Oct. 27, 2008

CARY, NC - The North Carolina Central University women's tennis team competed in the UNC Wilmington Double Tournament over the weekend, winning 5 matches.

Tatiana Velasquez pair with Kateryna Chorna as the number one doubles while teammates Ashley Rogers and Monica Medina were selected as the number two doubles.

On the first day on the event Velasquez/Chorna had gone 1-2 on the day. The team defeated UNC Pembroke, 8-6 before falling to UNC Wilmington and Davidson 8-0 and 8-1.

"This tournament was to improve our doubles completion," says Head Coach David Nass. "This was our weakness, and these young ladies have shown improvements during the tournament."

The number two doubles Rogers and Medina defeated Appalachian State, 8-3, before losing to UNC-Charlotte and UNC Wilmington, 8-0 and 8-0.

On the final day of the tournament Velasquez and Chorna had an excellent day going 2-1, defeating UNC-Charlotte, 8-3 and Davidson, 8-3 as well. The lone lost was against UNC-Wilmington, 8-0.

"We got a chance to beat some really good teams this weekend," states Nass. The number two doubles Rogers and Media lost to Elon and Appalachian State, 8-0 and 8-3. UNC-Pembroke withdrew due to an injury.