North Carolina
LSU
UNC Cruises Past Tigers In Bid For National Indoors
January 25, 2015 | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL - No. 3 North Carolina picked up a 4-0 victory over LSU on Sunday during the final day of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend from Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
With the win, Carolina heads to the ITA Indoor National Championship in Charlottesville, Va., on Feb. 7-10. The Tar Heels fell to Duke in the title match last season.
North Carolina (4-0) easily handled the doubles matches, winning the point in under 30 minutes.
After dropping their doubles match against Minnesota Saturday, Loeb and Price cruise to a 6-1 win over Skylar Holloway and Amanda Atanasson.
Whitney Kay and Hayley Carter solidified the doubles point for the Tar Heels 6-2 with some great backhand play against Ella Taylor and Madara Straume.
#22 Caroline Price handled Ella Taylor easily, winning 6-2, 6-0 in her match.
#8 Jamie Loeb gave up only two games in her match over #65 Skylar Kuykendall, cruising to a 6-1, 6-1 final.
Whitney Kay closed out the match for the Heels with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Skylar Holloway.
The Tar Heels will face Texas A&M on Sunday, Feb. 1 in Houston before heading to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in Charlottesville, Va. the following weekend.
Tennis Match Results
LSU vs North Carolina
1/25/2015 at Chapel Hill, N.C.
(Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center)
#3 North Carolina , #37 LSU
Singles Competition
#8 Jamie Loeb (UNC) def. #65 Skylar Kuykendall (LSU) 6-1, 6-1
#31 Hayley Carter (UNC) vs. #74 Abigail Owens (LSU) 6-3, 5-2 (unfinished)
#22 Caroline Price (UNC) def. Ella Taylor (LSU) 6-2, 6-0
Whitney Kay (UNC) def. Skylar Holloway (LSU) 6-4, 6-2
Ashley Dai (UNC) vs. Amanda Atanasson (LSU) 4-6, 5-0 (unfinished)
Kate Vialle (UNC) vs. Madara Straume (LSU) 7-6 (10-8), 0-1 (unfinished)
Doubles Competition
#13 Kate Vialle/Ashley Dai (UNC) vs. Owens/Kuykendall (LSU) 5-2 (unfinished)
Caroline Price/Jamie Loeb (UNC) def. Holloway/Atanasson (LSU) 6-1
Whitney Kay/Hayley Carter (UNC) def. Taylor/Straume (LSU) 6-2
Match Notes:
LSU 3-1; National ranking #37
North Carolina 4-0; National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,1,4)
T-1:40 A-50
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