North Carolina Central University

TENNIS

     by Bryan Jerrod Harvey -- NCCU Sports Information Student Assistant

Men's Tennis Blanks Winston-Salem State University in Durham...9-0
Durham, NC

     It was the serve of NCCU's Ryan Shands that gave him a 6-0, 6-0 victory in less than 30 minutes over WSSU's Jocelyn Hannah on Court #4.
     Over on Court #1, the action was taking place between NCCU's Joseph Person and WSSU's Brian Eason.  The two combatants used powerful serves and marvelous volleys in order to captivate the crowd in the first game.  But the second game was just too much Person, as he watched his competitor break down on his own serve.  Eason broke his own serve more than once with faults, and with the wind adding in to be a factor.  The victory went to Person with a 6-4, 6-1 advantage.  The score in this one really didn't show how hard the two "warriors" battled on the court.
     In doubles competition, the action took place on Court #3, as NCCU's Chris Brown and Troy Merritt had a grueling match between WSSU's Jason Williams and Brian Eason.  The match was full of hard returns and powerful spikes, but unfortunately it had to end sometime.  Fortunately for the Eagles, the end result was in favor of Brown and Merritt by an 8-5 margin.

The results of the all of the matches are as follows:

SINGLES:
Chris Brown, NCCU, def. Jason Williams, WSSU, 6-1, 6-2
Troy Merritt, NCCU, def. James Brown, WSSU, 6-0, 6-1
Joseph Person, NCCU, def. Brian Eason, WSSU, 6-4, 6-1
William Graham, NCCU, def. Damon Washington, WSSU, 6-0, 6-0
Ryan Shands, NCCU, def. Jocelyn Hannah, WSSU, 6-0, 6-0
Leroy Wray, NCCU, def. Patrice Johnson, WSSU, forfeit

DOUBLES:
C. Brown and T. Merritt, NCCU, def. J. Williams and B. Eason, WSSU, 8-5
J. Person and Q. Stevenson, NCCU def. J. Brown and D. Washington, WSSU, 8-0
R. Shands and L. Wray, NCCU, def. J. Hannah and P. Johnson, WSSU, forfeit

FINAL SCORE:  N. C. Central University - 9, Winston Salem State University - 0

Last Revised:  Mar. 22, 2001