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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
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,4,5,6,2
Players Mentioned
