FARMVILLE, Va. – Fresh of the heels of a sweep of Norfolk State on Tuesday, Longwood men's and women's tennis welcomed the Coppin State Eagles to Farmville today. Both Lancers teams won in dominant fashion, as each side picked up a 7-0 victory.
 
Singles:
Men's
No. 1: LWU Yoav Weinberg def. CSU Luka Markovic 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
No. 2: LWU Timeo Puech def. CSU Vansh Kapoor 6-0, 1-0 (retired)
No. 3: LWU Alejandro Uribe def. CSU Anas Haddou 6-1, 6-0
No. 4: LWU Luis Reis def. CSU Rishi Jalota 6-2, 6-0
No. 5: LWU Gary Huang def. CSU Ulugbek Abdurakhmonov 6-1, 6-3
No. 6: LWU Ryan Foster def. CSU Issac Sanders 6-3, 6-1
Women's
No. 1: LWU Sophia Marchetta def. CSU Megan Etienne 6-1, 6-0
No. 2: LWU Karina Rizvanova def. CSU Mackenzie Jones 6-0, 6-0
No. 3: LWU Nina Hederich def. CSU Kenyange Kaounde 6-0, 6-1
No. 4: LWU Zoe Barton def. CSU Emperess Johnson 6-1 (retired)
No. 5: LWU Alexis Broderick won by default
No. 6: LWU Mahika Gupta won by default
 
Doubles: 
Men's
No. 1: CSU Kapoor/Markovic def. LWU Cagigas/Reis 6-2
No. 2: LWU Weinberg/Puech def. CSU Sanders/Abdurakhmonov 6-2
No. 3: LWU Huang/Uribe def. CSU Jalota/Markovic 7-6 (7-3)
Women's
No. 1: LWU Nurgazieva/Rizvanova def. CSU Etienne/Johnson 7-5
No. 2: LWU Saez/Hederich def. CSU Jones/Kaounde 6-4
No. 3: LWU Czerny/Barton won by default
 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
While the score read perfect for Longwood men's tennis, the opening doubles matches were certainly not freebies. The duo of Guillermo Cagigas and Luis Reis dropped the opening match followed by a win from Yoav Weinberg and Timeo Puech at No. 2 to force a tiebreaking match at No. 3. It came all the way to a seventh point tiebreaker, but Gary Huang and Alejandro Uribe held on to claim Longwood's first point.
 
Weinberg got things started for the Lancers with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 victory at No. 1, and his loss in the second set was Longwood's only one on the day. From here on out, Longwood controlled the rest of the dual.
 
Timeo Puech earned his decision after a 6-0 win in the first set followed by a retirement in the second. Alejandro Uribe and Luis Reis conceded a combined three points, leading to two victories at No. 3 and 4 for Longwood.
 
The freshman pair of Gary Huang and Ryan Foster rounded out singles play for the Lancers, each earning a win to solidify Longwood's sweep. For Foster, it was his first ever collegiate match and win.
 
On the women's side, the pairings of Emma Nurgazieva/Karina Rizvanova and Maria Saez/Nina Hederich both earned closely contested victories, which led the way for a Zoe Barton/Wiktoria Czerny default win to claim the doubles point.
 
In singles play, Longwood continued its dominance, conceding three points across the four matches that were played. Sophia Marchetta opened at No. 1 with a 6-1, 6-0 win, setting the tone for the rest of the dual.
 
Rizvanova completed a clean sweep at No. 2 followed by a 6-0, 6-1 win from Hederich at No. 3. Zoe Barton earned a 6-1 win in the first set of her match and picked up a victory due to her opponent retiring. Longwood earned default wins at No. 5 and 6, and the Lancers' second 7-0 win of the day was complete.
 
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"Both teams did a great job on court today, played with good energy, and supported each other well," said Longwood Director of Tennis Adam Jackson. "It was great to see some new faces get some wins as well and we will continue building as we get into the conference schedule soon."
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
Men's tennis won't be back in action until next Thursday, March 16^th at 2 p.m. against Radford to open conference play. The women's team has a busy weekend ahead of them, as they host UNC Asheville on Saturday at 12 p.m. to open conference play and William & Mary on Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
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