East Carolina University
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ECU Women Top Wofford, 5-2
February 28, 2010 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 28, 2010
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - East Carolina used four singles wins and a doubles sweep to post a 5-2 non-conference women's tennis victory over Wofford College Saturday afternoon at the Reeves Tennis Center.
The Pirates, who have captured wins in six of their last seven matches, improved to 8-3 on the year while the Terriers dropped to 1-6.
East Carolina opened the match by taking all three doubles battles to capture the opening point. Leading off for the Pirates was Petra Vogel and Yilian Zhang with an 8-3 victory over Stephanie Cox and Guinn Garcia at the No.2 position before Natalie Collins and Brooke Walter dismissed Sonia Anand and Sabrina Smyers 8-3. In the No.1 flight Jessica Cook and Audrey LePottier defeated Haley Baird and Lindsay Larkin, 8-4, to complete the sweep.
The Pirates wrapped up the triumph in singles play, winning four of six matchups. Vogel handled Larkin (6-0, 6-1) at No.2 and Zhang posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Lucy Schermerhorn at No.6 before Cook and Collins added 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 and 6-4, 1-6, 6-0 victories over Smyers and Garcia at the No.1 and No. 3 slots, respectively.
Wofford’s two victories came at the No. 2 and No. 5 flights as Haley Baird defeated LePottier 6-4, 6-2 and Stephanie Cox outlasted Walter 6-4, 5-7, 6-0.
East Carolina will return to action Wednesday by traveling to UNC Wilmington for a 2 p.m. battle against the Seahawks.
EAST CAROLINA 5, WOFFORD 2
Singles Play
No. 1 - Jessica Cook (ECU) def. Sabrina Smyers (WOF); 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
No. 2 - Haley Baird (WOF) def. Audrey LePottier (ECU); 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 - Natalie Collins (ECU) def. Guinn Garcia (WOF); 6-4, 1-6, 6-0
No. 4 - Petra Vogel (ECU) def. Lindsay Larkin (WOF); 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 - Stephanie Cox (WOF) def. Brooke Walter (ECU); 6-4, 5-7, 6-0
No. 6 - Yilian Zhang (ECU) def. Lucy Schermerhorn (WOF); 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Cook/LePottier (ECU) def. Baird/Larkin (WOF); 8-4
No. 2 - Vogel/Zhang (ECU) def. Cox/Garcia (WOF); 8-3
No. 3 - Collins/Walter (ECU) def. Sonia Anand/Smyers (WOF); 8-3
Team Records: Wofford 1-6, East Carolina 8-3
