East Carolina University
UNC Asheville
East Carolina Turns Back UNC Asheville, 6-1
February 24, 2012 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 24, 2012
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Yilian Zhang and Danielle Terpko's 9-8 victory in a No. 1 doubles match enabled East Carolina to clinch the first point before the Lady Pirates added five singles wins, including a quartet in two sets, to race past UNC Asheville 6-1 in non-conference action Friday afternoon at the Asheville Racquet Club.
East Carolina (4-7) used an 8-2 triumph by No. 3 tandem Dana Gray and Neena Wanko over Jenna Dodge and Amryn Soldier to open pairs play. The Bulldogs drew even after Christine Boissevain and Emily McNall downed Renata Bakieva and Natalie Collins 8-4 to set the stage for Zhang and Terpko to outlast Devon Cavanaugh and Zoe Hamel.
Bakieva started ECU off in singles play with a victory at No. 2, cruising past McNall 6-1, 6-0, while Abby Richmond defeated Amie Cloer 6-0, 6-1 in the sixth slot.
Collins secured the Lady Pirates' team win at No. 1 when she defeated Hamel 6-4, 6-4 before Terpko added a 7-5, 6-4 decision over Boissevain at No. 4 and Zhang outlasted Soldier 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 at the third position. Dodge tallied UNC Asheville's (3-5) only triumph of the afternoon by dismissing Gray 6-4, 6-2 in a No. 5 matchup.
East Carolina will complete its brief two-match roadswing through western North Carolina when it faces Appalachian State in Boone on Saturday. First serve is scheduled for 10 a.m.
EAST CAROLINA 6, UNC ASHEVILLE 1
Singles Play
No. 1 - Natalie Collins (ECU) def. Zoe Hamel (UNCA) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 - Renata Bakieva (ECU) def. Emily McNall (UNCA) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 - Yilian Zhang (ECU) def. Amryn Soldier (UNCA) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 - Danielle Terpko (ECU) def. Christine Boissevain (UNCA) 7-5, 6-4
No. 5 - Jenna Dodge (UNCA) def. Dana Gray (ECU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 - Abby Richmond (ECU) def. Amie Cloer (UNCA) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Terpko/Zhang (ECU) def. Devon Cavanaugh/Hamel (UNCA) 9-8
No. 2 - Boissevain/McNall (UNCA) def. Bakieva/Collins (ECU) 8-4
No. 3 - Gray/Neena Wanko (ECU) def. Dodge/Soldier (UNCA) 8-2
Team Records: East Carolina 4-7, UNC Asheville 3-5
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