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Women’s Tennis Travels to Presbyterian on Wednesday
04.02.2019 | Women's Tennis
CLINTON, S.C. – The UNC Asheville women's tennis team is scheduled to play its final road match of the 2019 regular season on Wednesday, April 3 when they travel to Clinton, S.C. to take on Presbyterian at 2 p.m.
The Bulldogs are 6-7 on the season and 1-5 in the Big South Conference.
BULLDOG BITES
Freshman Standout
For the third time this season, UNC Asheville freshman Lize Alet Morkel has received a weekly award from the Big South Conference with her honoring as Women's Tennis Player of the Week by the league office on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
A mid-year enrollee, Morkel was first named conference Player of the Week on Jan. 23, 2019. She was chosen as the Big South Women's Tennis Freshman of the Week on Feb. 6, 2019.
In singles on the 2019 spring season, Morkel is an impressive 10-2 overall. She has played all of her matches at No. 1 singles. Morkel also has a team-best nine wins in doubles.
First Time in 10 Years
The Bulldogs defeated Big South Conference rival Charleston Southern for the first time since the 2009 season with a 4-3 victory on March 13, 2019 to pick up their first conference win of the season. The Buccaneers had won nine straight matchups between the two programs before the Bulldogs victory.
The Bulldogs took the doubles point on the heels of an amazing comeback effort by Kylee Shipley and Lauren Watson-Steele at No. 3. The duo found themselves in a 4-1 hole before fighting to erase the deficit and pick up a 6-4 victory.
UNC Asheville had to fight for every point versus the Buccaneers, who answered back with two quick singles victory to erase the Bulldogs lead. Lize Alet Morkel tied the match for the Bulldogs with a win at No. 1.
Shipley, at No. 5, and Taylor Love, at No. 3, each had to fight through three back and forth sets to claim the essential third and fourth wins for the Bulldogs to clinch the 4-3 victory.
For a full recap, please click HERE.
Scouting Presbyterian
Presbyterian is 13-5 overall and is 5-1 in the Big South Conference. The Blue Hose were shut out, 7-0, by Winthrop on their home courts for their lone conference loss. They have also fallen to Clemson, Lipscomb, Wofford and Tennessee.
Up Next
UNC Asheville has two matches remaining in the 2019 regular season. Both matches are home matches and will be played at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. The first is scheduled for Saturday, April 6 at 10 a.m. versus Hampton. The final match of the season is set for Tuesday, April 9 at 2 p.m. versus USC Upstate.
The Bulldogs seniors will be celebrated following Saturday's match versus Hampton.
The Bulldogs are 6-7 on the season and 1-5 in the Big South Conference.
BULLDOG BITES
Freshman Standout
For the third time this season, UNC Asheville freshman Lize Alet Morkel has received a weekly award from the Big South Conference with her honoring as Women's Tennis Player of the Week by the league office on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
A mid-year enrollee, Morkel was first named conference Player of the Week on Jan. 23, 2019. She was chosen as the Big South Women's Tennis Freshman of the Week on Feb. 6, 2019.
In singles on the 2019 spring season, Morkel is an impressive 10-2 overall. She has played all of her matches at No. 1 singles. Morkel also has a team-best nine wins in doubles.
First Time in 10 Years
The Bulldogs defeated Big South Conference rival Charleston Southern for the first time since the 2009 season with a 4-3 victory on March 13, 2019 to pick up their first conference win of the season. The Buccaneers had won nine straight matchups between the two programs before the Bulldogs victory.
The Bulldogs took the doubles point on the heels of an amazing comeback effort by Kylee Shipley and Lauren Watson-Steele at No. 3. The duo found themselves in a 4-1 hole before fighting to erase the deficit and pick up a 6-4 victory.
UNC Asheville had to fight for every point versus the Buccaneers, who answered back with two quick singles victory to erase the Bulldogs lead. Lize Alet Morkel tied the match for the Bulldogs with a win at No. 1.
Shipley, at No. 5, and Taylor Love, at No. 3, each had to fight through three back and forth sets to claim the essential third and fourth wins for the Bulldogs to clinch the 4-3 victory.
For a full recap, please click HERE.
Scouting Presbyterian
Presbyterian is 13-5 overall and is 5-1 in the Big South Conference. The Blue Hose were shut out, 7-0, by Winthrop on their home courts for their lone conference loss. They have also fallen to Clemson, Lipscomb, Wofford and Tennessee.
Up Next
UNC Asheville has two matches remaining in the 2019 regular season. Both matches are home matches and will be played at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown. The first is scheduled for Saturday, April 6 at 10 a.m. versus Hampton. The final match of the season is set for Tuesday, April 9 at 2 p.m. versus USC Upstate.
The Bulldogs seniors will be celebrated following Saturday's match versus Hampton.
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