MURFREESBORO, N.C. – Shepherd University dropped a pair of matches to Chowan University in tennis action at Chowan on Saturday. The men (0-1) and women (0-1) both dropped a 9-0 decisions.
The Shepherd women return to action on Friday when they travel to Fairmont State for a 7 p.m. match and the men return to action on Sept. 27 when they host Hood College for a 4 p.m. match.
Men
Chowan 9 Shepherd 0
September 10, 2016
Murfreesboro, N.C.
 
Singles competition
1. Farid Hajizada (CHO) def. 
Carter Davis (SHEP) 6-3, 6-3
2. Mateusz Icycki (CHO) def. 
Shane Dempsey (SHEP) 6-3, 6-3
3. Rafael Goncalves (CHO) def. 
Will Wheatley (SHEP) 6-2, 6-0
4. Adi Kaliakperov (CHO) def. 
Austin Thomas (SHEP) 6-4, 6-0
5. Mariano Yeh (CHO) def. 
Kaleb Lochner (SHEP) 6-0, 6-1
6. Enrique Barge (CHO) def. 
Clayton Smith (SHEP) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Farid Hajizada/Adi Kaliakperov (CHO) def. 
Carter Davis/
Shane Dempsey (SHEP) 8-2
2. Mateusz Icycki/Mariano Yeh (CHO) def. 
Will Wheatley/
Austin Thomas (SHEP) 8-0
3. Rafael Goncalves/Louis Proulx (CHO) def. n/a (SHEP) 8-0
Women
Chowan 9 Shepherd 0
September 10, 2016
Murfreesboro, N.C.
 
Singles competition
1. Polina Novachuk (CHO) def. 
Alisha Adkins (SHEP) 6-1, 6-2
2. Victoria Smolchenkova (CHO) def. 
Molly Lovern (SHEP) 6-0,6-1
3. Cynthia Carrier (CHO) def. n/a (SHEP) 6-0,6-1
4. Angelique Gouin (CHO) def. 
Zoe Nicewander (SHEP) 6-0, 6-1
5. Anna Makhneva (CHO) def. 
Anna Bock (SHEP) 6-2, 6-0
6. Roxana Daneshjoo (CHO) def. 
Nicolette Bruley (SHEP) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Cynthia Carrier/Angelique Gouin (CHO) def. 
Molly Lovern/
Zoe Nicewander (SHEP) 8-2
2. Polina Novachuk/Victoria Smolchenkova (CHO) def. 
Alisha Adkins/
Zoie O'Neal (SHEP) 8-4
3. Roxana Daneshjoo/Franca Pacelli (CHO) def. n/a (SHEP) 8-4