East Tennessee State 7, Campbell 0 Doubles

Saturday, February 26, 2005

East Tennessee State Wins Seventh-Straight With 7-0 Victory at Campbell

BUIES CREEK, N.C. East Tennessee State handed Campbell a 7-0 women's tennis loss on Saturday at the Nisbet Tennis Center.

The Buccaneeers (7-2) won their seventh dual match in a row by earning the doubles point, then claiming three-set victories at the top three singles positions.

Campbell's lone victory came at number-one doubles where Georgiana Marta and Scarlet Alfonzo defeated ETSU's top tandem 8-4.

ETSU secured the dual match with wins at the fourth, fifth and sixth singles posts as Sandi Knight, Olya Batsula and Muriel Sherwood all posted straight-sets victories.

Sulwia Ziolkowska defeated Campbell's Nina Surviladze 3-6, 6-0, 6-0 at number three singles, while Masha Ilina scored a three-set win over CU freshman Scarlet Alfonzo (6-7, 6-4, 6-1).

At the top singles position, ETSU's Elena Volobueva won a super tiebreak for the third set after splitting the first two with Campbell's Georgiana Marta.

Campbell returns to action Friday at Charleston Southern.

East Tennessee State 7, Campbell 0

Doubles

1. Marta / Alfonzo (CAM) d. Ziolkowska / Ilina 8-4

2. Volobueva / Knight (ETSU) d. Surviladze / Stojancev 8-6

3. Batsula / Gemma Halim (ETSU) d. Batkiewicz / Gore 8-3

Singles

1. Elena Volobueva (ETSU) d. Georgiana Marta 7-5, 0-6, (10-7)

2. Masha Ilina (ETSU) d. Scarlet Alfonzo 6-7, 6-4, 6-1

3. Sulwia Ziolkowska (ETSU) d. Nina Surviladze 3-6, 6-0, 6-0

4. Sandi Knight (ETSU) d. Iva Stojancev 6-2, 6-1

5. Olya Batsula (ETSU) d. Stacey Batkiewicz 6-1, 6-1