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Women's Tennis drops decision at Presbyterian
04.01.2021 | Women's Tennis
CLINTON, S.C. – The UNC Asheville women's tennis traveled to Presbyterian for a match on Thursday, falling to the Blue Hose 6-1.
Rosie Dickson had a strong afternoon for the Bulldogs, starting her day by teaming up with Ami Grace Dougah to earn a 6-4 decision at the No. 1 doubles flight. In singles action, the sophomore from Bradenton, Florida downed her opponent 6-0, 6-2 at the No. 4 singles flight, improving her singles record to 6-1 for the season.
Liz Alet Morkel suffered a rare loss, battling Zeba Jamal to three sets at the No. 1 singles flight, including a 6-1 second-set victory before ultimately falling in the third. Ami Grace Dougah dropped a decision at the No. 2 flight, but forced a tiebreak in the second set. Linge Steenkamp would also fight valiantly at the No. 5 flight, winning her first set 7-5 but would drop the next two sets.
Asheville, which is now 5-7 (2-3 Big South), caps off its regular season next Saturday (April 10) when it hosts Charleston Southern at 1:00 p.m.
Presbyterian 6, UNC Asheville 1
Doubles:
1. DOUGAH, Ami Grace/DICKSON, Rosie (AVL-W) def. Zeba Jamal/Beth Lacey (PRE) 6-4
2. Alexa Wilson/Samantha Calais (PRE) def. LOVE, Taylor/MORKEL, Lize Alet (AVL-W) 6-1
3. Jessica Leeman/Lucianna Piedra (PRE) def. FAURENG, Beatrice/STEENKAMP, Linge (AVL-W) 6-3
Singles:
1. Zeba Jamal (PRE) def. MORKEL, Lize Alet (AVL-W) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
2. Samantha Calais (PRE) def. DOUGAH, Ami Grace (AVL-W) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Jessica Leeman (PRE) def. HORVAT, Anastasia (AVL-W) 6-1, 6-2
4. DICKSON, Rosie (AVL-W) def. Alexa Wilson (PRE) 6-0, 6-2
5. Lucianna Piedra (PRE) def. STEENKAMP, Linge (AVL-W) 7-5, 0-6, 6-3
6. Beth Lacey (PRE) def. FAURENG, Beatrice (AVL-W) 6-3, 6-2
Match Notes
UNC Asheville 5-7, 2-3
Presbyterian 5-10, 4-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,3,6,2,1,5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,3,6,2,1,5
