North Carolina
Kitty Harrison Invitational
Tar Heels Shine On Kitty Harrison Day One
November 4, 2011 | Women's Tennis
Nov. 4, 2011
CHAPEL HILL --- North Carolina players won four of five singles matches against opponents from Texas A&M to highlight action on day one of the eighth annual Kitty Harrison Invitational Friday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. Zoe De Bruycker, Caroline Price, Haley Hemm and Tessa Lyons were winners for the Tar Heels, who also took four of five doubles matches from Texas A&M and Furman.
Junior All-America De Bruycker defeated Texas A&M's Sun Wen in a third-set tiebreak, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (6), to lead a strong Tar Heel performance against the Aggies. Price and Lyons were straight set winners, while Hemm also needed a third-set tiebreak before disposing of Lauren Santacroce.
In doubles, Carolina won a pair of doubles matches against Furman before splitting a pair against Texas A&M. Lyons and Jennifer Stone also won a match against a combined Aggie and Paladin tandem.
Play continues tomorrow with doubles at 10 a.m. followed by singles starting at 11:15.
UNC vs. Furman Doubles
Hemm/Lyons (UNC) d. Kline/Moreno (F), 8-6
Stone/Slater (UNC) d. Murray/Stanford (F), 8-3
UNC vs. Texas A&M Doubles
Cuthbertson/Wen (TAMU) d. Hemm/Price (UNC), 8-6
De Bruycker/Slater (UNC) d. Olivier/Santacroce (TAMU), 8-3
Lyons/Stone (UNC) d. Stanford (F)/Vorster (TAMU), 8-6
UNC vs. Texas A&M Singles
De Bruycker (UNC) d. Wen (TAMU), 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (6)
Price (UNC) d. Cuthbertson (TAMU), 6-2, 6-1
Hemm (UNC) d. Santacroce (TAMU), 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (6)
Lyons (UNC) d. Olivier (TAMU), 6-2, 6-2
Vorster (TAMU) d. Stone (UNC), 7-5, 7-5
