MEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO THIRD-SEEDED UNC WILMINGTON

Friday, April 16

Norfolk, Va.

9:00 a.m.

James Madison University

UNCW

4/16/2010 3:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis

NORFOLK, Va., April 16, 2010 - Sixth-seeded James Madison lost to third-seeded UNC Wilmington 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Tennis Championship at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center in Norfolk, Va. on Friday.

The loss ends the Dukes season with a 15-10 overall record. UNCW improves to 15-5 and advances to the semifinals where it awaits the winner of Friday's match between No. 2 VCU and No. 7 Delaware.

The Seahawks jumped ahead early with two wins in doubles play for a 1-0 lead. Second-team All-CAA doubles selection Michael Pereira and Ryan Ybarra kicked things off with an 8-1 win at No. 2 before Kinshuk Sharma and Chris Cooprider sealed the point with a 8-3 win at No. 1.

Sharma made it 2-0 UNCW by beating freshman Greg Vladimirsky (Coral Springs, Fla./Broward Virtual) 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2. Kosta Blank beat freshman Stephen Hardy (Fairfax, Va./Robinson) 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4 before Cooprider sealed the victory with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 6.

#3 UNCW 4, #6 JMU 0

Doubles
No. 1 - Sharma/Cooprider (UNCW) def. Smith/King (JMU), 8-3
No. 2 - Pereira/Ybarra (UNCW) def. Voznenko/Maaranen (JMU), 8-1
No. 3 - Ziamtsou/Blank (UNCW) vs. Vladimirsky/Hardy (JMU), 4-7 - DNF

Singles
No. 1 - Pereira (UNCW) vs. Smith (JMU), 6-1, 3-6, 1-1 - DNF
No. 2 - Sharma (UNCW) def. Vladimirsky (JMU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 - Ybarra (UNCW) vs. Nissinen (JMU), 5-7, 0-1 - DNF
No. 4 - Blank (UNCW) def. Hardy (JMU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 - Ziamtsou (UNCW) vs. Voznenko (JMU), 6-1, 4-1 - DNF
No. 6 - Cooprider (UNCW) def. King (JMU), 6-2, 6-4