FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood men's and women's tennis played to clinch in their home opener against Hampton, winning both matches by a score of 4-0. The win marks the first dual meet victory for the women and second for the men on the season.
 
Singles
Men's Tennis
No. 1 LWU Guillermo Cagigas over HU Donte Armbrister 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 LWU Yoav Weinberg over HU Ange-Kevin Koua 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
No. 3 LWU Ernest Rocabert vs. HU Daniel Flynn DNF
No. 4 LWU Timeo Puech vs. HU Emiliano Jorquera DNF
No. 5 HU Erden Er vs. LWU Luis Reis DNF
No. 6 LWU Lukas Krause vs. HU Jeremiah Williams DNF
Women's Tennis
No. 1 LWU Emma Nurgazieva over HU Angelina Blinova 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 LWU Maria Saez over HU Sofia Sokolova 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 LWU Sophia Marchetta over HU Diana Starodubtseva 7-5, 6-2
No. 4 LWU Karina Rizvanova vs. HU Mio Kozaki DNF
No. 5 LWU Wiktoria Czerny vs. Lucia Jorrin Fernandez DNF
No. 6 LWU Nina Hederich vs. Laura Peralta DNF
 
 
Doubles
Men's Tennis
No. 1 HU Flynn/Er over LWU Cagigas/Reis  6-4
No. 2 LWU Puech/Weinberg over HU Koua/Williams 6-2
No. 3 LWU Uribe/Rocabert over HU Jorquera/Armbrister 7-6(7-4)
Women's Tennis
No. 1 LWU Nurgazieva/Hederich vs. HU Blinova/Sokolova DNF
No. 2 LWU Saez/Rizvanova over HU Kozaki/Starodubtseva 6-4
No. 3 LWU Marchetta/Czerny over HU Jorrin Fernandez/Tsui 6-1
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Although the men conceded the first doubles point to Hampton, they certainly responded well afterwards. The duo of Timéo Puech and Yoav Weinberg put things in motion with a 6-2 win followed by a nail-biting victory from Alejandro Uribe and Ernest Rocabert that went all the way to a seventh point.
 
Following doubles play, the Longwood men took care of business, claiming points from Guillermo Cagigas and Weinberg from the No. 1 and No. 2 spots.
 
After Weinberg's win, the two teams played to the clinch, sealing the Longwood men's second consecutive dual victory.
 
The women started strong by claiming the doubles point with wins at Nos. 2 and 3. The duo of Maria Saez and Karina Rizvanova eased past Mio Kozaki and Diana Starodubtseva 6-4, and Sophia Marchetta and Wiktoria Czerny cruised past Lucia Jorrin Fernand and Franzene Tsui 6-1.
 
That paved the way to three straight singles wins at the top of the lineup for the Lancers.
 
Emma Nurgazieva took care of business with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 1.
 
Saez only dropped one game en route to a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 2.
 
Meanwhile, Marchetta had to grind in the opening set at No. 3 and won 7-5 before finding a better flow and taking the second set 6-2 to clinch the match for the Lancers.
 
 
 WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"Great showings by both teams today. The men showed a ton of grit and pulled out some tough matches and the women took care of business and were solid all around" said Longwood Director of Tennis Adam Jackson.
 
UP NEXT:
 
Longwood women's tennis will be back in action this Friday to take on Christopher Newport University at 1 p.m. Both the men and women will face Chowan University this upcoming Sunday.
 
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