University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, February 18
Asheville Racquet Club, NC
2:00 p.m.
UNC Asheville
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vs
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Liberty University
Photo by: UNC Asheville
Bulldogs Drop Conference Opener
02.18.2017 | Women's Tennis
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THE MATCHUP
UNC Asheville (3-5, 0-1 Big South)
Liberty (4-3, 3-0 Big South)
Location: Asheville Racquet Club / Asheville, N.C.
When: Feb. 18, 2017 /Â 2 p.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -Â The UNC Asheville women's tennis team opened Big South Conference play with a 6-1 loss to the Liberty Flames on Saturday afternoon at the Asheville Racquet Club.
Liberty started the competition off strong, sweeping doubles play. The Bulldogs' No. 1-seeded pair of Hannah Francisco and Kylee Shipley were defeated by Rebekah Anderson and Aleksandra Panchenko, 6-3. Court No. 2 saw Asheville's Hunter Hall and Lauren Watson-Steele fall to Anna Dollar and Evangeline Crist, 6-3. The doubles competition concluded with the Bulldogs' No. 3 pairing of Christin Louw and Emily Sidor dropping a 6-3 decision to Mariely Hassey and Eugenia Camacho.
Despite dropping the first set, Asheville's No. 1 Francisco topped Anderson, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in an exciting and hard-fought match. Liberty then went on to take the No. 2-6 singles slots. No. 2 Shipley fell to Dollar, 6-2, 6-4. On court No. 3 Watson-Steele took the first set, but was bested by Panchenko, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. At the No. 4 singles slot, Louw lost to Crist, 6-4, 6-0. No. 5 Hall was beaten by Camacho, 6-4, 6-3. The No. 6 seeded freshman, Sidor, experienced her first defeat of the season, losing a 6-2, 6-0, match to Hassey.
BULLDOG BITES
FRANCISCO STARTS STRONG: With today's victory, the Bulldogs' No. 1 singles performer Hannah Francisco improves to 5-3 on the season. The sophomore from Marietta, Ga., is now riding a two-match winning streak.
STREAK BROKEN: Bulldog freshman Emily Sidor saw her two-match winning streak come to an end with today's loss vs. Liberty's Mariely Hassey.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Lauren 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 5-3 in singles play and is also 3-4 in doubles.
UP NEXTÂ
The Bulldogs will travel to Franklin Springs, Ga. to face Emmanuel College, Sunday, Feb. 19, with the match beginning at 2 p.m.
THE MATCHUP
UNC Asheville (3-5, 0-1 Big South)
Liberty (4-3, 3-0 Big South)
Location: Asheville Racquet Club / Asheville, N.C.
When: Feb. 18, 2017 /Â 2 p.m.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -Â The UNC Asheville women's tennis team opened Big South Conference play with a 6-1 loss to the Liberty Flames on Saturday afternoon at the Asheville Racquet Club.
Liberty started the competition off strong, sweeping doubles play. The Bulldogs' No. 1-seeded pair of Hannah Francisco and Kylee Shipley were defeated by Rebekah Anderson and Aleksandra Panchenko, 6-3. Court No. 2 saw Asheville's Hunter Hall and Lauren Watson-Steele fall to Anna Dollar and Evangeline Crist, 6-3. The doubles competition concluded with the Bulldogs' No. 3 pairing of Christin Louw and Emily Sidor dropping a 6-3 decision to Mariely Hassey and Eugenia Camacho.
Despite dropping the first set, Asheville's No. 1 Francisco topped Anderson, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in an exciting and hard-fought match. Liberty then went on to take the No. 2-6 singles slots. No. 2 Shipley fell to Dollar, 6-2, 6-4. On court No. 3 Watson-Steele took the first set, but was bested by Panchenko, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. At the No. 4 singles slot, Louw lost to Crist, 6-4, 6-0. No. 5 Hall was beaten by Camacho, 6-4, 6-3. The No. 6 seeded freshman, Sidor, experienced her first defeat of the season, losing a 6-2, 6-0, match to Hassey.
BULLDOG BITES
FRANCISCO STARTS STRONG: With today's victory, the Bulldogs' No. 1 singles performer Hannah Francisco improves to 5-3 on the season. The sophomore from Marietta, Ga., is now riding a two-match winning streak.
STREAK BROKEN: Bulldog freshman Emily Sidor saw her two-match winning streak come to an end with today's loss vs. Liberty's Mariely Hassey.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Lauren 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 5-3 in singles play and is also 3-4 in doubles.
UP NEXTÂ
The Bulldogs will travel to Franklin Springs, Ga. to face Emmanuel College, Sunday, Feb. 19, with the match beginning at 2 p.m.
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