Jan. 29, 2006

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - East Tennessee State took two of three doubles matches and used three singles victories to secure a 4-0 non-conference, neutral site win over East Carolina at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center Sunday.

After winning the doubles point thanks to a pair of 8-4 triumphs by the Bucs' tandems of Felix Insurraulde/Lisandro Picardo and Enrique Olivares/Luis Sebastian Serrano, ETSU quickly gained control of the match by capturing the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 singles events.

Collegiate tennis rules dictate a neutral site match can be halted once a team clinches its fourth victory in a seven-point scoring system.

The Bucs (4-2) picked up singles wins from Insurraulde (6-3, 6-3 over Henrique Viana) at No. 2, Olivares (6-1, 6-3 against Ricardo Barone) at No. 3 and Picardo, who pulled away from ECU senior Nick Rose by scores of 7-6 (5), 6-3.

The Pirates (3-2) recorded their only victory at the top doubles slot as Barone and Viana dispatched ETSU's team of Juan Crosa and Oscar Posada 8-5.

The No. 1, No. 5 and No. 6 singles matches, featuring ECU's Aleksey Kochetov, Brian Walters and Britton Steele, were either suspended or not played.

ECU will now prepare for its home opener, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 2 at 2:00 p.m., against Mount Olive.

EAST TENNESSEE STATE 4, EAST CAROLINA 0
Singles Play
No. 1 - Aleksey Kochetov (ECU) vs. Oscar Posada (ETSU); 7-6 (8), 4-6, Suspended
No. 2 - Felix Insurraulde (ETSU) def. Henrique Viana (ECU); 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 - Enrique Olivares (ETSU) def. Ricardo Barone (ECU); 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 - Lisandro Picardo (ETSU) def. Nick Rose (ECU); 7-6 (5), 6-3
No. 5 - Brian Walters (ECU) vs. Luis Sebastian Serrano (ETSU); 4-5, Suspended
No. 6 - Britton Steele (ECU) vs. Matt Stanley (ETSU); DNP
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Barone/Viana (ECU) def. Juan Crosa/Posada (ETSU); 8-5
No. 2 - Insurraulde/Picardo (ETSU) def. Rose/Walters (ECU); 8-4
No. 3 - Olivares/Serrano (ETSU) def. Kochetov/Steele (ECU); 8-4
Team Records: East Tennessee State (4-2), East Carolina (3-2)