University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Sunday, April 23
Charlotte, NC (Marion Diehl Park)
3 pm
UNC Asheville
3
vs
4
Charleston Southern
Asheville Takes Big South Conference Runner-Up in Heartbreaking Title Match
04.23.2023 | Women's Tennis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Tennis fell in heartbreaking fashion in the Big South Conference Championship on Sunday (Apr. 23), coming up just short by a score of 4-3 to three-time defending league champion Charleston Southern. Â
The Bulldogs were able to get one win in doubles play, before Charleston Southern rallied for two victories to take the doubles point and a 1-0 lead. The teams went back and forth in singles play, before Charleston Southern rallied for back-to-back victories in the final two singles matches of the day to clinch the win.
Valeria Centeno and Elizabeth Tindera got things started for Asheville with a 7-5 win at No. 3 doubles over Zoe Cauthen and Tiffany Pyritz. After Charleston Southern captured the doubles point, Centeno tied the match with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles over Kassandra Di Staulo. After Charleston Southern went ahead 2-1 with a win at No. 3 singles, Asheville rallied for a 3-2 lead in the contest with back-to-back victories within minutes of each other. Rosie Dickson defeated Khyanna Singh 7-5, 6-1 at No. 4, before Avery Sager put the Bulldogs ahead with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 win over Cauthen at No. 5 singles. Charleston Southern would rally for third set wins at No. 2 singles and No. 1 singles, which ended in a tiebreaker.
Doubles competition
1. Luiza Fullana/Khyanna Singh (Charleston Southern) def. Rosie Dickson/Ami Grace Dougah (Asheville) 6-4
2. Noa Boyd/Amila Jusufbegovic (Charleston Southern) def. Ari Siegel/Linge Steenkamp (Asheville) 7-6 (7-1)
3. Valeria Centeno/Elizabeth Tindera (Asheville) def. Zoe Cauthen/Tiffany Pyritz (Charleston Southern) 7-5
Singles competition
1. Luiza Fullana (Charleston Southern) def. Ami Grace Dougah (Asheville) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Amila Jusufbegovic (Charleston Southern) def. Linge Steenkamp (Asheville) 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-2
3. Noa Boyd (Charleston Southern) def. Elizabeth Tindera (Asheville) 6-2, 6-3
4. Rosie Dickson (Asheville) def. Khyanna Singh (Charleston Southern) 7-5, 6-1
5. Avery Sager (Asheville) def. Zoe Cauthen (Charleston Southern) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
6. Valeria Centeno (Asheville) def. Kassandra Di Staulo (Charleston Southern) 6-2, 6-4
This concludes the 2022-23 UNC Asheville Women's Tennis season.
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The Bulldogs were able to get one win in doubles play, before Charleston Southern rallied for two victories to take the doubles point and a 1-0 lead. The teams went back and forth in singles play, before Charleston Southern rallied for back-to-back victories in the final two singles matches of the day to clinch the win.
Valeria Centeno and Elizabeth Tindera got things started for Asheville with a 7-5 win at No. 3 doubles over Zoe Cauthen and Tiffany Pyritz. After Charleston Southern captured the doubles point, Centeno tied the match with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles over Kassandra Di Staulo. After Charleston Southern went ahead 2-1 with a win at No. 3 singles, Asheville rallied for a 3-2 lead in the contest with back-to-back victories within minutes of each other. Rosie Dickson defeated Khyanna Singh 7-5, 6-1 at No. 4, before Avery Sager put the Bulldogs ahead with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 win over Cauthen at No. 5 singles. Charleston Southern would rally for third set wins at No. 2 singles and No. 1 singles, which ended in a tiebreaker.
Doubles competition
1. Luiza Fullana/Khyanna Singh (Charleston Southern) def. Rosie Dickson/Ami Grace Dougah (Asheville) 6-4
2. Noa Boyd/Amila Jusufbegovic (Charleston Southern) def. Ari Siegel/Linge Steenkamp (Asheville) 7-6 (7-1)
3. Valeria Centeno/Elizabeth Tindera (Asheville) def. Zoe Cauthen/Tiffany Pyritz (Charleston Southern) 7-5
Singles competition
1. Luiza Fullana (Charleston Southern) def. Ami Grace Dougah (Asheville) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Amila Jusufbegovic (Charleston Southern) def. Linge Steenkamp (Asheville) 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-2
3. Noa Boyd (Charleston Southern) def. Elizabeth Tindera (Asheville) 6-2, 6-3
4. Rosie Dickson (Asheville) def. Khyanna Singh (Charleston Southern) 7-5, 6-1
5. Avery Sager (Asheville) def. Zoe Cauthen (Charleston Southern) 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
6. Valeria Centeno (Asheville) def. Kassandra Di Staulo (Charleston Southern) 6-2, 6-4
This concludes the 2022-23 UNC Asheville Women's Tennis season.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Luiza Fullana / 0 [CSU]
367
626
#2 Singles Match
123
Amila Jusufbegovic / 0 [CSU]
666
712
#3 Singles Match
12
Noa Boyd / 0 [CSU]
66
23
#4 Singles Match
12
Khyanna Singh / 0 [CSU]
51
76
#5 Singles Match
12
Zoe Cauthen / 0 [CSU]
64
76
#6 Singles Match
12
Kassandra Di Staulo / 0 [CSU]
24
66
Order of Finish:
3,6,4,5,2,1
Players Mentioned
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