Men's Tennis Falls at Wilmington,6-1

April 11, 2010

Wilmington, N.C. - Nationally-ranked UNC Wilmington swept the doubles point and then won five of six singles matches to down East Carolina 6-1, in men’s tennis action Sunday.

The Seahawks, ranked 73rd in the country, improved to 14-5 overall with the victory at the UNCW Courts while ECU dropped to 18-6.

UNC Wilmington secured the doubles point following victories at No. 1 and No. 2. The Seahawks’ tandem of Kinshuk Sharma and Chris Cooprider along with Michael Pereira and Ryan Ybarra recorded identical 8-1 scores over Massimo Mannino/Jaroslav Horvath and Bryan Oakley/Stephen Whitwell, respectively.

UNCW continued strong by claiming the first five singles matches and the team win. Pereira led off with the 6-1, 6-1 victory over Whitwell at No. 1 while Kosta Blank handled Henrik Skalmerud 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 to push Wilmington’s lead to 3-0. Sharma claimed the team win with the 6-2, 6-0 triumph over Horvath at the No. 2 position.

At No.5, Illia Ziamtsou held off John Schmitt 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 and Cooprider defeated Oakley 6-2, 6-1 at No. 6 to recorded the last two Seahawk singles victories.

Mannino picked up the lone win for ECU by defeating Ryan Ybarra (0-6, 7-5, 1-0 at No. 3.

The Pirates will complete regular season competition next Saturday with a 1 p.m. match at Elon.

#73 UNC WILMINGTON 6, EAST CAROLINA 1
Singles Play
No. 1 - Michael Pereira (UNCW) def. Stephen Whitwell (ECU); 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 - Kinshuk Sharma (UNCW) def. Jaroslav Horvath (ECU); 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 - Massimo Mannino (ECU) def. Ryan Ybarra (UNCW); 0-6, 7-5, 1-0 (14-12)
No. 4 - Kosta Blank (UNCW) def. Henrik Skalmerud (ECU); 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 - Illia Ziamtsou (UNCW) def. John Schmitt (ECU); 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5)
No. 6 - Chris Cooprider (UNCW) def. Bryan Oakley (ECU); 6-2, 6-1
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Cooprider/Sharma/(UNCW) def. Mannino/Horvath (ECU); 8-1
No. 2 - Pereira/Ybarra (UNCW) def. Oakley/Whitwell (ECU); 8-1
No. 3 - Blank/Ziamtsou (UNCW) def. Skalmerud/Stian Tvedt (ECU); 8-2
Team Records: East Carolina 18-6, UNC Wilmington 14-5

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