North Carolina
Elon
UNC Sweeps Home Opener
January 9, 2015 | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL - The No. 4 North Carolina women's tennis team started off its dual match season with two in-state victories over Elon and Appalachian State on Friday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
In the early match with Elon, the Tar Heels handily won the doubles point to take the early lead as Jamie Loeb and Caroline Price earned a 6-2 victory over Maria Camara Ruiz and Barbora Lazarova.
Marika Akkerman and Cassandra Vazquez clinched the point with a 6-0 sweep over Erica Braschi and Bailey Edwards.
No. 8 Jamie Loeb was the first to grab a singles point with a convincing win over Kirsten Ward 6-0, 6-0.
No. 22 Caroline Price beat Barbora Lazarova 6-1, 6-3 to go up 3-0.
Whitney Kay and Cassandra Vazquez took the 4th and 5th points with 6-3, 6-0 and 6-2, 6-2 victories, respectively.
After the Tar Heels had clinched the match, Maggie Kane fell to Kamilla Beisenova 5-7, 6-4, 0-1 (10-5).
The second match saw the Tar Heels sweep the doubles matches to go up 1-0. Jamie Loeb and Caroline Price took the first match with a 6-0 win, followed by Kate Vialle and Ashley Dai taking a 6-0 victory as well. Cassandra Vazquez and Maggie Kane also won their match 6-1.
Price grabbed the first singles point with a dominant win over Mackenzie LaSure 6-1, 6-1.
Kane bounced back to defeat Megan Mullen 6-0, 6-1, then No. 31 Hayley Carter earned her first singles win of the season with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Clare Cox to clinch the second win for UNC.
After the Tar Heels secured the match, Dai defeated Gabi Wreder 6-2, 6-2, Vialle downed Brianna Armellino 6-2, 6-3, and Akkerman fought past Melissa Machado 6-1, 7-5.
The Tar Heels will face Minnesota and Boston College or LSU on Jan. 24-25 at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
Tennis Match Results
Elon vs North Carolina
1/9/2015 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Cone-Kenfield)
#4 North Carolina 6, #75 Elon 1
Singles Matches:
#8 Jamie Loeb (NC) def. Kirsten Ward (ELON) 6-0, 6-0 2.
#22 Caroline Price (NC) def. Barbora Lazarova (ELON) 6-1, 6-3 3.
Whitney Kay (NC) def. Erica Braschi (ELON) 6-3, 6-0 4.
Marika Akkerman (NC) def. Maria Camara Ruiz (ELON) 6-0, 6-2 5.
Cassandra Vazquez (NC) def. Taylor Casey (ELON) 6-2, 6-2 6.
Kamilla Beisenova (ELON) def. Maggie Kane (NC) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5).
Doubles Competition
Jamie Loeb/Caroline Price (NC) def. Maria Camara Ruiz/Barbora Lazarova (ELON) 6-2
Whitney Kay/Kate Vialle (NC) vs. Taylor Casey/Olivia Lucas (ELON) 5-4, unfinished Marika Akkerman/Cassandra Vazquez (NC) def. Erica Braschi/Bailey Edwards (ELON) 6-0
Match Notes:
Elon 0-1; National ranking #75
North Carolina 1-0; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,2,3,5,4,6)
T-2:40 A-75
Tennis Match Results
Appalachian State vs North Carolina
Jan 09, 2015 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center)
#4 North Carolina 7, Appalachian State 0
Singles Competition
Hayley Carter (NC) def. Clare Cox (APP) 6-2, 6-1
Caroline Price (NC) def. Mackenzie LaSure (APP) 6-1, 6-1
Kate Vialle (NC) def. Brianna Armellino (APP) 6-2, 6-3
Ashley Dai (NC) def. Gabrielle Wreder (APP) 6-2, 6-2
Marika Akkerman (NC) def. Melissa Machado (APP) 6-1, 7-5
Maggie Kane (NC) def. Megan Mullen (APP) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Competition
Kate Vialle/Ashley Dai (NC) def. Clare Cox/Mackenzie LaSure (APP) 6-0
Caroline Price/Jamie Loeb (NC) def. Megan Mullen/Melissa Machado (APP) 6-0
Cassandra Vazquez/Maggie Kane (NC) def. Gabrielle Wreder/Brianna Armellino (APP) 6-1
Match Notes:
Appalachian State 0-1
North Carolina 2-0; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,6,1,4,3,5)
T-1:51 A-92
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