Feb. 24, 2011

CLINTON, S.C - The East Carolina women's tennis squad swept six singles matches in straight sets and earned the doubles point to post its third-straight win with a convincing 7-0 non-conference road victory over Presbyterian Thursday afternoon.

The Lady Pirates (5-1) opened the match by capturing the doubles point against the Blue Hose. Tandems Natalie Collins and Petra Vogel (8-2), along with Audrey LePottier and Yilian Zhang (8-4), each contributed triumphs at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions to clinch the first tally.

ECU continued its strong effort in singles play, outscoring Presbyterian by a combined 73-27 score in all six flights. Vogel (No. 1), Collins (No. 2), LePottier (No. 3), Neena Wanko (No. 4), Manon Bissat (No. 5) and Zhang (No. 6) all recorded victories - four sets coming in 6-0 fashion.

East Carolina will remain in the Upstate when it plays the second of an eight-match roadswing Friday by facing Furman at 2 p.m.

EAST CAROLINA 7, PRESBYTERIAN 0
Singles Play
No. 1 - Petra Vogel (ECU) def. Christina Limantoro (PC) 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 - Natalie Collins (ECU) def. Paige Oelke (PC) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 - Audrey LePottier (ECU) def. Cara Caruso (PC) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 - Neena Wanko (ECU) def. Courtney Gardiner (PC) 6-4, 7-6
No. 5 - Manon Bissat (ECU) def. Patricia Alves (PC) 6-4, 6-0
No. 6 - Yilian Zhang (ECU) def. Lindsay Krause (PC) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles Play
No. 1 - Limantoro/Oelke (PC) def. Bissat/Wanko (ECU) 8-7
No. 2 - Collins/Vogel (ECU) def. Gardiner/Krause (PC) 8-2
No. 3 - LePottier/Zhang (ECU) def. Alves/Caruso (PC) 8-4
Team Records: East Carolina 5-1, Presbyterian 6-5