Tennis Opens With Win
CONWAY, Ark. --- Northeastern State opened the 2010 tennis season on Friday with an impressive 8-1 victory over Harding University.
The RiverHawks (1-0) won all three doubles matches and five of their six singles matches to earn the win.
Zuzanna Osinska and Emina Spirtovic blanked Fabiola Wisnesky and Ling Chan 8-0 at No. 1 doubles. Claire Chanay and Ivana Belejova dispatched Ellie Hammons and Chelsea Hunt, 8-2, at No. 2, while Karolina Cichon and Michaela Romanova teamed up at No. 3 double to upend Callie Huey and Katherine Golik, 8-1.
In singles action, Oskinska picked up a pair of straight-set 6-0 wins at No. 1 over Chan, Spirtovic had little trouble with Hunt in No. 2 singles play and Romanova beat Lola Pardo 6-2, 6-0.
Huey captured Harding's lone win of the afternoon with a three set decision over Belejova at No. 4 singles. Belejova won the first set 6-1, but dropped the second 6-3 and lost a 13-11 marathon tie-breaker.
Cichon also needed three sets to pick up the win at No. 5 singles. After dropping the first set 6-4, she came back to log a 6-2 win in the second and a 10-2 tie-breaker in the third. Chanay got a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 6 for the final outcome.
The RiverHawks will be idle until Feb. 13 when they play Ouachita Baptist in Tulsa at 7:30 p.m.
Northeastern St (OK) 8, Harding University 1
Singles competition
1. Zuzanna Oskinska (NSU) def. Ling Chan (HARDING)
6-0, 6-0
2. Emina Spirtovic (NSU) def. Chelsea Hunt (HARDING) 6-1, 6-1
3. Michaela Romanova (NSU) def. Lola Pardo (HARDING) 6-2, 6-0
4. Callie Huey (HARDING) def. Ivana Belejova (NSU) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0
(13-11)
5. Karolina Cichon (NSU) def. Katherine Golilk (HARDING) 4-6, 6-2,
1-0 (10-2)
6. Claire Chanay (NSU) def. Gina Cielo (HARDING) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Zuzanna Oskinska/Emina Spirtovic (NSU) def. Fabiola
Wisnesky/Ling Chan (HARDING) 8-0
2. Claire Chanay/Ivana Belejova (NSU) def. Ellie Hammons/Chelsea
Hunt (HARDING) 8-2
3. Karolina Cichon/Michaela Romanova (NSU) def. Callie
Huey/Katherine Golilk (HARDING) 8-1
