PETERSBURG, VA- The Chowan University men's tennis team grabbed their third consecutive win over Virginia State University Thursday afternoon with a 9-0 victory. The Hawks move to a 9-6 overall while the Trojans slipped to 4-4 on the season with the setback.

In doubles competition, Farid Hajizada and Adi Kaliakperov opened the match with an 8-3 win over Sultan Kenes and Jonathan Fuchs. Mateusz Izycki and Mariano Yeh teamed up for an 8-1 win over Alexzander Walker and Marcus Smith in the number two doubles position before, Rafael Goncalves and Louis Proulx beat Blaine Davies and Keon Halley 8-1 in number three doubles action.

Heading into singles play, Chowan picked up a win at all six positions. In the number one singles match, Kaliakperov defeated Kenes 7-5, 6-1, while Smith fell to Izycki in the number two singles 6-1, 6-0. Goncalves picked up the number three singles play 6-2, 6-1 over Fuchs, while Yeh beat Davies 6-0, 6-1 in the number four singles position. At the fifth singles match, Proulx won 6-2, 6-1 over Walker. Enrique Barge secured the sixth singles victory over Halley 6-3, 6-2 for Chowan.

The Hawks return to home court on Friday, March 24^th to host North Carolina A&T University. First serve is set for 3:00 pm.

Chowan 9, Virginia State University 0
3/23/2017 at Virginia State University (VSU Tennis Courts) 

Singles competition

1. KALIAKPEROV,Adi (CU-B) def. Sultan Kenes (VSUMTN) 7-5, 6-1

2. IZYCKI,Mateusz (CU-B) def. Marcus Smith (VSUMTN) 6-1, 6-0

3. GONCALVES,Rafael (CU-B) def. Jonathan Fuchs (VSUMTN) 6-2, 6-1

4. YEH,Mariano (CU-B) def. Blaine Davies (VSUMTN) 6-0, 6-1

5. PROULX,Louis (CU-B) def. Alexzander Walker (VSUMTN) 6-2, 6-1

6. BARGE,Enrique (CU-B) def. Keon Halley (VSUMTN) 6-0, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. HAJIZADA,Farid/KALIAKPEROV,Adi (CU-B) def. Sultan Kenes/Jonathan Fuchs (VSUMTN) 8-3

2. IZYCKI,Mateusz/YEH,Mariano (CU-B) def. Alexzander Walker/Marcus Smith (VSUMTN) 8-1

3. GONCALVES,Rafael/PROULX,Louis (CU-B) def. Blaine Davies/Keon Halley (VSUMTN) 8-1

 

Match Notes

Chowan 9-6, 0-1

Virginia State University 4-4, 1-1

T-2 hr A-25