
Women's Tennis Opens Kitty Harrison with Eight Match Wins
11/7/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- The NC State women's tennis team opened up the Kitty Harrison Invitational Friday with winning eight matches, including six match wins in singles play.
The doubles duo of Joanna Nalborska and Natalia Janowicz, as well as the tandem of Elisha Hande and Tayla Stenta captured wins in doubles play, while all six girls competing in singles swept East Carolina in all six matches on day one of play.
Day One Results
Round One Doubles
Joanna Nalborska/Natalia Janowicz (NCST) def. Erica Braschi/Kirsten Ward (ELON), 8-6
Maria Camara Ruiz/Barbora Lazarova (ELON) def. Liza Fieldsend/Sophie Nelson (NCST), 8-6
Taylor Casey/Olivia Lucas (ELON) def. Elisha Hande/Tayla Stenta (NCST), 8-2
Sarah Sarjoo/Betsy Zurawel (ECU) def. Ashleigh Capannolo/Taylor Zaytoun (NCST), 8-4
Round Two Doubles
Francesca Fusinato/Raluca Mita (VT) def. Joanna Nalborska/Natalia Janowicz (NCST), 8-7(5)
Natalie Looney/Alex Martin (USC) def. Liza Fieldsend/Sophie Nelson (NCST), 8-6
Elisha Hande/Tayla Stenta (NCST) def. Alison Mills (USC)/Dana Gray (ECU), 8-7(4)
Courtney Meredith/Xue Zhang (WFU) def. Ashleigh Capannolo/Taylor Zaytoun (NCST), 8-0
Round One Singles
Joanna Nalborska (NCST) def. Michelle Castro (ECU), 6-2,6-2
Liza Fieldsend (NCST) def. Maria Gomez (ECU), 6-7(7),6-3,(10-6)
Elisha Hande (NCST) def. Dana Gray (ECU), 6-1,6-3
Natalia Janowicz (NCST) def. Maria Storozheva (ECU), 6-2,6-4
Sophie Nelson (NCST) def. Sarah Sarjoo (ECU), 3-6,6-3,(10-8)
Tayla Stenta (NCST) def. Betsy Zurawel (ECU), 6-2,6-1
Up Next
Play will continue Saturday at the Kitty Harrison Invitational with one round of doubles play at 10 a.m., followed by two rounds of singles at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. NC State is set to face William and Mary in doubles and ACC foe UNC-Chapel Hill in singles.
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