North Carolina
Freeman Memorial Championship
Carter, Kay Make Singles Semis In Las Vegas
January 18, 2015 | Women's Tennis
Carter, the No. 2 seeded-singles player, took down 45th-ranked Madison Westby of USC, 6-0, 6-4 in the quarterfinals, while Kay won 6-3, 6-2 over Tennessee's Laurence Guevremont.
In the semifinals, UCLA's Jennifer Brady defeated Kay in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4, while Carter fell 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 to USC's Madison Westby.
In doubles, Carter and Kay teamed up for a 6-4 win over Eva Paalma and Stefani Hristov of Texas A&M in the quarterfinals.
The freshmen duo of Marika Akkerman and Cassandra Vazquez won 6-2 over Texas A&M's Mason Strickland and Anna Mamalat. The Tar Heel duo will play for the consolation bracket final on Sunday against either a team from UNLV or Tennessee.
The three-day tournament in Las Vegas concludes on Sunday.
SINGLES QUARTERFINALS (Jan. 17)
Whitney Kay (UNC) def. Laurence Guevremont (TENN) 6-3, 6-2
(2) Hayley Carter (UNC) def. (6) #45 Madison Westby (USC) 6-0, 6-4
SINGLES SEMIFINALS (Jan. 17)
(3) Jennifer Brady (UCLA) def. Whitney Kay (UNC) 7-5, 6-4
(4) #41 Guiliani Olmos (USC) def. (2) Hayley Carter (UNC) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
QUARTERFINAL DOUBLES (Jan. 17)
Whitney Kay/Hayley Carter (UNC) def. (4) Eva Paalma/Stefani Hristov (TAMU) 6-4
CONSOLATION DOUBLES (Jan. 17)
Marika Akkerman/Cassandra Vazquez (UNC) def. Mason Strickland/Anna Mamalat (TAMU) 6-2
NOTE: UNLV will play Tennessee on Sunday and winner will play UNC in final
ADDED SINGLES MATCHES (Jan. 17)
Stefani Hristov (TAMU) def. Marika Akkerman (UNC) 6-3, 6-4
#44 Zoe Scandalis (USC) def. Cassandra Vazquez (UNC) 6-1, 6-2
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