University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Winthrop University
Women's Tennis Falls to Winthrop at Home
03.09.2016 | Women's Tennis
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Winthrop 7 – Asheville 0
Teams: Asheville (5-5, 1-2 BSC)
Winthrop University (8-1, 2-0 BSC)
Location: Asheville Racquet Club/ Asheville, N.C.
Time: 2:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE– The UNC Asheville Women's Tennis team suffered a 7-0 conference loss to Winthrop University at the Asheville Racquet Club on Tuesday.
NOTABLES
-Winthrop swept doubles play to jump out to an early 1-0 lead over the Bulldogs. Lauren Proctor and Mariana Humberg defeated the Bulldog duo of Hannah Francisco and Kylee Shipley 6-2 on the number one court.
-Winthrop was able to capture all six singles matches as well, handing Asheville a loss to push their conference record to 1-2.
- This is only the Bulldogs' second conference match at home, Asheville defeated Longwood in their first conference match of the season on February 13. This gives Asheville a conference record of 1-1 at home and 0-1 on the road.
QUOATABLES FROM HEAD COACH LISE GREGORY
On the Match: “It was a tough loss for us. We did some good things but we have a few nagging injuries and illnesses that prevent us from putting everything together.”
UP NEXT
-Following Tuesday's match, the Bulldogs will return to the court on March 19th in Charleston, South Carolina to face the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern.
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