January 28, 2009

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Longwood University dropped a 7-0 women's tennis road decision at #60 Virginia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Wednesday night in Blacksburg.  The Lancers are now 0-3 this season, while the Hokies improved their record to 2-0.  Longwood is not scheduled to play again until February 22, hosting Winston-Salem State University at the Lancer Courts in Farmville beginning at 1 p.m..

At nationally-ranked Virginia Tech, Longwood dropped all six singles matches while also swept in the doubles contests.  Competing for the Lancers were junior Laura Simon/Barcelona, Spain (IES Lluis de Peguera) at #1 (2-6, 2-6), sophomore Zsofia Jakab/Minusio, Switzerland (Lices Cantonale Locarns) at #2 (1-6, 1-6), freshman Jackie Esguerra/Sauk City, Wis. (Prairie du Sac) at #3 (0-6, 1-6), senior Ashley Melson/Virginia Beach (Kellam) at #4 (4-6, 2-6), sophomore Nasim Moadab/Colonial Heights (Colonial Heights) at #5 (1-6, 1-6), and Eileen Sullivan at #6 (0-6, 0-6).  In doubles, Simon and Jakab fell at #1 (2-8), Esguerra and Melson fell at #2 (0-8), and Moadab and Sullivan lost at #3 (0-8).

Singles

1. #125 Inga Beermann (VT) def. Laura Simon (Longwood) 6-2, 6-2
2. Jessica Brouwer (VT) def. Zsofia Jakeb (Longwood) 6-1, 6-1
3. Holly Johnson (VT) def. Jackie Esguerra (Longwood) 6-0, 6-1
4. Katie Blow (VT) def. Ashley Melson (Longwood) 6-4, 6-2
5. Courtney Rauscher (VT) def. Nasim Moadab (Longwood) 6-1, 6-1
6. Abbey Walker (VT) def. Eileen Sullivan (Longwood) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

1. Beermann/Blakely (VT) def. Simon/Jakab (Longwood) 8-2
2. Hamza/Walker (VT) def. Esguerra/Melson (Longwood) 8-0
3. Rauscher/Betts (VT) def. Moadab/Sullivan (Longwood) 8-0