PETERSBURG, VA- The Chowan University women's tennis team topped Shaw University 6-3 on Friday afternoon. The Hawks' handed the Lady Bears their first CIAA regular season loss in nine years and earned their first win over Shaw in program history. Chowan also blanked Fayetteville State University 9-0 to improve to 10-5 on the season and 4-0 in league play.
Against the Lady Bears,
Breanne Johnson/
Natalia Andrade earned an 8-6 win over Jessica Medina and Hailli Hanna Cooke in doubles play while
Jennifer Humphrey/
Jessica De Backre earned a win by forfeit.
Natalya Kamenshchikova, De Backre and
Straffai Cleveland earned victories in singles play to propel the Hawks to the 6-3 victory over Shaw.
Every Hawk in the lineup earned a win in doubles play and singles play against the Fayetteville State Lady Broncos to remain perfect against CIAA competition.
Chowan returns to their home court on Sunday to take on Lenoir-Rhyne at 11:00am.
Chowan University 6, Shaw 3
3/14/2014 at Petersburg, VA
| Singles competition |
| 1. KAMENSHCHIKOVA,Natal (CUWT) def. SILVA,Claudia (SU-W) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 2. MEDINA,Jessica (SU-W) def. JOHNSON,Breanne (CUWT) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 3. FARIAS,GISLAINE (SU-W) def. STAMBAUGH,Holly (CUWT) 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 4. DE BACKRE,Jessica (CUWT) def. BEN CHEIKH,Menel (SU-W) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 5. ANDRADE, Natalia (CUWT) def. HANNA COOKE,Hailli (SU-W) 6-6, 6-0 |
| 6. CLEVELAND,Straffai (CUWT) def. No player (SU-W), by forfeit |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. SILVA,Claudia/FARIAS,GISLAINE (SU-W) def. KAMENSHCHIKOVA,Natal/STAMBAUGH,Holly (CUWT) 9-7 |
| 2. JOHNSON,Breanne/ANDRADE, Natalia (CUWT) def. MEDINA,Jessica/HANNA COOKE,Hailli (SU-W) 8-6 |
| 3. HUMPHREY,Jennifer/DE BACKRE,Jessica (CUWT) def. No player/No player (SU-W), by forfeit |
Chowan University 9, Fayetteville State 0
3/14/2014 at Petersburg, VA
| Singles competition |
| 1. KAMENSHCHIKOVA,Natal (CUWT) def. LEDBETTER,Samantha (FSU-W) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. JOHNSON,Breanne (CUWT) def. NORRIS,Taylor (FSU-W) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3. STAMBAUGH,Holly (CUWT) def. COX,Selena (FSU-W) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. DE BACKRE,Jessica (CUWT) def. GRAHAM,Vanaysha (FSU-W) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 5. ANDRADE, Natalia (CUWT) def. WORRIAZ,Laura (FSU-W) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. CLEVELAND,Straffai (CUWT) def. FOSTER,Taheiya (FSU-W) 6-0, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. KAMENSHCHIKOVA,Natal/STAMBAUGH,Holly (CUWT) def. LEDBETTER,Samantha/NORRIS,Taylor (FSU-W) 8-1 |
| 2. ANDRADE, Natalia/JOHNSON,Breanne (CUWT) def. COX,Selena/GRAHAM,Vanaysha (FSU-W) 8-0 |
| 3. HUMPHREY,Jennifer/DE BACKRE,Jessica (CUWT) def. WORRIAZ,Laura/FOSTER,Taheiya (FSU-W) 8-2 |
