Lady Pirates Blitz N.C. Central, 7-0

By: Press Release | WNCT
Published: April 07, 2008

GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina picked up its 10th home victory of the season in impressive fashion Monday afternoon with a 7-0 non-conference women's tennis win over North Carolina Central at the ECU Tennis Complex. The Lady Pirates outscored the Eagles 72-11 in six singles matches while posting a combined 24-2 mark in three doubles events.

The Lady Pirates opened the match by capturing the doubles point against N.C. Central (1-14). Tandems Hannah Priest and Varinia Soler, along with Luiza Borges and Zandy Overcash, each rolled to 8-0 wins to clinch the first tally before Alex Smith and Brooke Walter closed out the action with an 8-2 decision against Ashley Rogers and Tatiana Velasquez.

East Carolina (14-5) continued its strong play in the singles competition - using 6-1, 6-0 straight-set triumphs in three of the six flights by Tamara Sachs (No. 2), Priest (No. 3) and Kristin Gordon (No. 6). Smith followed by netting a similar 6-0, 6-1 victory over Comesha Hickman in a No. 4 matchup before Overcash cruised past Antionette Spain (6-2, 6-2) at No. 5 and Jessica Cook handled Rogers (6-0, 6-3) at the No. 1 slot.

The Lady Pirates' match against Mount Olive, scheduled for earlier in the day as the opener of a split doubleheader, was postponed because of wet court conditions.

East Carolina will begin a brief two-match road swing Tuesday when it visits Presbyterian for a non-conference tilt scheduled to start at 2 p.m., before facing Appalachian State in Boone Thursday.

EAST CAROLINA 7, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 0
Singles Play
No. 1 – Jessica Cook (ECU) def. Ashley Rogers (NCCU); 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 – Tamara Sachs (ECU) def. Tatiana Velasquez (NCCU); 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 – Hannah Priest (ECU) def. Stephanie Lee (NCCU); 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 – Alex Smith (ECU) def. Comesha Hickman (NCCU); 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 – Zandy Overcash (ECU) def. Antionette Spain (NCCU); 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 – Kristin Gordon (ECU) def. Ambra Mason (NCCU); 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Play
No. 1 – Smith/Walter (ECU) def. Rogers/Velasquez (NCCU); 8-2
No. 2 – Priest/Varinia Soler (ECU) def. Mason/Spain (NCCU); 8-0
No. 3 – Luiza Borges/Overcash (ECU) def. Hickman/Lee (NCCU); 8-0
Team Records: North Carolina Central 1-14, East Carolina 14-5