MURFREESBORO- The Chowan University women's tennis team earned a 7-2 win over Barton College on Tuesday afternoon.  The Hawks improve to 2-0 with the victory while the Bulldogs start the year with an 0-1 record. 

Chowan's number one doubles team, Natalya Kamenshchikova and Victoria Smolchenkova dropped a narrow 9-7 decision while Polina Novachuk and Natalia Andrade fell 8-6 in a tight match in the number two spot.  Jessica De Backre and Jennifer Humphrey earned a doubles win in the third spot by forfeit, leaving the Hawks trailing 2-1 heading into singles play. 

The Hawks went to work in singles competition, sweeping the Bulldogs in every position.  Kamenshchikova topped Simljana Kljajic 6-2, 6-4 in the number one position while Smolchenkova defeated Alicia Lasry 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 in the number two spot.  In the third position, Novachuk toppled Meredith Pruden 6-0, 6-2 and De Backre handled Dana Kelly 6-2, 6-2.  Andrade defeated Casey Utley 6-1, 6-0 while Humphrey picked up a win by forfeit in the sixth position to secure the 7-2 win for the Blue and White. 


Chowan returns to action on Saturday when the Hawks host UNC-Pembroke.  First serve is slated for 1:00pm.