RADFORD CONCLUDES ROAD SLATE WITH 6-1 WIN OVER NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

DURHAM, N.C. – Radford concluded its road slate with a convincing 6-1 victory over North Carolina Central in non-conference women's tennis action Friday afternoon.

Winners of nine of their last 11, the Highlanders improve to 15-6 overall, while the Eagles fall to 7-8.

In addition to claiming the doubles point, Radford won five of the six singles match, including 6-0, 6-0 decisions from Taylor Newman and Meg Napolitano on courts five and six, respectively.

On the doubles courts, Petra Dajevic and Gemma Valls blanked Julia Aguilar and Lakisha McDougald, 8-0, while the freshmen duo of Hannah Crawford and Napolitano clinched the team point with their 17^th win of the spring.

The Highlanders also got straight-set singles triumphs from Dajevic (6-2, 6-4), Mia Drobnjak (6-0, 7-6 (3)) and Valls (6-2, 6-2).

Radford will wrap up its regular season with a 10 a.m. dual tomorrow morning against conference foe UNC Asheville at the RU Tennis Courts.

Radford 6, North Carolina Central 1
April 6, 2012 – Durham, N.C.

Singles Competition
1. Petra Dajevic (RU) def. Olesya Palko (NCCU), 6-2, 6-4
2. Cameron Chatman (NCCU) def. Hannah Crawford (RU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
3. Mia Drobnjak (RU) def. Ekaterina Nekrasova (NCCU), 6-0, 7-6 (3)
4. Gemma Valls (RU) def. Rebecca Wood (NCCU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Taylor Newman (RU) def. Julia Aguilar (NCCU), 6-0, 6-0
6. Meg Napolitano (RU) def. Lakisha McDougald (NCCU), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles Competition
1. Olesya Palko / Cameron Chatman (NCCU) def. Mia Drobnjak / Taylor Newman (RU), 8-4
2. Hannah Crawford / Meg Napolitano (RU) def. Ekaterina Nekrasova / Rebecca Wood (NCCU), 8-4
3. Petra Dajevic / Gemma Valls (RU) def. Julia Aguilar / Lakisha McDougald (NCCU), 8-0

Match Notes
Radford 15-6
North Carolina Central 7-8

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