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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Gardner-Webb University
Bulldogs Defeat Gardner-Webb; Welcome Presbyterian for Wednesday Senior Day
04.05.2016 | Women's Tennis
THE RUNDOWN
Score: Asheville 6 – Gardner-Webb 1
Teams: Asheville (7-8, 3-4 BSC)
Gardner-Webb University (6-13, 3-6 BSC)
Location: Asheville Racquet Club /Asheville, N.C.
Time: 2:00 p.m.
ASHEVILLE– The UNC Asheville Women's Tennis team defeated Gardner-Webb 6-1 at home to collect their third conference win and move to sixth in the Big South Conference standings.
The Bulldogs will host Presbyterian College in their final home contest of the season tomorrow, April 6th at 2:30 p.m. at the Asheville Racquet Club. The Bulldogs will also honor the program's two seniors, Ericka Rivero and Lauren Brooker immediately following the match at approximately 5:00 p.m.
NOTABLES
-Asheville came ready to play, posting two wins early to collect the doubles point and go up 1-0 on the Runnin' Bulldogs. In flight one, the pair of Hannah Francisco and Kylee Shipley delivered a 6-2 win over Gardner-Webb's Sandra Bolstad and Stina Magnusson. Bulldog duo Lauren Brooker and Hunter Hall brought the point home with a 6-4 victory in flight three.
-Freshman, Christin Louw got things started for Asheville in singles play with a two set (6-1, 6-3) win on court six to extend Asheville lead to 2-0.
-The Bulldogs continued to roll with another two-set win on court two from Hannah Francisco (6-2, 6-2).
-Asheville's momentum was halted by a win on court four from GWU's Sarah Rieckmann (6-3, 6-2), but senior Lauren Brooker responded for Asheville with a 6-4, 6-3 victory in flight three to clinch the match for the Bulldogs.
-The Bulldogs final two wins came from Kylee Shipley who delivered a three-set victory (3-6, 7-5, 7) in flight five, and senior Ericka Rivero who collected a 7-6, 6-4 win in flight one.
-Seniors, Ericka RIvero and Lauren Brooker will be honored in their final match at home tomorrow. In her senior season, Brooker is 8-6 (4-3 BSC) in singles play, having played matches for the Bulldogs in flights two, three, four, five and six. In doubles play, Brooker and her partner Hunter Hall are 6-5 (2-5 BSC) with two regular season matches remaining. Ericka Rivero has played in the two top spots for Asheville this year, she carries a singles record of 5-9 overall and 2-5 in Big South Conference play. In doubles play, Rivero and her partner, Christin Louw are 4-8 in the second flight.
QUOATABLES FROM HEAD COACH LISE GREGORY
On the Win: “This was a great win for us with a lot of solid tennis in every flight. We're hoping to carry this momentum into the rest of our conference matches this week.”
On Senior Day- “Ericka has brought more positive energy to the program than any player I've ever been around, and Lauren has done what you hope every player can do- in three years she has developed from a non-starter to a player winning in the top half of the lineup. That is pretty cool to see. I will miss both of them tremendously.”
UP NEXT
-Following this afternoon's win, the Bulldogs will host Presbyterian College in their final home contest of the season tomorrow, April 6th at 2:30 p.m. at the Asheville Racquet Club. After the match concludes, Asheville will honor the program's two seniors in a short ceremony at approximately 5:00 p.m.
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