DURHAM, N.C. – Longwood men's and women's tennis headed south today for a non-conference clash against North Carolina Central. The women's team fell by a score of 4-1 while the men dropped a heartbreaker 4-3.
 
Singles:
Men's
No. 1: NCCU Sebastian Pino def. LWU Guillermo Cagigas 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
No. 2: LWU Yoav Weinberg def. NCCU Oliver Saarinen 6-4, 6-3
No. 3: NCCU Kareem Abdul Hakim def. LWU Timéo Puech 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 4: LWU Lukas Krause def. NCCU Naresh Bharathy 6-1, 6-3
No. 5: LWU Alejandro Uribe def. NCCU Shaka Cristellotti 7-6, 6-2
No. 6: NCCU Facundo Olmedo def. LWU Luis Reis 6-3, 6-3
Women's
No. 1: NCCU Alejandra Hildalgo def. LWU Emma Nurgazieva 6-3, 6-1
No. 2: NCCU Kennedy Hill def. LWU Maria Saez 6-2, 6-4
No. 3: NCCU Candice Bernier def. LWU Karina Rizvanova 6-3, 6-4
No. 4: NCCU Jade Houston def. LWU Sophia Marchetta 6-3, 6-3
No. 5: LWU Wiktoria Czerny vs. NCCU Lafi Joao (DNS)
No. 6: LWU Zoe Barton vs. NCCU Isabelle Exsted (DNS)
 
Doubles: 
Men's
No. 1: NCCU Pino/Saarinen def. LWU Cagigas/Puech 7-5
No. 2: LWU Reis/Weinberg vs. NCCU Bharathy/Abdul Hakim 6-5 (DNF)
No. 3: NCCU Gilchrist/Olmedo def. LWU Huang/Reis 6-2
Women's
No. 1: LWU Nurgazieva/Rizvanova def. NCCU Hill/Bernier 7-5
No. 2: LWU Saez/Hederich def. NCCU Joao/Houston 6-4
No. 3: NCCU Exsted/Hildalgo def. LWU Marchetta/Czerny 6-4
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Longwood women's tennis (6-12) got the day started on the right foot, claiming the opening doubles point. Emma Nurgazieva and Karina Rizvanova won a close 7-5 affair at No. 1 while Maria Saez and Nina Hederich took care of business at No. 2 to clinch the doubles point.
 
While doubles play proved successful for the women, North Carolina Central (8-8) came to play in singles. Longwood dropped the first four matches of singles play, resulting in NCCU clinching the dual meet victory. Matches at No. 5 and No. 6 were not played as a result of NCCU's win.
 
On the men's side, Longwood (5-10) dropped the opening doubles point to the Eagles (5-13). The team of Guillermo Cagigas/ Timéo Puech lost a match that went to a seventh point and Gary Huang/Luis Reis fell at No. 3 to ensure NCCU's doubles point.
 
Singles play between these two teams came down to the wire. The Lancers and Eagles traded match wins through the first four, with Longwood's wins coming from Yoav Weinberg and Lukas Krause.
 
Alejandro Uribe picked up a huge win at No. 5, tying the match at 3-3. It would all come down to Luis Reis and NCCU's Facundo Olmedo to decide the winner of today's dual. Olmedo got the best of Reis 6-3, 6-3, resulting in the Eagles' victory.
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
Women's tennis returns to Big South play on Saturday, as they host Presbyterian at 11 a.m. Men's tennis hosts a Big South contest of their own against UNC Asheville on Sunday at 10 a.m.
 
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