March 19, 2009

Box Score

GREENSBORO, N.C. - A doubles sweep and singles victories by Jaroslav Horvath, Aleksey Kochetov and Bryan Oakley lifted East Carolina to a 4-3 non-conference triumph over UNC-Greensboro Thursday afternoon at the UNCG Tennis Courts.

The Pirates, who extended their consecutive match win streak to eight straight, improved to 12-1 on the year while the Spartans dropped to 6-4.

East Carolina tallied the first point with similar 8-4 victories by tandems Kochetov/Henrik Skalmerud and Stephen Whitwell/Oakley at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, respectively. Horvath and Denis Ermilov closed out pairs play by adding a 9-7 win over Arsel Kumdereli and Orcun Seyrek at No. 1.

In singles action, the Pirates picked up victories at the No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 slots as Horvath dismissed Andrey Bubnov (6-4, 7-6), Kochetov defeated William John (7-6, 6-2) and Oakley fought past Kyle Eddins (6-4, 3-6, 6-3).

UNC-Greensboro used wins by Seyrek over Whitwell (6-2, 6-1) at No. 1, Kumdereli over Ermilov (7-6, 6-7, 7-6) at No. 3 and Yaroslav Litus over Skalmerud (7-6, 1-6, 6-3) at No. 4 to capture the other three matches.

The Pirates will return home Sunday to host the College of Charleston and Chowan College in a split doubleheader beginning at 12 noon.

EAST CAROLINA 4, UNC-GREENSBORO 3
Singles Play
No. 1 - Orcun Seyrek (UNCG) def. Stephen Whitwell (ECU); 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Jaroslav Horvath (ECU) def. Andrey Bubnov (UNCG); 6-4, 7-6 (5)
No. 3 - Arsel Kumdereli (UNCG) def. Denis Ermilov (ECU); 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3)
No. 4 - Yaroslav Litus (UNCG) def. Henrik Skalmerud (ECU); 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-3
No. 5 - Aleksey Kochetov (ECU) def. William John (UNCG); 7-6 (6), 6-2
No. 6 - Bryan Oakley (ECU) def. Kyle Eddins (UNCG); 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Ermilov/Horvath (ECU) def. Kumdereli/Seyrek (UNCG); 9-7
No. 2 - Kochetov/Skalmerud (ECU) def. Bubnov/Litus (UNCG); 8-4
No. 3 - Oakley/Whitwell (ECU) def. John/Jacob Wright (UNCG); 8-4
Team Records: East Carolina 12-1, UNC-Greensboro 6-4