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Campbell Men's Tennis Downs ECU 5-2
March 31, 2007 | Men's Tennis
March 31, 2007
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Campbell rebounded from a doubles point setback with five singles wins to secure a 5-2 men's tennis non-conference victory over East Carolina Saturday afternoon at the ECU Tennis Complex.
The loss was the third in the last four matches for the Pirates, who dropped their record to 7-11. The Camels improved to 12-8 on the season.
In singles play, Campbell's Gabriel Delarue cruised past Aleksey Kochetov 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 1 slot while Marc Sifre posted a 7-6 (3), 6-4 triumph over Matt Peeler at No. 2. Artoym Starkov followed by picking up a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win at No. 3 over Stephen Whitwell before Vasja Gorjup handled Bryan Oakley (6-4, 7-5) at the No. 4 position and Sebastian Thesleff came from behind to defeat Sam McSpadden 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 at No. 5.
The Pirates' only singles victory came at the No. 5 slot as Brian Walters rolled past Viktor Taune 6-3, 6-2.
East Carolina opened the match by winning two of three doubles contests to take an early 1-0 lead. Peeler and Walters paired up for an 8-2 triumph over Gorjup and Starkov at the No. 2 flight while McSpadden and Oakley handed Taune and Thesleff an 8-6 loss at No. 3.
ECU will return to action Wednesday when it will host a doubleheader against pair of different Bulldog squads in Gardner-Webb and Barton at 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., respectively.
CAMPBELL 5, EAST CAROLINA 2
Singles Play
No. 1 - Gabriel Delarue (CU) def. Aleksey Kochetov (ECU); 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 - Marc Sifre (CU) def. Matt Peeler (ECU); 7-6 (3), 6-4
No. 3 - Artoym Starkov (CU) def. Stephen Whitwell (ECU); 7-6 (5), 6-2
No. 4 - Vasja Gorjup (CU) def. Bryan Oakley (ECU); 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 - Brian Walters (ECU) def. Viktor Taune (CU); 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 - Sebastian Thesleff (CU) def. Sam McSpadden (ECU); 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Delarue/Sifre (CU) def. Kochetov/Whitwell (ECU); 8-4
No. 2 - Peeler/Walters (ECU) def. Gorjup/Starkov (CU); 8-2
No. 3 - McSpadden/Oakley (ECU) def. Taune/Thesleff (CU); 8-6
Team Records: Campbell 12-8, East Carolina 7-11
