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DURHAM, N.C. – Ekaterina Nekrasova and Rebecca Wood made their final home match even more memorable with a pair of straight-set wins in leading the North Carolina Central University women's tennis team to a 7-0 non-conference win over University of Mount Olive on Sunday afternoon at the NCCU Tennis Courts.
 The two Lady Eagle seniors were honored by their fellow coaches and teammates before they took the court together as doubles partners. Nekrasova and Wood went on to win 8-2 to help the Lady Eagles secure the doubles point and set the tone for the match in favor of the Maroon and Gray.
 
"It has just been a privilege and an honor to be a part of their last year," said NCCU first year head coach Hans Olsen. "They're great people, very talented tennis players and very smart academically. I have learned a lot from them this season and hope they learned some things from me as well. I really have enjoyed them. Their personalities are amazing to work with, very coachable… just great young ladies."
 
Wood (6-3, 6-2), Nekrasova (6-1, 6-1) and junior Mia Ramic (6-3, 6-0) all won quickly in their No. 2-4, singles matches, respectively, to seal the Lady Eagles team victory.
 
Nekrasova (15-7) and Wood (12-9) have been staples in NCCU's lineup all four years and more impressively have posted winning singles records for their collegiate careers. Nekrasova is a combinted 46-31 in singles and Wood follows closely at 43-33 as they head into postseason play.
 
Junior Aissa Muamba improved to a team-best 16-6 with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph atop the Lady Eagles lineup. Sophomore Lynsey Cover (6-0, 6-0) breezed to her No. 5 singles win without losing a game and classmate Tamara Jeremic (6-4, 6-4) survived two close sets to complete the NCCU sweep in the final bout.
 
Francesca Ceppi and Roxanne Chouinard highlighted play for the Trojans winning the first doubles match, 8-6, but an 8-1 win by NCCU's duo of Jeremic and Cover in the third doubles match prevented UMO from earning a team point.
 
The team defeat handed the Lady Trojans (12-5 Overall) their first duel loss in five matches.
 
NCCU (8-14 Overall) – winners of three of its last four matches – got confirmation Sunday that its season will continue and the Lady Eagles will advance to the 2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships as the No. 4 seed from the Southern Division. NCCU will play the top seed from the Northern Division, Howard University, in the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 16 at 8:30 p.m. in Cayce, South Carolina.