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Friday, March 11
Wilmington, NC
11:30 AM

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Women's Tennis drops 7-0 match to UNC Wilmington

03.11.2022 | Women's Tennis

WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNC Asheville Women's Tennis traveled to Wilmington Friday afternoon and dropped their first 7-0 match of the year to UNC Wilmington, moving their record to 8-2 on the season.

Doubles competition proved stiff, as both the No. 1 and No. 2 flights went to 7-6 finishes with Rosie Dickson and Ami Grace Dougah dropping the tiebreak 5-7 on the No. 1 court, and Linge Steenkamp and Ari Siegel winning their tiebreak 7-5 on the No. 2 court.

Lize Alet Morkel and Taylor Love battled in a 6-4 loss on the No. 3 court, which finished first.   

In singles, two Bulldogs lost in three sets in Dougah at the No. 2 (6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 0-1 (8-10), and Beatrice Faureng at the No. 6 (6-4, 3-6, 0-1 (4-10)).

Morkel, Steenkamp, Love, and Dickson all lost in straight sets.

The Bulldogs will make the short trip up the road next week against Western Carolina on Thursday at 12:00 p.m.

 
UNCW 7, UNC Asheville 0
Singles competition

1. Sasha Belaya (UNCW) def. MORKEL, Lize Alet (AVL-W) 6-2, 7-5
2. Zoe Huffman (UNCW) def. DOUGAH, Ami Grace (AVL-W) 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 1-0 (10-8)
3. Brinley Bell (UNCW) def. STEENKAMP, Linge (AVL-W) 6-4, 6-1
4. Lauren Gish (UNCW) def. LOVE, Taylor (AVL-W) 6-1, 6-4
5. Stela Joksimovic (UNCW) def. DICKSON, Rosie (AVL-W) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
6. Anna Daniels (UNCW) def. FAURENG, Beatrice (AVL-W) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)

Doubles competition
1. Sasha Belaya/Lauren Gish (UNCW) def. DICKSON, Rosie/DOUGAH, Ami Grace (AVL-W) 7-6 (7-5)
2. STEENKAMP, Linge/Ari Siegel (AVL-W) def. Zoe Huffman/Stela Joksimovic (UNCW) 7-6 (7-5)
3. Brinley Bell/Anna Daniels (UNCW) def. MORKEL, Lize Alet/LOVE, Taylor (AVL-W) 6-4

Match Notes:
UNC Asheville 8-2
UNCW 7-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,1,4,5,6,2)
Official: Gaines, Martin T-3:00 A-50
 

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

1
6
Sasha Belaya/ Lauren Gish [UNCW]
7

#2 Doubles Match

1
7
Zoe Huffman/ Stela Joksimovic [UNCW]
6

#3 Doubles Match

1
4
Brinley Bell/ Anna Daniels [UNCW]
6

Order of Finish:

3,2,1

#1 Singles Match

12
LogoMorkel, Lize Alet / 0 [AVL-W]
25
Sasha Belaya / 0 [UNCW]
67

#2 Singles Match

123
LogoDougah, Ami Grace / 0 [AVL-W]
660
Zoe Huffman / 0 [UNCW]
371

#3 Singles Match

12
LogoSteenkamp, Linge / 0 [AVL-W]
41
Brinley Bell / 0 [UNCW]
66

#4 Singles Match

12
LogoLove, Taylor / 0 [AVL-W]
14
Lauren Gish / 0 [UNCW]
66

#5 Singles Match

12
LogoDickson, Rosie / 0 [AVL-W]
63
Stela Joksimovic / 0 [UNCW]
76

#6 Singles Match

123
LogoFaureng, Beatrice / 0 [AVL-W]
630
Anna Daniels / 0 [UNCW]
461

Order of Finish:

3,1,4,5,6,2

Players Mentioned

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