HAMPTON, Va. -- The Hampton University women's tennis team (6-7) won two out of three matches over the past week beating Shaw and Maryland-Eastern Shore.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Lady Pirates defeated the Lady Bears of Shaw University 3-1.
No. 1 junior
Jovanna Sangria (Long Beach, Calif.) lost her first set, but bounced back by winning the next two set to give her the match, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 over Lolia Kienka. No. 2 sophomore
Barenese Myers (Beverly Hills, Calif.) was defeated in straight set to Shaw's Fernanda Silva 1-6, 5-7.
Freshman
Tabita Daolio (Centro Campinas, Brazil) had a battle with Lady Bears' Livia Oliveria; however, Daolio won 5-7, 7-5, 7-6. Junior
Janelle Small (Pickering, Ontario) won in straight sets against Shaw's Janae Williams 6-1, 6-2.
On Saturday afternoon, the Lady Pirates destroyed the Lady Hawks of Maryland Eastern Shore 7-0.
In singles play, Preseason MEAC Player of the Year,
Na-Hyun Baek (Seoul, Korea) defeated Solana McMillian 6-2, 6-0, while Sangria blanked the Lady Hawks' Jocelyn Jackmon 6-0, 6-0 for her sixth win in a row.
Myers won her first game in three matches, defeating Latoya Coltrane of UMES 6-1, 6-0.
No. 4
Maria Ycaza (Guayaquil, Ecuador) defeated Latoya Jones in straight sets (6-0, 6-0) she is on a three-match winning streak. Daolio beat UMES' Anna Katenta 6-0, 6-0 for her second straight win.
Small beat Alisia Belt in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0.
In doubles play, Baek and Myers defeated McMillian and Jackmon 8-0, while Sangria and Ycaza beat UMES' Coltrane and Jones 8-0 and Daolio and Small were victorious over Katenta and Belt.
On Sunday, the Lady Pirates came up short against University of Chicago at home 1-6. This was their first loss at home this season.
Sangria lost to Kendra Higgins 3-6, 0-6. Baek had the only victory for the Lady Pirates, beating Jennifer King in straight sets, 6-0, 6-4 for her sixth victory of the season.
Ycaza was defeated in straight sets to Chicago's Carnen Vaca Guzmen 4-6, 1-6, while Myers lost to Linden Li 6-1, 6-2.
Daolio came up short to Chrissy Hu 3-6, 6-7, and Small was defeated by Tiffany Ngyen in straight sets, 2-6, 3-6.
The Lady Pirates return to action on Sunday, when they will travel to Dover, Del. to compete against the Lady Hornets of Delaware State University. For more information on Hampton University tennis, please call Derrick Coles, Assistant Sports Information Director, at (757) 727-5906, or visit the official Pirates website at
http://www,hamptonpirates.com
