MURFREESBORO -- The Norfolk State University tennis team knocked off Chowan University by scores of 9-0 and 5-2 in action here on Thursday.  The Hawks bright spot came in women's play as freshman Natalya Kamenshchikova prevailed in singles and doubles with Inesa Asatryan.  

Chowan's men and women take on division rival Virginia State tomorrow morning in Petersburg, Va.   

Chowan's men fall to 6-14 while the women fall to 5-13.  The Spartans improve to 8-7 and 7-8, respectively.

NORFOLK STATE WOMEN  5    CHOWAN  2
singles:
1. Kamenshchikova (C) d. Naeemah Brooks  6-4, 6-3
2. Laura Gutierrez (N) d. Asatryan 7-6 (3), 6-2
3. Rebecca Graff (N) d. Heaven Rushing  6-0, 6-0
4. Maryna Kariuk (N) d. Jennifer Humphrey  6-2, 6-0
5. Kia Batiste (N) d. Jena'y Nelson  6-0, 6-0
doubles:
1. Asatryan-Kamenshchikova (C) d. Brooks-Graff  8-2
2. Gutierrez-Kariuk (N) d. Humphrey-Nelson  8-1

NORFOLK STATE MEN  9    CHOWAN  0
1. Arsenio Culver d. Adam Moneypenny  6-2, 6-0
2. Igor Bruga d. Sasha Kirsanov  6-1, 6-0
3. Daniel Grauel d. Danilo Galovic  6-2, 6-4
4. Kent Austin d. Bjorn Blythe  6-1, 6-4
5. Roosevelt Cooper d. Jaqwese Williams  6-1, 6-0
6. Dexter McDowell d. Andrew Parker  6-0, 6-0
1D. Bruga-Culver d. Galovic-Moneypenny  8-3
2D. Cooper-Grauel d. Blythe-Kirsanov  8-2
3D. Austin - Shaheed Swift d. Parker-Williams  8-1