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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Radford
Schon Sisters Record Wins; Dogs Fall to Radford
04.13.2008 | Women's Tennis
RADFORD, Va.-- Stephanie and Nicole Schon each posted singles victories for UNC Asheville but the Bulldogs dropped their final regular season match 5-2 at Radford on Sunday.
With the threat of inclement weather, singles was played first. The teams split to open play as Paige Lindsley won at No. 2 for RU, while Nicole Schon picked up
After Stephanie Schon cut the gap to 3-2 with three-set win at No. 3, Downs clinched the match for the Highs with a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 4.
Radford tallied the final point of the match, winning two of three in doubles. Price and Tomaic cruised to an 8-2 win at No. 2 and Spector and Mirna Matic clinched doubles with an 8-4 victory at No. 3. At No. 1, Leslie Smith and Stephanie Schon of Asheville won 9-8 (3) over Noldin and
Radford improves to 9-10 overall and 1-5 in the Big South while Asheville falls to 6-11 overall and 0-6 in the Big South. The Dogs will be the No. 7 seed in next weekend's Big South Tournament and will face No.2 seed Liberty on Thursday, April 17, at Noon.
Singles
No. 1: Ivana Tomaic (RU) d. Leslie Smith 7-5, 6-2
No. 2: Paige Lindsley (RU) d. Louise Bottomley 6-1, 6-3
No. 3: Stephanie Schon (UNCA) d. Camila Noldin 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 4: Ashton
No. 5: Nicole Schon (UNCA) d. Mirna Matic 6-2, 6-0
No. 6: Ally Spector (RU) d. Whitney Abbot 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1: Smith/S. Schon (UNCA) d. Downs/Noldin 9-8 (3)
No. 2: Tomaic/Cassandra Price (RU) d. N. Schon 8-2
No. 3: Matic/Spector (RU) d. Mateva/Abbot 8-4
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