FARMVILLE, Va. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com) - During a Friday, March 23 visit to Longwood University in Farmville, Va., the North Carolina Central University women’s tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision to the Lancers.
A win from doubles partners Cameron Chatman and Olesya Palko (No. 1 doubles team) and Ekaterina Nekrasova and Rebecca Wood (No. 2 doubles team) secured the doubles point. Chatman and Palko defeated Malin Allgurin and Allison Shulman 8-3, while Marta Pinyol and Sarah Moomau were beat 9-8 (6) by Nekrasova and Wood.
Palko also ended the contest with a 6-4, 6-4 singles win against Pinyol, as Chatman tallied her second win of the day with a 6-4, 6-3 over Shulman.
The Lady Eagles return to action on Saturday, March 31 in Radford, Va., to take on Radford University at 3:00 p.m.
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