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Charlotte, N.C.----Both top-25 Wingate University tennis teams picked up victories Saturday afternoon in Charlotte, prevailing against Bluefield State in NCAA Division II tennis action. The 20th-ranked Wingate women won 9-0, while the 24th-ranked Bulldog men picked up a 7-2 victory.
The Bulldog women swept through doubles play, with juniors
Claudia De Andreis (Milan, Italy) and
Sydney Homan (Huntsville, Ala.) winning 8-2 at number one doubles. Senior
Oroma Womeodu (Memphis, Tenn.) teamed with freshman
Chyi Lee (Wenshan District Taipei, Taiwan) for an 8-0 win at number two doubles, while Wingate won by default at three doubles to go ahead 3-0 heading to singles play.
Lee won 6-2, 6-1 at one singles, while sophomore
Marisa Ostoja (Split, Croatia) picked up a 6-1, 6-3 victory at two singles. Freshman
Meredith Lee (Pottstown, Pa.) prevailed 6-2, 6-0 at three singles, while senior
Maria Garcia (San Carlos, Venezuela) and freshman
Arianna Ceccaroni (Luxemburg) rolled to 6-0, 6-0 wins at four and five singles. Freshman
Marissa Marks (Germantown, Wisc.) won by default at six singles to finish off the sweep.
The Wingate men swept doubles play Saturday afternoon, with senior
Josh DuToit (Charlotte, N.C.) teaming with sophomore
Daniel Belsito (Charlotte, N.C.) for a 9-7 win at one doubles. Junior
Duncan Addison (Halifax, Canada) and freshman
Josep Canyadell (Lleida, Spain) notched an 8-4 win at two doubles, while freshmen
Matthew Jones (Shrewsbury, United Kingdom) and
Enrico Giacomini (Vicenza, Italy) prevailed 8-6 at three doubles to put the Bulldogs on top 3-0 heading to singles play.
Belsito stayed perfect against Division II opponents with a 7-6, 6-3 win at one singles, while Jones rallied for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory at four singles. DuToit also rallied at five singles, prevailing 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 while sophomore
Tamir Geva (Jerusalem, Israel) won 6-7, 7-6, 1-0 at six singles.
Both Wingate teams are back in action Tuesday, opening SAC play at 1 p.m. against Anderson.
