Complete Match Results

NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women's tennis team suffered a 7-0 loss to South Carolina State on Saturday afternoon at the Folkes-Indoor Tennis Center.

NSU dropped to 1-1 in the conference and 3-2 overall, while S.C. State improved to 1-0 in the MEAC and 1-1 on the season.

At the No. 1 doubles slot, S.C. State's Maria Craciun and Nataliya Dyatlova defeated freshman Andrea Macchiavello and sophomore Yvonne Kamegne, 8-0. In the No. 2 position, sophomores Laura Gutierrez and Mafalda Lhorca suffered an 8-2 loss to Kateryna Nakonechna and Katarina Barborikova. Sophomore Kia Batiste and senior Rebecca Graff were down 3-6 to Victoria Khatcei and Laura Bosneag before the match was abandoned.

Macchiavello competed at the No. 1 singles spot where she fell to Craciun, 7-5, 6-2. In the No. 2 position, Nakonechna defeated Kamegne, 6-1, 6-3. Barborikova claimed a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 win over Gutierrez at the No. 3 slot. In the No. 4 position, Lhorca fell to a Dohnalova, 1-6, 1-6. Khatcei posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Batiste in the No. 5 spot. Graff closed out the singles matches with a 6-1, 6-1 loss to Bosneag.
 
The Spartans return to action on Feb. 23 when they take on N.C. Central at the N.C. Central Tennis Courts in Durham, N.C. The matches begin at 3 p.m.