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UPCOMING MATCHES: Wednesday, February 16, 2005  Tennis at MEAC Round-Up All Day ·  Altamonte Spring, Fla. Thursday, February 17, 2005  Tennis at MEAC Round-Up All Day ·  Altamonte Spring, Fla. Friday, February 18, 2005   Tennis at MEAC Round-Up All Day ·  Altamonte Spring, Fla. Saturday, February 19, 2005  Tennis at MEAC Round-Up All Day ·  Altamonte Spring, Fla. Sunday, February 20, 2005  Tennis vs. Florida A&M 2:00 p.m. ·  Altamonte Spring, Fla.

AGGIE KEY FACTS

2005 Men's Tennis Roster 2005 Women's Tennis Roster 2005 Men's Tennis Schedule 2005 Women's Tennis Schedule Head Coach James Dunwoody

Tennis Teams Drop Matches to Coastal Carolina

Conway, S.C., February 13, 2005 -  The N.C. A&T men's and women's tennis teams challenged Coastal Carolina on the road, falling to the Chanticleers 6-1, and 7-0, respectively.

The Aggie men fell to 0-5, while the women fell to 0-2.

Jerome Kirkland won the men's team lone point, defeating Brian Dowis at No. 4 singles, winning 6-2, 6-3.

Kirkland and Vitas Hawley teamed up to win at No. 3 doubles, defeating Dowis and Andy Caress, 8-5.

Coastal Carolina won all 15 sets to take a sweep of the Lady Aggies.

Both teams will travel to Altamonte Spring, Fla. for the annual MEAC Tennis Round-Up, set for Feb. 16-19. They will also play a regular season match against Florida A&M in Altamonte Spring on Feb. 20.

The teams will play at home on Feb. 26 against UNC-Asheville.

DUAL MEET RESULTS
Men: Coastal Carolina 6, N.C. A&T 1

Records: Coastal Carolina 4-2, N.C. A&T 0-5

Singles competition

1. David Mellis (COASTAL) def. Jeremy Martin (NCAT) 7-5, 6-2

2. Simon Taylor (COASTAL) def. Eldred Stephens (NCAT) 6-0, 6-1

3. Florentin Meynie (COASTAL) def. Damon Martin (NCAT) 6-4, 6-2

4. Richard Redding (COASTAL) def. Porter Myrick (NCAT) 6-3, 6-3

5. Jerome Kirkland (NCAT) def. Brian Dowis (COASTAL) 6-2, 6-3

6. Andy Caress (COASTAL) def. Vitas Hawley (NCAT) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-1)

 

Doubles competition

1. Florentin Meynie/Richard Redding (COASTAL) def. Porter Myrick/Eldred Stephens (NCAT) 8-3

2. Simon Taylor/David Mellis (COASTAL) def. Jeremy Martin/Damon Martin (NCAT) 8-6

3. Jerome Kirkland/Vitas Hawley (NCAT) def. Andy Caress/Brian Dowis (COASTAL) 8-5

Women: Coastal Carolina 7, N.C. A&T 0

Records: Coastal Carolina 2-0, N.C. A&T 0-2

SINGLES COMPETITION

1. Marie Matrka (COASTAL) def. Karissa Johnson (NCAT) 6-0, 6-1

2. Virginie Dinh (COASTAL) def. Haniyyah Madyun (NCAT) 6-0, 6-0

3. Petra Jantti (COASTAL) def. Kathryn Jackson (NCAT) 6-1, 6-0

4. Sarize Coetzee (COASTAL) def. Tracy Ross (NCAT) 6-3, 6-0

5. Nicole Lemmerer (COASTAL) def. Christina Ruffin (NCAT) 6-1, 6-2

6. Sofie Ahlberg (COASTAL) def. Terika Palmer (NCAT) 6-1, 6-0

 

DOUBLES COMPETITION

1. Marie Matrka/Virginie Dinh (COASTAL) def. Shannon Pittman/Tracy Ross (NCAT) 8-0

2. Petra Jantti/Sofie Ahlberg (COASTAL) def. Kathryn Jackson/Haniyyah Madyun (NCAT) 8-3

3. Sarize Coetzee/Rosemary Younger (COASTAL) def. Terika Palmer/Christina Ruffin (NCAT) 8-0

Lady Aggies Drop Road Match at East Carolina

Greenville, N.C., February 12, 2005 - East Carolina won all 15 sets to take a 7-0 decision over N.C. A&T in women's tennis action.

The match was the season opener for the Lady Aggies.

N.C. A&T will travel to Conway, S.C. to face the Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina on Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.

East Carolina 7, North Carolina A&T 0
Singles competition
1. Mireia Gol (ECU) d. Karissa Johnson (NCAT) 6-0, 6-1
2. Raluca Baicu (ECU) d. Haniyyah Madyum (NCAT) 6-2, 6-0
3. Luiza Borges (ECU) d. Kathryn Jackson (NCAT) 6-2, 6-0
4. Hannah Priest (ECU) d. Tracy Ross (NCAT) 6-2, 6-0
5. Alex Smith (ECU) d. Christina Ruffin (NCAT) 6-3, 6-0
6. Zandy Overcash (ECU) d. Terika Palmer (NCAT) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Buchanan/Gol (ECU) d. Ross/Pittman (NCAT) 8-0
2. Baicu/Smith (ECU) d. Jackson/Madyum (NCAT) 8-1
3. Bailey/Borges (ECU) d. Ruffin/Palmer (NCAT) 8-0

Aggies Drop Road Match at East Carolina

Greensboro, N.C., February 12, 2005 - East Carolina won five of six singles matches and took the doubles point to earn a 6-1 victory over N.C. A&T at the Aggie Tennis Complex.

N.C. A&T dropped to 0-4 this season.

Damon Martin won the lone point for N.C. A&T, as he defeated Henrique Viana at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-2.  Jeremy Martin lost at No. 1 singles in an exciting tie-breaker to Paulo Baumer, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. Vitas Hawley also lost in a long tie-breaker to Robert Stasch at No. 6, 6-2, 4-6, 10-6. 

N.C. A&T will travel to Conway, S.C. to face the Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina on Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.

East Carolina 6, N.C. A&T 1
Singles competition
1. Paulo Baumer (ECU) def. Jeremy Martin (NCAT) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
2. Darren Mansell (ECU) d. Eldred Stephens (NCAT) 6-1, 6-0
3. Damon Martin (NCAT) d. Henrique Viana (ECU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Florian Tremmel (ECU) d. Porter Myrick (NCAT) 7-5, 6-3
5. Nick Rose (ECU) def. Jerome Kirkland (NCAT) 6-3, 6-2
6. Robert Stasch (ECU) def. Vitas Hawley (NCAT) 6-2, 4-6, 10-6

Doubles competition
1. Baumer/Rose (ECU) def. Hartsfield/Myrick (NCAT) 8-2
2. Mansell/ Viana (ECU) d. J. Martin/ D.Martin (NCAT) 8-4

 

AGGIES TENNIS CHALLENGES SPARTANS, FALL SHORT

Damon Martin wins singles match.

GREENSBORO, N.C., February 6, 2005 –Before the match N.C. A&T tennis coach James Dunwoody was confident that his team could beat UNCG.  Although the Aggies came up short in a 5-2 match, the Aggies did make progress by scoring points against the Spartans for the first time since the two teams have been facing each other.

“This is a seasoned team, and the players are strong,” said Dunwoody. “We have a strong chance to win the MEAC championship.”

To start the year the Aggies faced two ACC opponents in UNC and NC State respectively.  Both schools shutout the Aggies, but Dunwoody noticed his team put up more of a fight against the Tar Heels and Wolfpack.

On Sunday, the best match of the day was between N.C. A&T’s No. 5 player Jerome Kirkland and Jason Steinhorn.   Steinhorn lost the first set 4-6. He avoided a loss by taking Kirkland to a tie- breaker he won 7-6. The two men then fought to a thrilling 11-9 finale.

Damon Martin did hang on to win the Aggies only singles match of the afternoon. He defeated Chris Mangone 6-4, 6-4.

“This is a very good team that nobody knows about,” Martin said. “We think that will change if we continue to play hard.”        

The Aggies also won a doubles match as Martin and his brother Jeremy defeated Daniel Bustamante and Steinhorn 8-3.

Dunwoody said this team is the best collection of players in the history of N.C. A&T tennis.

“They should have won this match, there was no reason for them to lose”, said Dunwoody. “I’m still very proud of this team, fans and parent who come out to support us.”