ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Longwood University split a pair of non-conference women's tennis matches on Saturday in Annapolis, Maryland, defeating Coppin State University of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 7-0, after dropping a 6-1 decision to the United States Naval Academy of the Patriot League. The Lancers return home to host their first-ever Big South Conference match against UNC Asheville on Saturday, February 16, at 1 p.m.
Against Coppin State in the match-opening doubles competition, seniors
Marta Pinyol/Barcelona, Spain and
Allison Shulman/Richmond won at No. 1, 8-0. Sophomore
Malin Allgurin/Varnamo, Sweden and junior
Sarah Moomau/Winchester won at No. 2, 8-0. Junior
Nicole Parker/Richmond and senior
Hannah Hill/Portsmouth won at No. 3, by default. In singles, Pinyol won at No. 1, 6-1, 6-0. Allgurin won at No. 2, 6-0, 6-0. Moomau won at No. 3, 6-1, 6-0. Hill won at No. 4, 6-0, 6-0. Parker won at No. 5, 6-0, 6-0. Junior
Bethany Law/Ona, West Virginia won at No. 6, by default.
“We played a very solid match against a well-coached Coppin State,” said second-year head coach
Jakob Gustafsson. “I hope we can build on this win as we head into a stretch of conference matches.”
Against host Navy in doubles competition, Longwood won two of the three matches for the team point. Pinyol and Shulman fell at No. 1, 9-7. Allgurin and Moomau won at No. 2, 9-8 (5). Parker and Hill won at No. 3, 8-5. In singles, Pinyol fell at No. 1, 6-1, 6-0. Allgurin fell at No. 2, 3-6, 6-3, 10-1. Shulman fell at No. 3, 6-1, 6-0. Moomau fell at No. 4, 6-3, 6-1. Hill fell at No. 5, 6-1, 6-1. Parker fell at No. 6, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
“We came out and played some really good doubles,” said Gustafsson. “We tried to transfer our momentum onto singles, but Navy came out very strong after being a point down. I was proud to see how hard we fought on all the courts and we are starting to play better and better. I hope we can remember the good points and create more of them in the future matches.”
Doubles vs. Coppin State
1. Pinyol/Shulman beat Taylor/Milo 8-0
2. Allgurin/Moomau beat Chisholm/Mitchell 8-0
3. Hill/Parker won by default (not enough players on the team)
Singles vs. Coppin State
1. Pinyol beat Milo 6-1 6-0
2. Allgurin beat Taylor 6-0 6-0
3. Moomau beat Chisholm 6-1 6-0
4. Hill beat Mitchell 6-0 6-0
5. Parker beat Mukam 6-0 6-0
6. Law won by default (no player)
Doubles at Navy
1. Pinyol/Shulman lost to Sears/Antil 9-7
2. Allgurin/Moomau beat Thorsell/Carlson 9-8 (5)
3. Parker/Hill beat Aanfmann/Droop 8-5
Singles at Navy
1. Pinyol lost to Decquiz 6-1 6-0
2. Allgurin lost to Snook 3-6 6-3 10-1
3. Shulman lost to Sears 6-1 6-0
4. Moomau lost to Antill 6-3 6-1
5. Hill lost to Stef Ton 6-1 6-1
6. Parker lost to Porter 6-2 7-6 (5)
