Wesleyan tennis swept at Chowan by 6-3 scores

Murfreesboro, NC - North Carolina Wesleyan's tennis squads were in action on Monday at Chowan University, both falling by 6-3 scores to the Hawks. The match served as the season opener for the Bishop men, while the women dropped to 0-2 on the young season. Highlights of the match included #1 singles and doubles wins for freshmen Antti Saari and Jaime Galasso.

Saari and teammate Brandon Coleman were 8-5 winners at #1 doubles over Chowan's Darick Gilman and Adam Moneypenney. Saari went on to defeat Gilman 6-2, 7-5 in singles play.

Wesleyan's final point on the men's side came at the hands of sophomore Matt Smith. Smith was a singles winner at the fourth slot with a 7-5, 6-1 win over the Hawks' Jonathan Walker.

In women's singles action, Galasso won her second straight match with a two-set sweep of Mary Tolson at the top slot (6-2, 6-2). Junior Ashley Ball was also a singles winner at the #2 position with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Rachael Johnson.

Galasso and Ball teamed up in doubles play to down Tolson and Johnson by an 8-2 score.

All of Chowan's points came in straght-set victories.

The Bishop men return to action tomorrow when they travel to North Carolina Central for a 2:30 p.m. match in Durham. Wesleyan's women take a break until Friday when Hollins University visits the NCWC Tennis Complex for a 3:00 p.m. match.