February 22, 2009

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University took a 7-0 women's tennis decision past visiting Winston-Salem State University Sunday afternoon at the Lancer Courts in Farmville.  The Lancers were led by senior Eileen Sullivan/Toano (Nansemond Suffolk Academy) who earned wins at #6 singles (6-1, 6-0) and at #3 doubles (8-1) along with sophomore Nasim Moadab/Colonial Heights (Colonial Heights) who also won at #5 singles (6-1, 6-0).  Longwood will play again on Saturday, February 28, hosting North Carolina A&T of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference at the Lancer Courts in Farmville beginning at 1 p.m..

Longwood swept all six singles matches, and all three doubles matches against W-SSU.  Earning wins for the Lancers in singles, in addition to Sullivan and Moadab, were junior Laura Simon/Barcelona, Spain (IES Lluis de Peguera) at #1 (6-1, 6-2), sophomore Zsofia Jakab/Minusio, Switzerland (Lices Cantonale Locarns) at #2 (6-1, 6-1), freshman Jackie Esguerra/Sauk City, Wis. (Prairie du Sac) at #3 (6-1, 6-2), and senior Ashley Melson/Virginia Beach (Kellam) at #4 (6-0, 6-2).  In doubles, winning besides Sullivan and Moadab were Simon and Jakab at #1 (8-7 [3]) along with Melson and Esguerra at #2 (8-2).

Longwood 7-0
Doubles
1. Laura Simon/Zsofia Jakab def. Shannon Loughnan/Laken Joyce, 8-7 (3)
2. Ashley Melson/Jackie Esguerra def. Johanna Nunez/Gabrielle Benjamin, 8-2
3. Eileen Sullivan/Nasim Moadab def. Dashawna Gibson/Amanda Bottoms, 8-1

Singles
1. Simon def. Loughnab, 6-1, 6-2
2. Jakab def. Joyce, 6-1, 6-1
3. Esguerra def. Nunez, 6-1, 6-2
4. Melson def. Benjamin, 6-0, 6-2
5. Moadab def. Gibson, 6-1, 6-0
6. Sullivan def. Asia Nelson, 6-1, 6-0