Women’s Tennis tops Emmanuel College on Saturday

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's tennis team returned to action after a week between matches on Saturday, sweeping Emmanuel College 7-0 at the Asheville Racquet Club.

Lize Alet Morkel continued to take care of business in the singles action, winning her match 6-2, 6-4 to improve to 3-0 on the young season. Ami Grace Dougah topped Alejandra Guerrero 6-2, 6-1, while Beatrice Faureng won 6-0, 6-2 and Anastasia Horvat prevailed 6-3, 7-6 as both players improved to 2-1 this season. Brianna Taranto and Taylor Love each went to the third set in their singles matches, but ultimately were victorious.

In doubles action, Dougah and Taranto had no trouble in their doubles match, cruising to a 6-1 victory, while Faureng and Horvat won 3-0. Alet Morkel and Love had a close match against Alejandra Guerrero and Elisa Man-Hsuan Weng, but edged out the pair 7-6.

Asheville returns to the court on Wednesday, welcoming Western Carolina for a match beginning at 3:00 p.m.

UNC Asheville 7, Emmanuel 0

Doubles:
1. Lize Alet Morkel / Taylor Love (AVL-W) def. Alejandra Guerrero/Elisa Man-Hsuan Weng (EMMW) 7-6
2. Ami Grace Dougah / Brianna Taranto (AVL-W) def. Maria Raich Solans/Lauren Castillon (EMMW) 6-1
3. Beatrice Faureng / Anastasia Horvat (AVL-W) def. Julia Ramos/Kristina Khmelevskai (EMMW) 6-3

Singles:
1. Lize Alet Morkel (AVL-W) def. Maria Raich Solans (EMMW) 6-2, 6-4
2. Ami Grace Dougah (AVL-W) def. Alejandra Guerrero (EMMW) 6-2, 6-1
3. Beatrice Faureng (AVL-W) def. Elisa Man-Hsuan Weng (EMMW) 6-0, 6-2
4. Anastasia Horvat (AVL-W) def. Marta Rozados Barrie (EMMW) 6-3, 7-6
5. Brianna Taranto (AVL-W) def. Selina Donecker (EMMW) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0
6. Taylor Love (AVL-W) def. Kristina Khmelevskai (EMMW) 6-1, 1-6, 1-0

Women’s Tennis tops Emmanuel College on Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Ami Grace Dougah

Beatrice Faureng

Anastasia Horvat

Taylor Love

Lize Alet Morkel

Brianna Taranto