North Carolina
Virginia Tech
No. 12 Tar Heels Win 6-1 At Virginia Tech
March 9, 2014 | Women's Tennis
North Carolina (13-3, 5-1 ACC) won the doubles point after getting wins at No. 3 by Ashley Dai and Tessa Lyons, 8-1, and at No. 1 by ninth-ranked Jamie Loeb and Hayley Carter to take a 1-0 lead over the Hokies.
Carolina would then rattle off five-straight singles victories, before Virginia Tech avoided the shutout with a late win at No. 5 singles.
At No. 3, Caroline Price was the first to post a singles win for the Tar Heels, 6-2, 6-0, over Isel Martinez-Marcos.
Sixth-ranked Carter was next to win, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 2 over Kelly Williford to improve her record on the year to 32-5 overall and a perfect 6-0 in ACC action.
Kate Vialle clinched the match at No. 4 with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Raluca Mita. Ashley Dai made it 5-0 with a 6-2, 6-0, win at No. 5 over Carol Kahoun.
Top ranked Jamie Loeb ran her singles record to 34-2 on the year with a 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 win at No. 1 over Ilinca Stoica. The reigning ACC Player of the Week is now 6-0 in the conference.
Carolina steps out of conference on Wednesday to play Appalachian State at 10 a.m., and College of Charleston at 5 p.m., in Charleston, S.C.
Tennis Match Results
North Carolina vs Virginia Tech
Mar 09, 2014 at Blacksburg, Va.
(Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center)
#12 North Carolina 6, #55 Virginia Tech 1
Singles competition
1. #1 Jamie Loeb (NC) def. Ilinca Stoica (VT) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0
2. #6 Hayley Carter (NC) def. Kelly Williford (VT) 6-2, 6-2
3. #52 Caroline Price (NC) def. Isel Martinez-Marcos (VT) 6-2, 6-0
4. Kate Vialle (NC) def. Raluca Mita (VT) 6-0, 6-3
5. Sansitha Nandakumar (VT) def. Tessa Lyons (NC) 6-3, 6-3
6. Ashley Dai (NC) def. Carol Kahoun (VT) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #9 Hayley Carter/Jamie Loeb (NC) def. Ilinca Stoica/Kelly Williford (VT) 8-4
2. #32 Laura Slater/Kate Vialle (NC) def. Carol Kahoun/Raluca Mita (VT) 7-4
3. Ashley Dai/Tessa Lyons (NC) def. Tea Ivanovic/Isel Martinez-Marcos (VT) 8-1
Match Notes:
North Carolina 13-3, 5-1; National ranking #12
Virginia Tech 9-6, 2-4; National ranking #55
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,2,4,6,1,5)
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