University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Sunday, February 12
Asheville Racquet Club, NC
2:00 p.m.
UNC Asheville
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Western Carolina University
Bulldogs Narrowly Fall to Western Carolina in Mountain Rivalry Match
02.12.2017 | Women's Tennis
THE MATCHUP
Teams:Â UNC Asheville (3-4, 0-0 Big South)
Western Carolina (3-2, 0-0 Southern Conference)
Location: Asheville Racquet Club / Asheville, N.C.
When: Feb. 12, 2017 /Â 2 p.m.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. -Â The UNC Asheville women's tennis team lost a heartbreaking, 4-3, match to mountain rival Western Carolina on Sunday afternoon at the Asheville Racquet Club.
The afternoon began with the No. 1-seeded pair of Hannah Francisco and Kylee Shipley falling to the Catamounts' Savannah Taranto and Alexa Webb, 6-3. Court No. 3 saw Amalie Davidsen and Hunter Hall drop their match to Elizabeth Ansari and Madison Riley, 6-2. The Bulldogs' No. 2, Christin Louw and Lauren Watson-Steele's match against Lauren McCall and Jordan Strickland was left unfinished as Western Carolina had already clinched the doubles point.
Singles play began with the Bulldogs' No. 1 Francisco besting Taranto in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. No. 2 Shipley fell to Strickland, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. On court No. 3 Watson-Steele rallied to beat McCall in a three setter, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4. Â At the No. 4 singles slot, Louw lost to Webb, 6-3, 6-1. Despite battling back in the second, No. 5 Hall was defeated by Riley, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. Freshman Emily Sidor saw action for the second time this season, earning her second collegiate victory over Ansari, 6-4, 6-3.
BULLDOG BITES
FRESHMAN SHINES: At the No. 6 singles slot, Sidor played in her second collegiate match, topping her opponent in straight sets. She is now 2-0 on the season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Watson-Steele was named the Big South Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week earlier this year for her standout performance to open the season. The freshman from Cambridgeshire, England is 5-2 in singles play and is also 3-3 in doubles.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will next take the court by opening Big South Conference play next Saturday, Feb. 18, when they host the Liberty Flames at the Asheville Racquet Club.
Teams:Â UNC Asheville (3-4, 0-0 Big South)
Western Carolina (3-2, 0-0 Southern Conference)
Location: Asheville Racquet Club / Asheville, N.C.
When: Feb. 12, 2017 /Â 2 p.m.
Â
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -Â The UNC Asheville women's tennis team lost a heartbreaking, 4-3, match to mountain rival Western Carolina on Sunday afternoon at the Asheville Racquet Club.
The afternoon began with the No. 1-seeded pair of Hannah Francisco and Kylee Shipley falling to the Catamounts' Savannah Taranto and Alexa Webb, 6-3. Court No. 3 saw Amalie Davidsen and Hunter Hall drop their match to Elizabeth Ansari and Madison Riley, 6-2. The Bulldogs' No. 2, Christin Louw and Lauren Watson-Steele's match against Lauren McCall and Jordan Strickland was left unfinished as Western Carolina had already clinched the doubles point.
Singles play began with the Bulldogs' No. 1 Francisco besting Taranto in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. No. 2 Shipley fell to Strickland, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. On court No. 3 Watson-Steele rallied to beat McCall in a three setter, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4. Â At the No. 4 singles slot, Louw lost to Webb, 6-3, 6-1. Despite battling back in the second, No. 5 Hall was defeated by Riley, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. Freshman Emily Sidor saw action for the second time this season, earning her second collegiate victory over Ansari, 6-4, 6-3.
BULLDOG BITES
FRESHMAN SHINES: At the No. 6 singles slot, Sidor played in her second collegiate match, topping her opponent in straight sets. She is now 2-0 on the season.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Watson-Steele was named the Big South Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week earlier this year for her standout performance to open the season. The freshman from Cambridgeshire, England is 5-2 in singles play and is also 3-3 in doubles.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will next take the court by opening Big South Conference play next Saturday, Feb. 18, when they host the Liberty Flames at the Asheville Racquet Club.
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