Sophomore Olesya Palko

Women's Tennis Ariel V. Germain, Sports Information Assistant

NCCU WOMEN’S TENNIS OUT SWUNG BY EAST CAROLINA

Palko obtains her 10th No. 1 singles win

Match Results

GREENVILLE, N.C. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com)
– While Oleysa Palko obtaieds her 10th win as the No. 1 singles student-athlete, the Lady Pirates were still able to overpower the North Carolina Central University women’s tennis team 5-2 in the Saturday, March 26 contest in Greenville, N.C.
The Saturday matchup drops the Lady Eagles to 7-9 this season.

NCCU continues the 2011 season by hosting Radford University on Sunday, March 27 on the NCCU tennis courts, the matchup is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. start.
 
Tennis Match Results
North Carolina Central vs East Carolina
Mar 26, 2011 at Greenville, N.C.
 
(ECU Indoor Tennis Facility)
 
East Carolina 5, North Carolina Central 2
 
Singles competition
1. Oleysa Palko (NCCUW) def. Jessica Cook (ECU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Natalie Collins (ECU) def. Cameron Chatman (NCCUW) 6-2, 6-2
3. Yilian Zhang (ECU) def. Fredrica Lombard (NCCUW) 6-0, 6-1
4. Manon Bissat (ECU) def. Kelly Chaparro (NCCUW) 6-0, 6-1
5. Abby Richmond (ECU) def. Tatiana Velasquez (NCCUW) 6-1, 6-0
6. Maria Nedstrom (NCCUW) def. Vanessa Fuleihan (ECU) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Jessica Cook/Yilian Zhang (ECU) def. Cameron Chatman/Oleysa Palko (NCCUW) 8-3
2. Tamara Sachs/Neena Wanko (ECU) def. Fredrica Lombard/Maria Nedstrom (NCCUW) 8-6
3. Kristin Gordon/Abby Richmond (ECU) def. Kelly Chaparro/Tatiana Velasquez (NCCUW) 8-2
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