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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
GARDNER-WEBB
UNC Asheville Tennis Sweeps Gardner-Webb - UNC Asheville Bulldogs Official Athletics Site
01.01.1970 | Women's Tennis
March 25, 2005
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - The UNC Asheville men's and women's tennis teams picked up victories at Gardner-Webb Thursday afternoon. The men's team won their seventh straight match with a 7-0 victory, while the women's squad edged Gardner-Webb, 4-3.
"We picked up two good victories at Gardner-Webb," commented Asheville coach Chase Hodges. "Our men's team is really playing well right now. Our women's team has done a great job this year picking up close victories and they did it again against Gardner-Webb."
In the men's match, the Bulldogs easily captured the doubles point and then won all six singles match to get the win. UNCA got three-set victories from Julien Vulliez and Maurico Correa. Asheville improved its record to 11-2 with the win.
The women's team picked up the doubles point as the teams of Natasha Lucki-Rachel Rhoney and Whitney Abbott-Rachel Poole each won their match by an 8-6 score. In singles play, the Bulldogs got victories from Mary Katherine Fitzgerald, Lucki and Rhoney to earn the victory. UNCA upped its record to 11-5 on the season.
Men's Results Singles #1- (UNCA) Julien Vulliez def. Taylor Ferrier; 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 #2- (UNCA) Paul Ambrose def. Roberto Vasques; 6-3, 6-2 #3- (UNCA) Mauricio Correa def. Kern Phillip; 4-6, 6-4, 10-3 #4- (UNCA) Rob Nunnery def. Kim Ellis; 6-2, 6-0 #5- (UNCA) Adam Branks def. Daniel Abrahão; 7-6, 6-3 #6- (UNCA) John Rambotas def. Chris Brady; 6-4, 6-1
Doubles #1- (UNCA) Vulliez / Ambrose def. Ferrier / Ellis; 8-1 #2- (UNCA) Correa / Nunnery def. Phillip / Abrahão; 9-7 #3- (UNCA) Branks / Rambotas def. Vasques / Brady; 8-1
Women's Results Singles #1- (UNCA) Natasha Lucki def. Melissa DeJong; 6-1, 6-3 #2- (UNCA) Rachel Rhoney def. Molly Hoeffner; 6-2, 6-0 #3- (UNCA) Mary Fitzgerald def. Monica Walser; 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 #4- (GWU) Sara Zirnheld def. Lindsay Boykin; 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 #5- (GWU) Carol Pancia def. Whitney Abbott; 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 #6- (GWU) Krystina Sigmon def. Rachel Poole; 7-6, 6-1
Doubles #1- (UNCA) Lucki / Rhoney def. DeJong / Hoeffner; 8-6 #2- (GWU) Walser / Pancia def. Fitzgerald / Boykin; 8-5 #3- (UNCA) Abbott / Poole def. Zirnheld / Sigmon; 8-6
