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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Liberty University
Liberty Hands Asheville First Conference Loss
03.05.2016 | Women's Tennis
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Liberty 5 – Asheville 2
Teams: Asheville (5-4, 1-1 BSC)
Liberty University (5-6, 2-0 BSC)
Location: Cook Tennis Center/ Lynchburg, Va.
Time: 12:00 p.m.
LYNCHBURG– The UNC Asheville Women's Tennis team suffered their first conference loss to Liberty University on the road in Lynchburg.
NOTABLES
-The Flames collected the doubles point after three straight wins (6-1, 6-4, 6-3) on courts one through three.
-Asheville battled back, collecting singles wins from Christin Louw on court five (6-2, 6-2), and Kylee Shipley on court six (6-7, 6-3, 10-4).
-Liberty was able to produce four singles wins over Asheville to come out with a 5-2 win and hand the Bulldogs their first conference loss.
QUOATABLES FROM HEAD COACH LISE GREGORY
On the Match: “Tough loss today to a good Liberty team. There are areas we are going to have to improve in this week as we prepare for Winthrop on Tuesday.”
UP NEXT
-Following Saturday's match, Asheville will host Winthrop University at the Asheville Racquet Club on Tuesday, March 8 at 2:00 p.m.
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