CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com) – The Lady Eagles of North Carolina Central University seized its second win of the 2013 campaign with a 6-1 victory over the Norfolk State University Spartans on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.

The home event opened when partners senior Aissa Muamba and Olesya Palko, Ekaterina Nekrasova and Rebecca Wood and Mia Ramic and Brianna Gatson went undefeated in doubles play.

Muamba and Palko defeated Yvonne Kamegne and Laura Gutierrez at the No.1 spot (8-2). In the No. 2 slot, Nekrasova and Wood downed Andrea Macchiavello and Mafalda (7-4, retired) and Ramic and Gatson beat Kia Batiste and Maryna Kariuk (8-1) at the No. 3 spot.

The maroon and gray snatched the singles win by seizing five-of-the-six victories.

Palko defeated Macchiavello 6-3, 6-2, as Nekrasova beat her NSU opponent, Kamegne, 6-0, 6-3.Muamba overpowered Gutierrez 6-0, 6-2, while Wood and Ramic closed out head-to-head competition with wins over Lhorca Mafalda and Kariuk  6-4, 6-7 (6-10), 6-1 and 6-1, 7-5 respectively.
The Spartans picked up their only victory on the afternoon in the No. 6 spot when Rebecca Graff defeated Gatson 6-0, 6-1.
The Lady Eagles advance to 2-2 on the season while NSU fall to 3-3.

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