Maria Nedstrom

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

LADY EAGLES TENNIS ENDURES TWO DIFFICULT DAYS OF COMPETITION

Three NCCU student-athletes obtain wins

Match Results: Match 1 / Match 2

FARMVILLE, Va. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com)
– The Lady Eagles of North Carolina Central University endured two difficult days of competition, falling 6-1 to Radford on Wednesday, April 13 and dropping a 5-2 decision to Longwood on Thursday, April 14.
 
Newcomer Maria Nedstrom clutched her eighth singles win of the season in Wednesday’s matchup, defeating Radford’s Sara Tegner, 7-6, 6-2. 
 
Against Longwood on Thursday, the Lady Eagles were able to grasp two singles wins and one doubles win.
  
Sophomore Oleysa Palko beat Zsofia Jakab in three sets with scores of 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in the No. 1 singles position. Junior Cameron Chatman topped Marta Pinyol 6-3, 6-1 in the No. 2 spot.
 
Palko/Chatman took on the No. 1 Longwood’s doubles team Jakab/Zsofia and seized an 8-1 victory.
 
The Lady Eagles conclude the season with a home matchup against Western Carolina on Sunday, April 17 on the NCCU Tennis Courts on the North Carolina Central University campus.
 
For complete results and information on the NCCU women’s tennis team visit the official NCCU Athletics web site at www.NCCUEaglePride.com.
 

Tennis Match Results
Radford University vs North Carolina Central Univ.
Apr. 13, 2011 at Durham, N.C.
(NCCU Tennis Courts)
Radford Univ. 6, North Carolina Central Univ. 1
 
Singles competition
1. DAJEVIC,Petra (RUWT) def. PALKO,Oleysa (NCCUW) 8-6
2. DROBNJAK,Mia (RUWT) def. CHATMAN,Cameron (NCCUW) 8-3
3. TOMAIC,Ivana (RUWT) def. LOMBARD,Fredrica (NCCUW) 6-3, 6-3
4. MATIC,Mirna (RUWT) def. CHAPARRO,Kelly (NCCUW) 6-3, 6-3
5. NEDSTROM,Maria (NCCUW) def. TEGNER,Sara (RUWT) 7-6, 6-2
6. LAUZON,Emerald (RUWT) def. VELASQUEZ,Tatiana (NCCUW) 6-1, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. DAJEVIC,Petra/DROBNJAK,Mia (RUWT) def. PALKO/CHATMAN (NCCUW) 9-7
2. TOMAIC,Ivana/MATIC,Mirna (RUWT) def. LOMBARD/NEDSTROM (NCCUW) 8-4
3. TEGNER,Sara/LAUZON,Emerald (RUWT) def. CHAPARRO/VELASQUEZ (NCCUW) 8-2


Tennis Match Results
North Carolina Central Univ. vs. Longwood Univ.
Apr. 14, 2011 at Farmville, Va.
(Longwood University)
Longwood Univ. 5, North Carolina Central Univ. 2
 
Singles competition
1. PALKO,Oleysa (NCCUW) def. JAKAB,Zsofia (LLWT) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
2. CHATMAN,Cameron (NCCUW) def. PINYOL,Marta (LLWT) 6-3, 6-1
3. BOHM,Veronika (LLWT) def. LOMBARD,Fredrica (NCCUW) 6-1, 7-6
4. SHULMAN,Allison (LLWT) def. CHAPARRO,Kelly (NCCUW) 6-2, 6-2
5. MOONAU,Sarah (LLWT) def. NEDSTROM,Maria (NCCUW) 6-3, 6-1
6. PARKER,Nicole (LLWT) def. VELASQUEZ,Tatiana (NCCUW) 6-2, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. PALKO/CHATMAN (NCCUW) def. JAKAB,Zsofia/PINYOL,Marta (LLWT) 8-1
2. SHULMAN,Allison/LAW,Bethany (LLWT) def. NEDSTROM/LOMBARD (NCCUW) 8-5
3. HILL,Hannah/PARKER,Nicole (LLWT) def. CHAPARRO/VELASQUEZ (NCCUW) 8-6
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