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UNC Asheville Women’s Tennis to Face Winthrop Wednesday
03.05.2019 | Women's Tennis
ROCK HILL, S.C. – UNC Asheville women's tennis will play their first road conference match on Wednesday, March 6, when they travel to face Winthrop.
The match will begin at 2 p.m. The Bulldogs are 5-3 on the season.
BULLDOG BITES
Last Time Out
UNC Asheville women's tennis has not taken the court since Feb. 16 because of one postponed and one canceled match due to inclement weather. The Bulldogs dropped their last match, 4-3, to Radford in their conference opener at home.
The Bulldogs opened the match by taking the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. In singles, Emily Sidor swept the match 7-5, 6-4 at No. 4. Lize Alet Morkel won in a tiebreaker in the third set at No. 1.
Radford would win the remaining matches to clinch the win and hand UNC Asheville its first home loss since Jan. 20, 2019.
Freshman Standout
UNC Asheville women's tennis freshman standout Lize Alet Morkel was chosen as the Big South Women's Tennis Freshman of the Week on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019.
The honor is the second from the league that Morkel has received this season. A mid-year enrollee, Morkel was also named conference Player of the Week on Jan. 23, 2019.
On the season, Morkel is undefeated at 7-0 in singles. She has played all of her matches at No. 1 singles.
Scouting Winthrop
The Eagles are 5-3 overall and are 3-0 in their home facility. Winthrop is 1-0 in the Big South Conference after they opened conference play on Feb. 27 by defeating Presbyterian College, 7-0.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will have just a few days in between matches as they travel to Spartanburg, S.C. on Saturday, March 9, to face Wofford at 12 p.m.
**Photo by Tommy Moss**
The match will begin at 2 p.m. The Bulldogs are 5-3 on the season.
BULLDOG BITES
Last Time Out
UNC Asheville women's tennis has not taken the court since Feb. 16 because of one postponed and one canceled match due to inclement weather. The Bulldogs dropped their last match, 4-3, to Radford in their conference opener at home.
The Bulldogs opened the match by taking the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. In singles, Emily Sidor swept the match 7-5, 6-4 at No. 4. Lize Alet Morkel won in a tiebreaker in the third set at No. 1.
Radford would win the remaining matches to clinch the win and hand UNC Asheville its first home loss since Jan. 20, 2019.
Freshman Standout
UNC Asheville women's tennis freshman standout Lize Alet Morkel was chosen as the Big South Women's Tennis Freshman of the Week on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019.
The honor is the second from the league that Morkel has received this season. A mid-year enrollee, Morkel was also named conference Player of the Week on Jan. 23, 2019.
On the season, Morkel is undefeated at 7-0 in singles. She has played all of her matches at No. 1 singles.
Scouting Winthrop
The Eagles are 5-3 overall and are 3-0 in their home facility. Winthrop is 1-0 in the Big South Conference after they opened conference play on Feb. 27 by defeating Presbyterian College, 7-0.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will have just a few days in between matches as they travel to Spartanburg, S.C. on Saturday, March 9, to face Wofford at 12 p.m.
**Photo by Tommy Moss**
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