UNCG 5, Appalachian State 2
BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State women’s tennis dropped a 5-2 decision to 70th-ranked UNCG on Tuesday afternoon at UNCG Tennis Courts in Greensboro, N.C.
With the loss, the Mountaineers (11-7) are now an even 3-3 in league play, while the Spartans (11-5) improve to a 7-1 SoCon record.
The afternoon began with UNCG taking the first team point after winning all three doubles matches.
In a new doubles pairing, freshmen Clare Cox and Mackenzie LaSure fell 8-1 at No. 1 to Nitooli Wilkins and Alex Whitehead, as Ellie Linsell and Brianna Armellino dropped an 8-4 match to Kayla Gammie and Anette Rios at No. 2.
Gabriela Celi and Jennifer Ansari were unable to overcome Stephanie Falcon and Dilara Yurtkura, who won at No. 3 in an 8-6 final.
Moving into singles play, the two squads would trade points as Rios lead the Spartans to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ansari at No. 4, but Appalachian’s Cox rebutted with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Yurtkuran at No. 2.
Brianna Armellino and Jessica Thaggard both fell in three-set matches at No’s. 3 and 5, before Celi defeated Soumeya Anane in a three-set victory at No. 6 (3-6, 6-3, 6-3).
Wilkins finished out the day in UNCG’s favor after a tough match against Linsell at No. 1 (6-3, 4-6, 7-5).
Davidson 4, Wofford 3
DAVIDSON, N.C. - The Wofford women’s tennis team was defeated on the road at Davidson 4-3 Tuesday afternoon. The Terriers drop to 5-12 overall and 1-5 in Southern Conference play, while the Wildcats improve to 8-8 on the year and 1-6 in conference play.
On the doubles side, Davidson won the No. 1 and No. 2 match-ups to clinch the point. First at No. 1, Wildcat pair Brites Moniz-Soares and Elaina Cummer defeated Sarah Evans and Othilia Lindqvist 8-4. Then, Stephani Synn and Nisha Crouser squeaked past Wofford’s Julia Paulson and Lucy Schermerhorn 8-6 in a tight match at the No. 2 spot. Terriers Mareli Sanchez and Guinn Garcia topped Frizzi Bschorer and Blake Nickles 8-4 in the No. 3 position.
In singles action, Davidson extended their lead to 3-0 after two straight set wins. First, Crouser defeated Sanchez (6-2, 6-1) in the No. 4 spot. Then, Synn beat Paulson (6-1, 6-3) at the No. 3 position. Wofford won the next two matches to pull within one. At No. 6, Schermerhorn bested Bschorer in two quick sets (6-3, 6-2). Next, Lindqvist topped Tamara Hill in a close second set to secure her win (6-3, 7-5) in the No. 5 position.
The Wildcats clinched the match after Brites Moniz-Soares defeated Evans (7-5, 6-1) at the No. 1 spot. In the day’s final match, Wofford’s Audrey Coventry outlasted Cummer in a marathon third set (6-3, 6-7, 11-9) in the No. 2 position.