MURFREESBORO, N.C.  – The Norfolk State women’s tennis team posted a 9-0 victory against Chowan on Wednesday afternoon at the CU Tennis Complex.

NSU (5-7, 2-4) opened the match with doubles play. Sophomore Andrea Macchiavello and freshman Liza Gordeeva claimed an 8-4 win against Natalya Kamenshchikova at the No. 1 spot. Juniors Krystal Scott and Mafalda Lhorca competed in the No. 2 position, where they defeated Breanne Johnson and Natalia Andrade, 8-1. Junior Yvonne Kamegne and freshman Marie Habiyaremye closed out the doubles competition with an 8-1 win over Jennifer Humphrey and Jessica De Backre.

The Spartans continued to play aggressively in the singles sets. Gordeeva led off with a 6-2, 7-5 victory against Kamenshchikova. Macchiavello posted a 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(8) win over Johnson. Kamegne competed at the No. 3 spot, where she claimed a 2-6, 6-3, 1-0(7) win against Holly Stambaugh. Lhorca upended De Backre, 6-0, 6-0. Scott also posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Andrade. Freshman Ana Popovic rounded out singles play with a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Straffai Cleveland.

NSU will take on Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State on Friday. Both matches will be played at the Everett Tennis Center on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan. The contest against UMES is set to start at 10 a.m., while the match against CSU is scheduled for 1 p.m.

In men’s action, Norfolk State swept Chowan, 9-0, on Wednesday afternoon at the CU Tennis Complex.

The Spartans improve to 6-5 on the season, while Chowan drops to 11-6 overall.

Dzmitry Zyhmantovich and Peter Ramstromer-Pello competed at the No. 1 doubles spot, where they posted an 8-1 victory over Danilo Galovic and Pedro Aiala. Robin Riethmueller and Igor Braga upended Farid Hajizada and Ivan Doubograev, 8-4. Kent Austin and Daniel Grauel defeated Sasha Kirsanov and Tristan Martin, 8-3.

Zyhmantovich led off in singles play with a 6-4, 5-7, 1-0(10) victory over Hajizada. He has now won nine singles matches in a row. Riethmueller posted a 6-1, 7-5 win against Aiala. Braga competed at the No. 3 spot, where he defeated Martin, 7-6(5), 6-4. Ramstromer-Pello defeated Kirsanov, 6-1, 6-0. At the No. 5 spot, Grauel upended Doubograev, 6-1, 6-0. Austin closed things out with a 6-1, 6-1 win against Galovic.

NSU returns to action on Friday against Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State. Both matches will be played at the Everett Tennis Center on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan. The UMES match begins at 10 a.m., while the CSU contest will start at 1 p.m.