University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Liberty
Women's Tennis Downs Liberty, 5-2
03.27.2010 | Women's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, VA. - The UNC Asheville women's tennis team won four singles matches and captured the doubles point as the Bulldogs earned their third straight Big South Conference win with a 5-2 victory at Liberty Saturday afternoon.
Asheville (10-5, 3-2 Big South) won for eighth time in its last nine matches. The Bulldogs shook off losses in singles at the top two flights. Devon Cavanaough, Brittney Cloer and Nicki Schon all won in straight sets. Louise Bottomley won at #6 by default. In doubles action, the #1 team of Leslie Smith and Stephanie Schon posted an 8-4 win. Cavanaugh and Bottomley teamed up to win at #2 doubles 8-7 with a 10-4 win in a tie-breaker.
Asheville was scheduled to play at Radford on Sunday morning but that match has already been postponed due to incoming weather in the Radford area. The Bulldogs play next at home on Wednesday when they host Winston-Salem State starting at 2 p.m.
Singles
1. Jordan Jenkins (LU) def. Leslie Smith (ASHE) 6-1 6-1
2. Nadia Solomon Burgess (LU) def. Stephanie Schon (ASHE) 4-6 6-1 10-6
3. Devon Cavanaugh (ASHE) def. Carol Lobel (LU) 6-4 6-3
4. Britney Cloer (ASHE) def. Brittany Thomas (LU) 6-4 6-3
5. Nicki Schon (ASHE) def. Fabiana Gouveia (LU) 6-0 6-1
6. Default to UNC Asheville
Doubles
1. Schon-Smith (ASHE) def. Jenkins-Lobel (LU) 8-4
2. Cavanaugh-Bottomley (ASHE) def. Solomon-Burgess-Gouveia (LU) 8-7(4)
3. Default to UNC Asheville
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