NC State
East Carolina
Wolfpack Thumps Pirates in Women's Tennis, 6-1
4/3/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 3, 2002
GREENVILLE, N.C. - NC State downed in-state foe East Carolina (8-8) on the road in women's tennis action Wednesday afternoon with a score of 6-1. NC State (8-10) improved its series record to 12-0 versus the Pirates, a rivalry that began in NC State's inaugural women's tennis season, 1977. Jennifer Jassawalla won her third straight for the Wolfpack, and becomes the first squad member to reach 10 wins this spring.
NC State grabbed the doubles point with wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 matches. Katrina Gildemeister and Kristen Nicholls downed the Pirate pair of Emily Kohl and Meredith Spears, while partners Loni Worsley and Danielle Staddelmann dropped ECU's Roluca Biacu and Christina Maliki. Jassawalla teamed up with Junior Landis Strader for the first time this year, but fell to the Pirate's No. 2 tandem of Lyndall Jordan and Paulina Sierpinski.
The Wolfpack took five of the six singles matches in straight sets to secure the victory, with the only loss coming in the No. 1 match. Bawono allowed Kohl only one point in each set to tab a 6-1, 6-1 win at the No. 2 singles spot, while Nicholls defeated Jordan 6-2, 6-2 in the three-spot. Jassawalla had continued success in the No. 4 match and picked up a win over Spears. Danielle Staddelmann won her third in four tries to improve to .500 on the season with a victory over Christina Maliki. Worsley found success in the six-spot and defeated Sierpinski 7-5, 6-2.
NC State will conclude its season at home in Raleigh, beginning with a four-match homestand before the ACC tournament, also in Raleigh. The Wolfpack face their toughest challenge of the season this weekend when Wake Forest comes to town for an ACC match-up. The Demon Deacons are currently ranked No. 3 in the nation according to the Omni Hotels Intercollegiate Tennis Association Poll. Wake Forest's roster includes three nationally ranked singles players, including No. 1 Bea Bielik. The match is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. at the Wolfpack Tennis Complex located on West Campus. Admission is free to the event.
NC State 6, East Carolina 1
Singles
1 - Roluca Biacu (ECU) def. Katrina Gildemeister (NCSU), 6-4, 6-4
2 - Myrna Bawono (NCSU) def. Emily Kohl (ECU), 6-1, 6-1
3 - Kristen Nicholls (NCSU) def. Lyndall Jordan (ECU), 6-2, 6-2
4 - Jennifer Jassawalla (NCSU) def. Meredith Spears (ECU), 6-3, 6-4
5 - Danielle Staddelmann (NCSU) def. Christina Maliki (ECU), 6-4, 7-5
6 - Loni Worsley (NCSU) def. Paulina Sierpinski (ECU), 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
1 - Gildemeister/Nicholls (NCSU) def. Kohl/Spears (ECU), 8-2
2 - Jordan/Sierpinski (ECU) def. Strader/Jassawalla (NCSU), 8-3
3 - Staddelmann/Worsley (NCSU) def. Biacu/Maliki (ECU), 8-3
