WILSON, NC- The Chowan University women's tennis team upended Barton College 8-1 on Tuesday afternoon.  The Hawks improve to 2-0 with the victory while the Bulldogs drop to a 0-2 record.

Chowan's number one doubles team, Polina Novachuk and Victoria Smolchenkova, dropped a narrow 8-6 decision to Simljana Kljajic  and Vanessa Sanoja while the duo of Cynthia Carrier and Angelique Gouin downed Dana Kelly and Whitney Hamilton 8-1.  Partners, Jessica De Backre and Anna Makhneva, also grabbed an 8-1 victory over Casey Utley and Rebecca Lamm, giving the Hawks a 2-1 lead heading into singles play.

The Hawks dominated in singles competition, sweeping the Bulldogs in every position.  Novachuk topped Kljajic 7-6 (4), 6-1 in the number one position while Smolchenkova defeated Sanoja 3-6, 7-5, 10-1 in the number two spot.  In the third position, Carrier toppled Kelly 6-1, 6-1 and Gouin handed Hamilton a 6-0, 6-0 loss, clinching the match for the Hawks. De Backre defeated Utley 6-0, 6-0 while Natalia Andrade defeated Lamm 6-3, 6-0.  

Chowan returns to action on February 12^th when the Hawks travel to Mount Olive, NC to take on the University of Mount Olive. Match time is scheduled for 2:00pm.