By Travis G. Lyles '15
Communication Studies Major-Mass Media
BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Karolina Chernaya and Natasha Afridi led Campbell University to a sweep in singles, while the duo of Afridi and Tamara Stanic helped the Fighting Camels (8-5, 2-1 Big South) pick-up the doubles point en route to a 7-0 Big South Conference women's tennis victory against visiting Longwood University. The Lancers (2-4, 1-2 Big South) will take to the road again to play a non-conference match at UNC Greensboro of the Southern Conference on Sunday, March 16 at 12 p.m. in Greensboro, North Carolina.
"We knew they would be good, so our plan before the match was to focus on the things we could control," said first-year Longwood head coach
Casey Wharton. "So instead of thinking about rankings, or points won or lost, instead we tried focusing on the execution of our shots, and our strategies. And although the outcome was not in our favor, I did see a lot of great execution … and I hope to continue building on that focus, into practice this week, so we can do it even better in our next match."
In doubles competition, junior
Malin Allgurin/Värnamo, Sweden and
Sarah Moomau/Winchester were fell at No. 1 against Afridi and Stanic, 2-8, while freshmen
Paloma Alatorre/Katy, Texas and
Anna Pelak/McLean were defeated at No. 2 by Chernaya and Claudia Ortiz, 4-8, and the duo of senior
Bethany Law/Ona, West Virginia and freshman
Mason Thomas/Buchanan Dam, Texas fell at No. 3 against Ana Maria Ortiz and Ewa Telenga, 1-8.
In singles play, Allgurin fell at No. 1 to Chernaya, 1-6, 4-6. Alatorre fell at No. 2 to Afridi, 0-6, 1-6. Moomau fell at No. 3 to Stanic, 2-6, 2-6. Pelak fell at No. 4 to Ortiz, 6-7(4), 3-6. Thomas fell at No. 5 to Amelie Reichart, 2-6, 3-6, and Law fell at No. 6 to Telenga, 2-6, 2-6.
Doubles
1. Natasha Afridi/Tamara Stanic (CU) def.
Malin Allgurin/
Sarah Moomau (LU) 8-2
2. Karolina Chernaya/Claudia Ortiz (CU) def.
Paloma Alatorre/
Anna Pelak (LU) 8-4
3. Ana Maria Ortiz/Ewa Telenga (CU) def.
Bethany Law/
Mason Thomas (LU) 8-1
Singles
1. Karolina Chernaya (CU) def.
Malin Allgurin (LU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Natasha Afridi (CU) def.
Paloma Alatorre (LU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Tamara Stanic (CU) def.
Sarah Moomau (LU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Ana Maria Ortiz (CU) def.
Anna Pelak (LU) 7-6 (4), 6-3
5. Amelie Reichart (CU) def.
Mason Thomas (LU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Ewa Telenga (CU) def.
Bethany Law (LU) 6-2, 6-2
