Pirates Edge UNC Asheville 4-3 In Men's Tennis

Feb. 12, 2007

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina's doubles sweep proved to be the difference as the Pirates edged UNC Asheville 4-3 in non-conference men's tennis action Sunday afternoon at the Asheville Racquet Club.

ECU, which snapped a three-match losing streak with the victory, improved to 3-3 on the year while the Bulldogs opened their spring dual match season at 0-1.

The Pirates set the tone early as Matt Peeler and Brian Walters teamed up for an 8-5 triumph over Joe May and Rob Nunnery at the No. 3 position. East Carolina followed by adding 8-6 and 9-8 (5) wins by Bryan Oakley/Stephen Whitwell and Aleksey Kochetov/Henrique Viana over Mauricio Correa/Damien Snare and Tyler Begg/Loic Hereson at No. 2 and No. 1, respectively, to take a 1-0 lead.

In singles play, ECU picked up victories at the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 6 slots as Kochetov rallied past Hereson (1-6, 6-3, 6-4), Viana defeated Snare (6-2, 6-2) and Whitwell disposed of May 7-6 (7), 6-0.

The Bulldogs used wins by Nunnery over Peeler (7-6/5, 6-3) No. 3, Correa over Sam McSpadden (6-3, 7-5) at No. 4 and Begg over Walters (6-4, 0-6, 6-3) at No. 5 to capture the other three matches.

East Carolina will play the third of five consecutive matches against in-state opponents when it travels to Raleigh Tuesday for a 1:00 p.m. meeting against No. 38 N.C. State.

EAST CAROLINA 4, UNC ASHEVILLE 3
Singles Play
No. 1 - Aleksey Kochetov (ECU) def. Loic Hereson (UNCA); 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 - Henrique Viana (ECU) def. Damien Snare (UNCA); 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Rob Nunnery (UNCA) def. Matt Peeler (ECU); 7-6, 6-3
No. 4 - Mauricio Correa (UNCA) def. Sam McSpadden (ECU); 6-3, 7-5
No. 5 - Tyler Begg (UNCA) def. Brian Walters (ECU); 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
No. 6 - Stephen Whitwell (ECU) def. Joe May (UNCA); 7-6, 6-0
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Kochetov/Viana (ECU) def. Begg/Hereson (UNCA); 9-8
No. 2 - Bryan Oakley/Whitwell (ECU) def. Correa/Snare (UNCA); 8-6
No. 3 - Peeler/Walters (ECU) def. May/Nunnery (UNCA); 8-5
Team Records: East Carolina 3-3, UNC Asheville 0-1

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