2.20.2011

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Longwood University women's tennis team swept the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) member Aggies of North Carolina A&T 7-0 on Sunday, February 20 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Three freshmen Lancers shutout their opponent in No. 4 Sarah Moomau|Winchester (John Haneley), No. 5 Bethany Law|Ona, W. Va. (Cabell Midland) and No. 6 Nicole Parker|Richmond (Mills Godwin), all of whom won 6-0, 6-0. Longwood will next travel to Buies Creek, North Carolina to face Campbell University on Friday, February 25, beginning at 1:30 p.m.

The duo of Parker and sophomore Hannah Hill|Portsmouth (Western Branch) shutout their opponent 8-0 at No. 2 doubles, as did Law and partner sophomore Allison Shulman|Richmond (Deep Run) in the No. 3 doubles slot. In the No. 1 doubles match, senior Zsofia Jakab|Minusio, Switzerland (Lices Cantonale Locarns) and sophomore Marta Pinyol|Barcelona, Spain (IESM Ferran Tallada) won 8-3.

Jakab also won at No. 1 singles 6-1, 6-3, while Pinyol was victorious at the No. 2 position with a score of 6-2, 6-0. Junior Veronika Bohm|Hirschberg, Germany (Ludwig Frank) topped her No. 3 singles foe 6-3, 6-0.


Singles
1. Zsofia Jakab def. Kimberly Stalling         6-1, 6-3
2. Marta Pinyol    def. Azeib Nigatu             6-2, 6-0
3. Veronika Bohm def. Cayla Cross            6-3, 6-0
4. Sarah Moomau def. Victorea Austin       6-0, 6-0
5. Bethany Law def. Chloe McSwain          6-0, 6-0
6. Nicole Parker def. Angelica Marshall      6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Jakab/Pinyol def. Cross/Nigatu                8-3
2. Hannah Hill/Parker def. Austin/Stalling    8-0
3. Law/Shulman def. Marshall/McSwain      8-0