MURFREESBORO, NC – The UVA Wise tennis teams both picked up 5-2 wins over Chowan Sunday afternoon.
With the wins the women remain undefeated at 5-0 and the men improve to 3-2.
On the women's side, The Cavs won the match point with wins at all three flights. The duo of
Constanca Azinhaga and
Christina Korakopoulou won 6-4 at no, 1,
Lucy Cunliffe and
Antonella Campodonico took the second flight 7-6 (3), and the third flight was won by
Kinsey Knox and
Abiela Wang by default due to lack of Chowan players.
In singles, Azinhaga (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) won at no. 1, Cunliffe won 6-2, 6-4 at no. 3, and Knox (7-5, 6-0) won at no. 5. The sixth flight was won by
Abiela Wang by default.
Coach
Alex Hunt praised the team's performance, saying "The women's team stayed very professional today. We faced a lot of challenging situations today with our opponents and we came out on top in every category. I'm proud of these ladies!"
On the men's side, the team took the doubles point with wins by
Daniel Gonzalez Garza and
Miguel De Rueda (6-1) at the second flight, and
Diego Pedrero and
Hsin-Nuo Hsieh won 6-2 at the third flight.
Gonzalez Garza captured the 6-4, 6-3 win at the no. 2 singles flight, while De Rueda won at no. 3 by scores of 7-5, 2-6, 6-0.
Vanja Vojinovic captured the fourth flight with his 6-4, 7-5 victory, and Hsieh won at no. 6 6-1, 6-3.
"The men took care of business," said Coach Hunt. "Today could have been a lot more dramatic but we stayed focused and beat a talented Chowan team."
UP NEXT
The teams will have a week off before hosting their final match of the fall on Oct. 26 when they host Pikeville. They will host a Community Tennis Social before the match where the public can meet Coach Hunt and the teams as well as play some tennis with and get some instruction from the players and staff. Admission to that is free and free pizza will be provided. The Social event lasts from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m., and the match vs. Pikeville begins at 1:00 p.m.
