MURFREESBORO, NC- The Chowan University women's tennis team grabbed two CIAA wins on Sunday afternoon over Bowie State University. The Hawks topped the Lady Bulldogs 9-0, 9-0 over the course of two matches. Chowan stands 15-8 overall and still undefeated 11-0 in CIAA play with the wins. The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 0-9 overall and 0-9 in conference play.
In the first match of the day,
Cynthia Carrier and Angelique defeated Dainese Smothers and Kamari Eason 8-0 in number one doubles play.
Natalia Andrade and
Franca Pacelli beat Kionza Allen and Jocelyn Williams 8-0 in the number two doubles match while;
Roxana Daneshjoo and
Anna Makhneva earned a win in number three doubles by a forfeit from Bowie State.
Holding a 3-0 lead heading into singles play, the Hawks continued to dominate as each player in the lineup picked up a victory.
Polina Novachuk,
Victoria Smolchenkova, Carrier, Gouin, Daneshjoo and Makhneva topped their opponents in singles play to contribute to the 9-0 win.
In the second match of the afternoon, Novachuk and Smolchenkova won the number one doubles play over Smothers and Eason 8-0. Carrier and Gouin grabbed the number two doubles over Allen and Williams. Andrade and Pacelli earned the third doubles match by a forfeit from the Lady Bulldogs.
In singles competition, the Hawks continued to build on the momentum and swept the Lady Bulldogs to easily secure the 9-0 win.
Chowan returns to action on April 11
th to take on Virginia State University. First serve is slated for 3:00pm on the Rose Family Tennis Complex. This match will serve as senior day for the Hawks.
Complete results from Saturday's matches are included below:
Match 1: Chowan 9, Bowie State 0
4/9/2017 at Chowan University (Rose Family Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. NOVACHUK,Polina (CU-W) def. SMOTHERS,Dainese (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 2. SMOLCHENKOVA,Victori (CU-W) def. ALLEN.Kionza (BSU-W) 8-1 |
| 3. CARRIER,Cynthia (CU-W) def. EASON,Kamari (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 4. GOUIN,Angelique (CU-W) def. WILLIAMS,Jocelyn (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 5. DANESHJOO,Roxana (CU-W) def. COOPER,Lanisha (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 6. MAKHNEVA,Anna (CU-W) def. TEAM (BSU-W), by forfeit |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. CARRIER,Cynthia/GOUIN,Angelique (CU-W) def. SMOTHERS,Dainese/EASON,Kamari (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 2. ANDRADE,Natalia/PACELLI,Franca (CU-W) def. ALLEN.Kionza/WILLIAMS,Jocelyn (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 3. DANESHJOO,Roxana/MAKHNEVA,Anna (CU-W) def. TEAM/TEAM (BSU-W), by forfeit |
| Match Notes |
| Bowie State 0-8 |
| Chowan 14-8 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,3,4,2,1) |
| Official: Dzarr Daniels |
Match 2: Chowan 9, Bowie State 0
4/9/2017 at Chowan University (Rose Family Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. NOVACHUK,Polina (CU-W) def. SMOTHERS,Dainese (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 2. SMOLCHENKOVA,Victori (CU-W) def. ALLEN.Kionza (BSU-W) 8-1 |
| 3. CARRIER,Cynthia (CU-W) def. EASON,Kamari (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 4. GOUIN,Angelique (CU-W) def. WILLIAMS,Jocelyn (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 5. PACELLI,Franca (CU-W) def. COOPER,Lanisha (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 6. DANESHJOO,Roxana (CU-W) def. TEAM (BSU-W), by forfeit |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. NOVACHUK,Polina/SMOLCHENKOVA,Victori (CU-W) def. SMOTHERS,Dainese/EASON,Kamari (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 2. CARRIER,Cynthia/GOUIN,Angelique (CU-W) def. ALLEN.Kionza/WILLIAMS,Jocelyn (BSU-W) 8-0 |
| 3. ANDRADE,Natalia/PACELLI,Franca (CU-W) def. TEAM/TEAM (BSU-W), by forfeit |
| Match Notes |
| Bowie State 0-9 |
| Chowan 15-8 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (16,5,3,4,2) |
| Official: Dzarr Daniels |
