Spartans Finish Strong, Earn Share of MEAC Title with Win Over NCCU

4/9/2026 7:39:00 PM

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NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women's tennis team closed out its regular season in strong fashion, defeating North Carolina Central 5-2 on Thursday afternoon at the Nat Warren Tennis Center. With the victory, the Spartans secured a share of the MEAC regular season title and will await the results of remaining conference matches to determine seeding for the upcoming MEAC Tournament.

Norfolk State improves to 14-9 overall and 5-1 in MEAC play, positioning itself to share the regular season crown with either Howard or Morgan State, both of whom have conference matches still to play.

FINAL: NORFOLK STATE 5 – NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 2

The Spartans jumped out to an early advantage by claiming two of the three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead into singles play.

Yuliya Yurkova and Julia Daroszewska set the tone at the top flight with a dominant 6-0 victory over Patricia Palencia and Sara Barbaric. North Carolina Central responded at No. 3 doubles, where Alejandra Hidalgo Vega and Valentina de Aquino defeated Ines Sabadie and Angelina Maniawska 6-1 to even the doubles point.

Norfolk State secured the doubles advantage at the No. 2 position, as Yana Klimchuk and Regina Urbiola earned a 6-2 win over Mariana Zottoli and Valeria San Miguel Soria.

In singles action, the Spartans won four of six matches to clinch the team victory.

Urbiola extended NSU's lead to 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles over Palencia, before Sabina Iurea made it 3-0 following a 6-1, 6-2 victory against Journee Henderson.

Klimchuk secured the match for Norfolk State with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Zottoli at No. 4 singles. Daroszewska added another point at No. 2 singles, battling to a three-set victory (1-6, 6-3, 7-5) over San Miguel Soria.

The Eagles claimed the final two points of the match. Elena Martinez Prado fell in a three-set contest at No. 5 singles, while Yurkova dropped a tightly contested match at the top flight, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.

SINGLES

No. 1 - Alejandra Hildalgo Vega (NCCU) def. Yuliya Yurkova - 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
No. 2 - Julia Daroszewska def. Valeria San Miguel Soria (NCCU) - 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
No. 3 - Regina Urbiola def. Patricia Palencia (NCCU) - 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 - Yana Klimchuk def. Mariana Zottoli (NCCU) - 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 - Sara Barbaric (NCCU) def. Elena Martinez Prado - 1-6, 7-5, 2-6
No. 6 - Sabina Iurea def. Journee Henderson (NCCU) - 6-1, 6-2

DOUBLES

No. 1 - Yuliya Yurkova & Julia Daroszewska def. Patricia Palencia & Sara Barbaric (NCCU) - 6-0
No. 2 - Yana Klimchuk & Regina Urbiola def. Mariana Zottoli & Valeria San Miguel Soria (NCCU) - 6-2
No. 3 - Alejandra Hidalgo Vega & Valentina de Aquino (NCCU) def. Ines Sabadie & Angelina Maniawska - 6-1
Order of Finish - 1, 3, 2