Feb. 16, 2011

GREENVILLE, N.C. - UNC Greensboro tallied the doubles point and added four three-set singles wins to outlast East Carolina, 5-2, in non-conference women's tennis action Wednesday afternoon at the ECU Tennis Complex.

The setback dropped the Lady Pirates' early spring season record to 2-1, while the Spartans improved to 2-1.

UNC Greensboro claimed the opening point by using doubles triumphs at the No. 1 and No. 2 slots. Stephanie Macfarlane and Alex Whitehead ran past Jessica Cook and Audrey LePottier 8-1, while Lucy Dougherty and Niltooli Wilkins produced an 8-4 win over Natalie Collins and Petra Vogel. East Carolina halted the sweep by closing out pairs play with an 8-4 victory by the freshman tandem of Manon Bissat and Neena Wanko over Mikayla Rogers and Devon Sutherland at No. 3.

The Lady Pirates bounced back by taking a brief 2-1 lead on the strength of straight-set singles decisions by Vogel (6-2, 6-1 over Whitehead) at No. 2 and Collins (6-1, 6-1 over Dilara Yurtkuran) at No. 5 before the Spartans rallied with four-straight three-set wins. Wilkins, Macfarlane and Annette Rios each dropped the initial set at the No. 1, No. 3 and No. 6 spots before earning victories over Cook, LePottier and Yilian Zhang, respectively, while Dougherty closed out play with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 victory against Wanko.

East Carolina will continue its three-match homestand Saturday when it meets Barton College at 3:00 p.m.

UNC GREENSBORO 5, EAST CAROLINA 2
Singles Play
No. 1 - Niltooli Wilkins (UNCG) def. Jessica Cook (ECU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 - Petra Vogel (ECU) def. Alex Whitehead (UNCG) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 - Stephanie Macfarlane (UNCG) def. Audrey LePottier (ECU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 - Natalie Collins (ECU) def. Dilara Yurtkuran (UNCG) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 - Lucy Dougherty (UNCG) def. Neena Wanko (ECU) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
No. 6 - Annette Rios (UNCG) def. Yilian Zhang (ECU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Macfarlane/Whitehead (UNCG) def. Cook/LePottier (ECU) 8-1
No. 2 - Dougherty/Wilkins (UNCG) def. Collins/Vogel (ECU) 8-4
No. 3 - Manon Bissat/Wanko (ECU) def. Mikayla Rogers/Devon Sutherland (UNCG) 8-4
Team Records: UNC Greensboro 2-1, East Carolina 2-1

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