Womenâ€™s tennis cruises past Appalachian State, 7-0

Women’s tennis cruises past Appalachian State, 7-0

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Bucs begin 2-0 for the second straight season

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 31, 2016) – A day after sweeping USC Upstate in its season opener, the ETSU women’s tennis team followed that performance up with another sweep Sunday as it defeated Appalachian State, 7-0. It is the second consecutive season that the Buccaneers have begun their season 2-0.

ETSU won five of the six singles contests Sunday in two sets, while the Bucs notched a pair of 6-1 victories in doubles play. Lyn Yee Choo (Kuching, Malaysia), Regina Nychytailova (Maripol, Ukraine), Melissa Esguerra (Derrimutt, Australia) and Marina Espana (Castellar Del Valles, Spain) all improved their records to 2-0 this spring in singles. In doubles, the teams of Choo and Ana Gerbasi (Caracas, Venezuela) as well as Espana and Ioanna Markesini (Athens, Greece) also improved to 2-0.

The Bucs will hit the road for the first time this season Wednesday when they travel to Morehead, Ky. to take on Morehead State. First serve is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Results

Singles competition

1. Lyn Yee Choo (ETSU) def. Clare Cox (APP) 6-1, 6-0

2. Regina Nychytailova (ETSU) def. Heidi Swope (APP) 6-2, 6-2

3. Ioanna Markesini (ETSU) def. Mackenzie LaSure (APP) 6-3, 7-5

4. Melissa Esguerra (ETSU) def. Melissa Machado (APP) 6-0, 6-4

5. Marina Espana (ETSU) def. Taylor Bygrave (APP) 6-0, 6-0

6. Ana Gerbasi (ETSU) def. McKayla Zupan (APP) 2-6, 6-0, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Lyn Yee Choo/Ana Gerbasi (ETSU) def. Clare Cox/Heidi Swope (APP) 6-1

2. Marina Espana/Ioanna Markesini (ETSU) def. Megan Mullen/Melissa Machado (APP) 6-1

3. Regina Nychytailova/Yi Chi Ma (ETSU) def. Mackenzie LaSure/Taylor Bygrave (APP) 6-4

Match Notes

Appalachian State 0-3, 0-0 Sun Belt

East Tennessee State 2-0, 0-0 SoCon

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,1,4,2,3,6)

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