University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Women's Tennis Enjoys Solid Play at USC Upstate
09.22.2014 | Women's Tennis
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Three UNC Asheville singles players reached the finals this weekend in their respective flights at the USC Upstate Fall Classic.
Ericka Rivero, Emily McNall and Amalie Davidsen all won matches to reach the finals of their flights before falling.
McNall, seeded 12th, won three matches in the Black Draw, including an impressive semifinal win where she rallied for the victory. She knocked off Mary Walker Mixon of Gardner-Webb in the first round on Friday, 6-1, 6-0.
The California native captured two wins on Saturday to get to the finals. She roared past Claire Mulyadi of Chattanooga, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the semifinals. Playing second-seeded Yasmin Doost of Gardner-Webb, McNall lost the first set, 6-2. But McNall roared back to win the match, 6-4, 6-2. Emily fell in the finals to Kelsey Croots of Chattanooga.
In the White Draw, Rivero won two matches to reach the finals. She defeated Sonya Magnusson of Gardner-Webb, 6-2, 6-2. In the semifinals, Ericka downed Alison Storie of Chattanooga, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Rivero fell in the finals to Ana Gerbasi of ETSU.
In the Black Back Draw, freshman Amalie Davidsen made it into the finals with one victory. The freshman knocked off Emily Erickson of Wofford, 6-1, 6-3. Davidsen lost to Isabel Van Stryk of USC Upstate.
Highlighting doubles action was Asheville having two doubles team winning matches in the White Draw. Emily McNall and Lauren Brooker went 1-1 with a win over Presbyterian College's, Antonia Conze and Carolina deLoach, 8-3. Ericka Rivero and Hunter Hall knocked off Claire Mulyadi and Alison Storie of Chattanooga, 8-1.
The Bulldogs will have some time off to practice as they won't play again until the Wofford Invitational the weekend of Oct. 31-Nov. 2.
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