Nichelle Heard (gold) and Felicia Akande (white) kept JCSU on the winning track with a victory in No. 3 doubles and wins at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles spots
Results
Ettrick, VA – The Johnson C. Smith University women's tennis team topped Chowan University in the opening round of the 2012 CIAA Tennis Tournament hosted by Virginia State at the VSU Tennis Courts. JCSU entered the tournament as the No. 5 seed and improve to 12-12 overall.
Chowan managed to jump out to a 2-1 lead after doubles competition. Sophomore
Keiana Love (Wilson, NC) and junior
Samantha Barnes (Hampton, VA) suffered an 8-0 loss in No. 1 doubles. The senior No. 2 doubles duo of
Rolanda Sue (Charlotte, NC) and
Camille Allen (Teaneck, NJ) fell 8-2 against Inesa Asatryan and Heaven Rushing of Chowan.
Sophomore
Felicia Akande (Winston-Salem, NC) and freshman
Nichelle Heard (Douglasville, GA) finally put the Golden Bulls on the scoreboard with an 8-2 win in No. 3 doubles.
The Hawks expanded their advantage to 4-1 with victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions. JCSU swept the remaining singles spots No. 3 through No. 6 to earn a 5-4 win and advance in the tournament. Love played No. 1 singles, sophomore
Imani Morrison (New York, NY) played No. 2 singles, Sue, Allen, Akande, and Heard played three through six singles, respectively.
