunday beginning at 4:00 p.m.

APPALACHIAN STATE 5, EAST CAROLINA 2
Singles Play
No. 1 - Trent Constance (ASU) def. Henrique Viana (ECU); 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Aleksey Kochetov (ECU) def. Ryan Brookshaw (ASU); 7-6, 3-6, 7-6
No. 3 - Dimitar Dimitrov (ASU) def. Matt Peeler (ECU); 7-6, 3-6, 6-1
No. 4 - Lee Floyd (ASU) def. Bryan Oakley (ECU); 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 - Peter Jacobs (ASU) def. Stephen Whitwell (ECU); 7-6, 6-2
No. 6 - Sam McSpadden (ECU) def. David Doverspike (ASU); 6-0, 6-4
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Brookshaw/Constance (ASU) def. Kochetov/Viana (ECU); 9-8
No. 2 - Oakley/Whitwell (ECU) def. Dimitrov/Jacobs (ASU); 9-7
No. 3 - Doverspike/Floyd (ASU) def. Peeler/Brian Walters (ECU); 8-6
Team Records: East Carolina 2-3, Appalachian State 1-1

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