HARTSVILLE, South Carolina - The University of Mount Olive men's and women's tennis teams traveled to Coker University on Tuesday in non-conference action in Hartsville, S.C. Both Trojan teams defeated the Cobras keeping their winning streak alive.
MATCH INFORMATION MEN
The Trojans dominated the doubles play by winning all three match-ups, earning the doubles point.
UMO then went 5-1 in singles to finish the match with an overall score of 6-1.
INSIDE THE RESULTS MEN
No.1 doubles Armando Ferreira/Aditya Balda and No.2 Gregory Normand/Elios Briand made quick work of their opponents winning 6-1 and 6-4 to earn the doubles point. No. 3 doubles Diego Ortega/Adam Ibrahim also won their match 7-5.
In singles action UMO won the No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 matches while the Cobras took the win at No. 5 singles.
No. 1 Armando Ferreira and Nr. 6 Elios Briand dominated their singles matches (6-0,6-4 and 6-0,6-1), while No. 3 Aditya Balda and No. 4 Israel Rojas each won their matches in three sets or a match tiebreaker (5-7,6-2,6-4 and 4-6,6-3,10-4). Adam Ibrahim defeated the Cobra's No. 2 player Sean Keane in two sets (6-4,6-4).
MATCH INFORMATION WOMEN
The Women's team also held the early lead after the doubles round winning all three match-ups.
UMO then won four singles matches to take home the 5-2 victory.
INSIDE THE RESULTS WOMEN
No.3 doubles Jessica Aylward/Bipasha Mehn and No.2 doubles Ingrid Montserrat/Deike Schipper quickly secured the doubles point by winning both matches 6-2. No.1 doubles Nele Weber/Liza Voloshyna also won their match 7-5 against the Cobras.
In singles action UMO won the No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 matches while the Cobras earned two singles points at line No. 1 and No. 2.
No. 5 Maria Impalea, No. 4 Deike Schipper and No. 6 Jessica Aylward all won their matches in two sets (6-2,7-5; 6-3,6-1 and 7-5,6-0). Trojan's No. 3 Nele Weber fought hard to earn another singles point in three sets (6-2,2-6,6-2). Lastly, Coker's No. 2 Tamara Macia beat Liza Voloshyna after a long battle in three sets (5-7, 6-2, 6-4).
COACH'S COMMENTS
"I personally felt that all of our Men & Women showed a lot of fight and resiliency on each court against Coker. Even the ones that lost their matches competed as hard as they could from start to finish and that is something that I always tell all of them that I want to see and that that is going to help us to be successful throughout the season. I especially enjoyed seeing how Jessica Aylward stepped up in the singles line-up today and competed from start to finish to get a win against a tough player. From the Men's side as well, seeing how Israel Rodriguez fought back from losing the first set to winning his match in a 3rd set tie break showed a lot of resiliency and grit. Overall, I was very happy of how we competed and with the results at the end of the day," said head coach Carlos Lora.
UP NEXT
The Trojans will be back in action on February 19th against Wingate University in Wingate, N.C. at 1 P.M.
