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Pirate Women's Tennis Tops Coastal Carolina, N.C. Central
February 14, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Coastal Carolina Box Score | N.C. Central: Box Score
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The East Carolina women's tennis team swept a home doubleheader Saturday, defeating Coastal Carolina, 4-1, before taking down North Carolina Central, 5-1, to push its winning streak to four-straight matches.
The Pirates opened the day with dominant doubles play against the Chanticleers, as the tandem of Dana Gray and Katie Hoch were first off the court, cruising to a 6-0 sweep over Sara Bondar and Romane Delay on court three. Maria Gomez and Neena Wanko were not far behind, topping Marie Babayan and Natalie Wall, 6-3, on court two to notch the doubles point and give ECU a 1-0 lead in the overall match.
East Carolina picked up a pair of convincing, straight-set singles victories at the No. 2 and 5 spots in the lineup, as Michelle Castro defeated Libby Scott, 6-4, 6-3, on court two and Hoch dispatched Bondar, 6-2, 6-2 on court five. Honami Yazawa got Coastal Carolina (1-4) on the board with a tough three-set win over Nicole LaDuca on court one, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, but Gomez clinched the overall victory at No. 3 singles with a three-set triumph of her own, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, over Delay.
ECU was only halfway done with their twinbill sweep, but began the second matchup of the day against N.C. Central in a similar manner to the first with a pair of convincing doubles victories. Gomez and Wanko worked their way to another 6-3 victory over Mia Ramic and Aissa Muamba at the No. 2 spot in the lineup, while Gray and Hoch hustled to a 6-2 win against Lynsey Cover and Jamie Rogers at No. 3 doubles to give East Carolina the doubles point and a quick 1-0 advantage.
The Pirates maintained control of the match with quick starts in singles play, as Castro rolled past Rebecca Wood, 6-3, 6-2, in the No. 2 spot, but Ekaterina Nekrasova got the Eagles on the scoreboard with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Gomez on court three to cut their deficit in half, 2-1.
After Nicole LaDuca fought her way through tough three-set victory on court one, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, over Muamba at No. 1 singles, as Katie Hoch took down Mia Ramic, 6-2, 6-2, on court four and Wanko breezed past Cover, 6-1, 6-2, on court five to seal the 5-1 win.
East Carolina will remain at home and host Campbell on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 2:30 p.m.
EAST CAROLINA 4, COASTAL CAROLINA 1
Singles
No. 1. Honami Yazawa (COASTAL) def. Nicole LaDuca (ECU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
No. 2. Michelle Castro (ECU) def. Libby Scott (COASTAL) 6-4, 6-3
No. 3. Maria Gomez (ECU) def. Romane Delay (COASTAL) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
No. 4. Sarah Sarjoo (ECU) vs. Mila Majtan (COASTAL) 7-6, 2-3, unfinished
No. 5. Katie Hoch (ECU) def. Sara Bondar (COASTAL) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6. Neena Wanko (ECU) vs. Marie Babayan (COASTAL) 7-6, unfinished
Doubles
No. 1. Michelle Castro/Nicole LaDuca (ECU) vs. Libby Scott/Honami Yazawa (COASTAL) 3-5, unfinished
No. 2. Maria Gomez/Neena Wanko (ECU) def. Marie Babayan/Natalie Wall (COASTAL) 6-3
No. 3. Dana Gray/Katie Hoch (ECU) def. Sara Bondar/Romane Delay (COASTAL) 6-0
Team Records: Coastal Carolina 1-4, East Carolina 3-1
EAST CAROLINA 5, N.C. CENTRAL 1
Singles
No. 1. Nicole LaDuca (ECU) def. Aissa Muamba (NCCU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
No.2. Michelle Castro (ECU) def. Rebecca Wood (NCCU) 6-3, 6-2
No.3. Ekaterina Nekrasova (NCCU) def. Maria Gomez (ECU) 6-3, 6-2
No.4. Katie Hoch (ECU) def. Mia Ramic (NCCU) 6-2, 6-2
No.5. Neena Wanko (ECU) def. Lynsey Cover (NCCU) 6-1, 6-2
No.6. Maria Storozheva (ECU) vs. Jamie Rogers (NCCU) 0-1, unfinished
Doubles
No.1. Rebecca Wood/Ekaterina Nekrasova (NCCU) def. Michelle Castro/Nicole LaDuca (ECU) 5-4
No.2. Maria Gomez/Neena Wanko (ECU) def. Mia Ramic/Aissa Muamba (NCCU) 6-3
No.3. Dana Gray/Katie Hoch (ECU) def. Lynsey Cover/Jamie Rogers (NCCU) 6-2
Team Records: N.C. Central 1-4, East Carolina 4-1
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