University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Elon Invitational
Women’s Tennis begins Fall season at Elon Invitational
09.16.2021 | Women's Tennis
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's tennis team is set to open up its fall season this weekend, competing in the Elon Fall Invitational Friday through Sunday.
What they lost and what they return
The Bulldogs went 5-8 in the spring season, going 2-4 overall against conference opponents. Asheville returns the bulk of its lineup including Ami Grace Dougah, who was named First Team All-Big South Singles last season. Dougah had a dominant sophomore campaign, going 10-3 overall, 9-3 at the No. 2 flight and 5-1 in conference play.
Dougah teamed up with Rosie Dickson as the duo was named First Team All-conference Singles, going 7-3 at the No. 1 flight for the year. Dickson represented herself well in singles action, going 6-1 overall and 5-1 in conference matches as she was named Second Team All-Conference Singles.
Additionally, Lize Alet Morkel returns for her senior campaign. In the spring, the Cape Town, South Africa, native posted a singles record of 8-4 at the No. 1 flight, going 9-4 overall and was named the Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Tournament Information
Each day will begin with doubles matches at 9:00 a.m., with singles action to follow. The full field of participants includes: UNC Asheville, Elon, N.C. Central (3-10), East Carolina (6-7), UNCG (6-8), Navy (7-4) and Kennesaw State (6-13). While there won't be live stats, the draws can be found here.
Scouting the Host
Elon is coming off a strong spring season, going 17-5 and advancing to the CAA Semifinals. The Phoenix have six returnees from last year including CAA First-Team member Sibil Tanik. The last time Asheville and Elon met was in 2012 with Elon taking the contest. The Bulldogs did not face any team in this year's Fall Invitational this past spring.
