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UNC Asheville
Women's Tennis Sweeps UNCA Bulldogs 7-0
1/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Lady Mocs swept the doubles matches to claim the first point. Freshmen Shaina Singh and Emily Hangstefer finished first in doubles with an 8-3 win over Leslie Smith and Stephanie Schon. Senior Beata Knizat and freshman Jennemieke van der Veek posted an 8-6 win over Devon Cavanaugh and Louise Bottomley at No. 2 followed by sophomore Annie Green and freshman Brianna Wishing's tie-break win at No. 3. The duo posted a 9-8(5) win over Nicole Schon and Tess Darling.
“It was a great effort from top to bottom,” UTC head coach Jeff Clark said. “We got off to a good start by taking all three doubles matches. In singles we came out with good intensity. I was proud of the girls for their focus throughout the whole match.”
Knizat started out the singles matches with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Bottomley followed by Hangstefer's win at No. 2 over Cavanaugh, 6-3, 6-2 to put the Lady Mocs up 3-0. Green's 6-3, 6-1 win over Tania Mateva clinched the win for UTC. Freshman Charlotte Bossy got her first collegiate win defeating Stephanie Schon 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3. Shaina Singh pulled out a win at the top spot 6-4, 7-5 and van der Veek wrapped up the sweep with a 6-2, 6-4 win at the four spot.
The Lady Mocs improve to 2-0 and the Bulldogs (0-1) drop their season opener.
Doubles
1. Singh/Hangstefer (UTC) def. Smith/S. Schon (UNCA) 8-3
2. van der Veek/Knizat (UTC) def. Cavanaugh/Bottomley (UNCA) 8-6
3. Green/Brianna Wishing (UTC) def. N. Schon/Tess Darling (UNCA) 9-8 (5)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Shaina Singh (UTC) def. Leslie Smith (UNCA) 6-4, 7-5
2. Emily Hangstefer (UTC) def.
3. Charlotte Bossy (UTC) def. Stephanie Schon (UNCA) 6-4, 6-4
4. Jennemieke van der Veek (UTC) def. Nicole Schon (UNCA) 6-2, 6-4
5. Beata Knizat (UTC) def. Louise Bottomley (UNCA) 6-3, 6-2
6. Annie Green (UTC) def. Tania Mateva (UNCA) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 5, 2, 6, 3, 1, 4
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
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#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
#7 Singles Match
#8 Singles Match
#9 Singles Match
#10 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
5,2,6,3,1,4
