Box Score MURFREESBORO, N.C.– The Chowan Men's tennis team fended off a rally against Atlantic Regional power West Virginia Wesleyan 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL | Chowan 5, West Virginia Wesleyan 4
LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Rose Family Tennis Courts)
RECORDS | Chowan 3-0, West Virginia Wesleyan 0-1
HOW IT HAPPENED
In Doubles:
In Singles:
- Ghassan Alansi dropped the No. 1 singles 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to the Bobcats.
- Adi Kaliakperov picked up the No. 2 singles 7-6 (6), 6-2 for the Hawks.
- Mateusz Izycki suffered a 6-2, 7-5 loss at the No. 3 singles while, Mariano Yeh fell short at the No. 4 position 3-6, 6-7 (4) in a (10-8) tiebreaker.
- Rafael Goncalves recovered for the Blue and White at the No. 5 singles match with a 6-2, 6-4 win.
- Louis Proulx slipped at the No. 6 singles 6-1, 7-5.
UP NEXT
The Hawks will return to action on February, 27 to host the Trojans of University of Mount Olive. Match time is slated for 2:00pm.
Chowan University 5, West Virginia Wesleyan 4
2/24/2018 at Chowan University (Rose Family Tennis Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. SANTOS DIAZ, Maycon (WVW) def. Alansi, Ghassan (CU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2. Adi Kaliakperov (CU) def. LAIPOLD, Lukas (WVW) 7-6 (6-0), 6-2 |
| 3. RODRIQUEZ, Ramon (WVW) def. Mateusz Izycki (CU) 6-2, 7-5 |
| 4. GEBRE, Yonas (WVW) def. Mariano Yeh (CU) 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 10-8 |
| 5. Rafael Goncalves (CU) def. MCINTOSH, Thomas (WVW) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 6. LYUDINOVSKIY, Alex (WVW) def. Louis Prouix (CU) 6-1, 7-5 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Alansi, Ghassan/Adi Kaliakperov (CU) def. SANTOS DIAZ, Maycon/GEBRE, Yonas (WVW) 8-3 |
| 2. Mateusz Izycki/Mariano Yeh (CU) def. RODRIQUEZ, Ramon/SIMAIOFORIDIS, Harry (WVW) 9-8 (0-5) |
| 3. Louis Prouix/Rafael Goncalves (CU) def. LAIPOLD, Lukas/MCINTOSH, Thomas (WVW) 8-2 |
| Match Notes |
| West Virginia Wesleyan 0-0 |
| Chowan University 2-0 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,5,3,6,1,4) |
