DANVILLE, VA- The Chowan University women's tennis team earned a 9-0 victory over Averett University on Friday afternoon.  The Hawks begin the 2014-15 season 1-0 with the win while the Cougars embark on the new season 0-1. 

Chowan swept Averett in doubles and singles competition.  In doubles play, Natalya Kamenshchikova and Victoria Smolchenkova defeated Hannah Mattson and Morgan Epstein 8-0.  Polina Novachuk and Natalia Andrade earned an 8-0 victory over Jessie Gomes and Kaitlyn Meadows while Straffai Cleveland and Jessica De Backre topped Jewel Dale and Shleby Dryen 8-0. 

The Hawks rolled by the Cougars in singles play.  Kamenshchikova picked up a 6-3, 6-0 win over Mattson in the number one position while Novachuk, De Backre and Smolchenkova all grabbed 6-0, 6-0 victories over their opponents  in the second, third, and fourth positions, respectively.  In the fifth spot, Andrade defeated Meadows 6-1, 6-0 while Jennifer Humphrey blanked Dryden 6-0, 6-0 to secure the 9-0 win for Chowan. 

The women's tennis team was originally scheduled to compete against West Liberty on September 13^th.  The match has been cancelled to due to pending inclement weather in the area.  The Hawks return to action on October 3^rd when they compete in the Hampton Roads Invitational.