University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, January 27
Asheville, NC
3:00 PM
UNC Asheville
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vs
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USC Upstate
Photo by: Adrian Etheridge
Bulldogs Finish Off Perfect Weekend With Thrilling 4-3 Win Over USC Upstate
01.27.2018 | Women's Tennis
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville women's tennis completed a perfect opening weekend with a thrilling 4-3 win over USC Upstate at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown on Saturday, Jan. 27.
UNC Asheville (2-0) opened the match by taking the doubles point and it proved to be huge for the Bulldogs in their eventual win over USC Upstate (0-3).
The Bulldog No. 1 tandem of Kylee Shipley and Hannah Francisco secured a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles over Upstate's Carol Sigaki and Vale Zarama, while Christin Louw and Lauren Watson-Steele at No. 2 doubles for the Bulldogs collected a 6-2 win over Noelia Acuna and Gabriela Cevallos of USC Upstate.
The two teams split the six singles matches, but UNC Asheville's wins at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 6 singles garnered the Bulldogs the victory over their future Big South Conference rival in USC Upstate.
Shipley at No. 1 singles finished off Acuna with a 6-3, 6-3 victory and Louw earned a 6-2, 6-1 win over Taylor Dodd of Upstate at No. 4 singles. UNC Asheville's Amalie Davidsen picked up a 6-3, 6-1 win over Upstate's Elin Hellberg at No. 6 singles.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotables
"It was a great first weekend back. Everyone fought hard and gave their best until the end. The support today was amazing." – Junior Kylee Shipley
"I don't think we played as well as we can. In some spots we played pretty well, but it's the second match of the year and I feel pretty good about where we are right now. I know we've got to get better and we've got a lot of stuff that we've got to work on, but the bottom line is we got it done even though we didn't play as well as we can and that's the most important thing. That ability to compete and find a way to win. That's what we did today." – Head Coach Lise Gregory
Up Next
Undefeated UNC Asheville women's tennis will next hit the road for the first time in the 2018 season to take on Davidson at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, in Davidson, N.C.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville women's tennis completed a perfect opening weekend with a thrilling 4-3 win over USC Upstate at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown on Saturday, Jan. 27.
UNC Asheville (2-0) opened the match by taking the doubles point and it proved to be huge for the Bulldogs in their eventual win over USC Upstate (0-3).
The Bulldog No. 1 tandem of Kylee Shipley and Hannah Francisco secured a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles over Upstate's Carol Sigaki and Vale Zarama, while Christin Louw and Lauren Watson-Steele at No. 2 doubles for the Bulldogs collected a 6-2 win over Noelia Acuna and Gabriela Cevallos of USC Upstate.
The two teams split the six singles matches, but UNC Asheville's wins at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 6 singles garnered the Bulldogs the victory over their future Big South Conference rival in USC Upstate.
Shipley at No. 1 singles finished off Acuna with a 6-3, 6-3 victory and Louw earned a 6-2, 6-1 win over Taylor Dodd of Upstate at No. 4 singles. UNC Asheville's Amalie Davidsen picked up a 6-3, 6-1 win over Upstate's Elin Hellberg at No. 6 singles.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotables
"It was a great first weekend back. Everyone fought hard and gave their best until the end. The support today was amazing." – Junior Kylee Shipley
"I don't think we played as well as we can. In some spots we played pretty well, but it's the second match of the year and I feel pretty good about where we are right now. I know we've got to get better and we've got a lot of stuff that we've got to work on, but the bottom line is we got it done even though we didn't play as well as we can and that's the most important thing. That ability to compete and find a way to win. That's what we did today." – Head Coach Lise Gregory
Up Next
Undefeated UNC Asheville women's tennis will next hit the road for the first time in the 2018 season to take on Davidson at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, in Davidson, N.C.
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