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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, April 22
Charlotte, NC (Marion Diehl Park)
9:00 AM
UNC Asheville
vs
Campbell
Women's Tennis Faces Campbell in Big South Conference Championship Semifinal on Saturday
04.21.2023 | Women's Tennis
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -Â Top-seeded UNC Asheville Women's Tennis faces No. 4 seed Campbell in the Big South Conference Championship semifinal on Saturday (Apr. 22). First serve is set for 9:00 a.m. from Marion Diehl Park in Charlotte.
Live Stats
About the Bulldogs -Â The Bulldogs come into the tournament at 15-1 on a 15-match winning streak, after capturing their first Big South Conference Regular Season Championship since 1989. Asheville comes into the semifinal with a combined 33-8 doubles record, as well as a combined 74-19 singles record. First Team All-Conference Doubles pair Ari Siegel and Linge Steenkamp as well as Second Team All-Conference Doubles pair Elizabeth Tindera and Valeria Centeno each have 11 wins on the year in doubles play, while First Team All-Conference doubles tandem Ami Grace Dougah and Rosie Dickson also have 10 wins in doubles play. Siegel and Beatrice Faureng also have one win as a doubles pair on the year. Big South Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference selection Ami Grace Dougah leads the way in singles play with 15 wins, while First Team All-Conference Singles selections Steenkamp and Tindera, who was also the league's Freshman of the Year each have 13 wins. Second Team All-Conference selection Avery Sager and Centeno each have 10 wins in singles play, while Second Team All-Conference selection Dickson also has nine wins. Siegel and Faureng also each have two wins in singles play.
About the Camels -Â Campbell enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed with an overall record of 6-11. Cambpell finished the regular season with a combined 18-26 record in doubles play along with a combined 40-62 record in singles play. Lena Karlovcan and Mariana Ossa lead the way with four wins in doubles play, while Anna-Marie Kopecka and Mialy Ranaivo also have three wins in doubles play. Three other doubles pairs have two wins apiece, while another five each have one win. Rnaivo leads the way in singles play with 10 wins, while Abbie Tyler is second on the team with eight. Ossa has seven wins in singles play, while Kopecka, Tasmin Hart each have four wins and Karlovcan has three. Anna Head also has two wins in singles play, while Veronika Prospalova and Eeva
Ristola each have one win in singles play.
Earlier This Season - The Bulldogs defeated Campbell in Buies Creek 4-3 during the regular season on Mar. 4. Dougah and Dickson teamed up for a 6-2 win over Ranaivo and Karlovcan at No. 1 doubles, before Steenkamp and Siegel beat Kopecka and Ossa 6-3 at No. 2 doubles. Dougah went on to beat Hart 6-4, 7-6 (4-0) at No. 1 singles, while Steenkamp beat Karlovcan 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Asheville's other singles win came from Dickson at No. 4 as she beat Kopecka 6-4, 6-4.
Series History - This will be the 15th all-time matchup between Asheville and Campbell, with Campbell leading the all-time series 11-3. This will be just the second matchup between the two programs in the postseason, with Campbell posting a 4-3 win back in the 2013 quarterfinals. This will be Asheville's first ever appearance in the championship semifinals.Â
Live Stats
About the Bulldogs -Â The Bulldogs come into the tournament at 15-1 on a 15-match winning streak, after capturing their first Big South Conference Regular Season Championship since 1989. Asheville comes into the semifinal with a combined 33-8 doubles record, as well as a combined 74-19 singles record. First Team All-Conference Doubles pair Ari Siegel and Linge Steenkamp as well as Second Team All-Conference Doubles pair Elizabeth Tindera and Valeria Centeno each have 11 wins on the year in doubles play, while First Team All-Conference doubles tandem Ami Grace Dougah and Rosie Dickson also have 10 wins in doubles play. Siegel and Beatrice Faureng also have one win as a doubles pair on the year. Big South Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference selection Ami Grace Dougah leads the way in singles play with 15 wins, while First Team All-Conference Singles selections Steenkamp and Tindera, who was also the league's Freshman of the Year each have 13 wins. Second Team All-Conference selection Avery Sager and Centeno each have 10 wins in singles play, while Second Team All-Conference selection Dickson also has nine wins. Siegel and Faureng also each have two wins in singles play.
About the Camels -Â Campbell enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed with an overall record of 6-11. Cambpell finished the regular season with a combined 18-26 record in doubles play along with a combined 40-62 record in singles play. Lena Karlovcan and Mariana Ossa lead the way with four wins in doubles play, while Anna-Marie Kopecka and Mialy Ranaivo also have three wins in doubles play. Three other doubles pairs have two wins apiece, while another five each have one win. Rnaivo leads the way in singles play with 10 wins, while Abbie Tyler is second on the team with eight. Ossa has seven wins in singles play, while Kopecka, Tasmin Hart each have four wins and Karlovcan has three. Anna Head also has two wins in singles play, while Veronika Prospalova and Eeva
Ristola each have one win in singles play.
Earlier This Season - The Bulldogs defeated Campbell in Buies Creek 4-3 during the regular season on Mar. 4. Dougah and Dickson teamed up for a 6-2 win over Ranaivo and Karlovcan at No. 1 doubles, before Steenkamp and Siegel beat Kopecka and Ossa 6-3 at No. 2 doubles. Dougah went on to beat Hart 6-4, 7-6 (4-0) at No. 1 singles, while Steenkamp beat Karlovcan 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Asheville's other singles win came from Dickson at No. 4 as she beat Kopecka 6-4, 6-4.
Series History - This will be the 15th all-time matchup between Asheville and Campbell, with Campbell leading the all-time series 11-3. This will be just the second matchup between the two programs in the postseason, with Campbell posting a 4-3 win back in the 2013 quarterfinals. This will be Asheville's first ever appearance in the championship semifinals.Â
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