WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. - No. 21 Union College opened the 2009 season Wednesday with a 7-2 road win over rival University of the Cumberlands (Ky.).
Union took five of the singles' points and two in doubles' play. Camila Cunha (Sao Paulo, Brazil) started singles' play with a three-set win at No. 1. She teamed up with Juliana Negosek (Curitiba, Brazil) for the No. 1 doubles win.
Over the last four seasons, Union is a perfect 4-0 against Cumberlands.
The Lady Bulldogs enter Friday's match at NCAA Division II foe Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) University with 1-0 record. The match is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
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Singles |
Results |
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Camila Cunha (UC) def. Mary Ngiam (Cumb.) |
3-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
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Juliana Negosek (UC) def. Donna Strong (Cumb.) |
6-1, 6-0 |
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Ximena Aguilar (UC) def. Kelcey Bauer (Cumb.) |
6-4, 6-3 |
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Katie Sakalauskas (UC) def. Haley Farris (Cumb.) |
5-7, 6-4, 10-8 |
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Andressa Coelho (UC) def. Megan Whaley (Cumb.) |
No score |
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Kaitlin Smith (Cumb.) def. Nicole Bistline (UC) |
6-1, 6-1 |
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Doubles |
Results |
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Cunha/Negosek (UC) def. Ngaim/Farris (Cumb.) |
8-6 |
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Aguilar/Sakalauskas (UC) def. Strong/Bauer (Cumb.) |
9-7 |
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Smith/Ellis (Cumb.) def. Coelho/Bistline (UC) |
8-1 |
| Union at | 1:00pm |
| Eastern Kentucky | EST |
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