North Carolina
Elon
UNC Starts Off Season With Two Dominant Wins
January 10, 2016 | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, NC—The No. 4-ranked North Carolina women's tennis team kicked off the dual match season with wins over Elon and Appalachian State Sunday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
In the first match against Elon, 16th-ranked duo Jessie Aney and Kate Vialle took an early 2-0 lead and never looked back in their 6-0 victory over Kirsten Ward/Natalia Janowicz.
Ashley Dai and Chloe Ouellet-Pizer downed Olivia Lucas and Suzanne Zenoni 6-2 to secure the doubles point.
In the singles matches, No. 6 Hayley Carter swept Olivia Lucas 6-0, 6-0 to put the Tar Heels up 2-0.
No. 68 Aney took an early 3-0 lead en route to her second sweep of the day, a 6-0, 6-0 win over Ward to make the Carolina lead 3-0.
Vialle swept Janowicz 6-0 in the first set and took the second 6-1 to give Carolina the 4-0 win.
No. 94 Cassandra Vazquez won her first set 6-1 over Taylor Casey before taking the 6-1, 6-2 victory.
Marika Akkerman won the first set over Erica Braschi 6-4, but Braschi won 3-6, 3-1 by retirement.
No. 112 Ouellet-Pizer won a close first set 6-4 over Zenoni before finishing 6-4, 6-2.
In the second match against Appalachian State, Carter/Vazquez dominated early with a 6-0 win over Mackenzie LaSure and Devin Knors.
Aney/Vialle clinched the doubles point for the Tar Heels with a 6-2 win over Clare Cox and Melissa Machado.
In singles, Aney was the first to take her singles' set, as she downed Machado 6-0, 6-1 to put Carolina up 2-0.
Vialle earned her second win of the day with a 6-0, 6-0 win over LaSure.
Carter followed closely behind with a 6-0, 6-0 over Cox to clinch the Carolina win.
Ouellet-Pizer beat Gabrielle Wreder 6-0, 6-1 in her match.
Maggie Kane defeated Taylor Bygrave 6-0, 6-2.
Vazquez took the first set 6-3, but Heidi Swope rallied back to take a 4-2 lead in the second set. Vazquez battled, though, and ultimately won the match 6-3, 7-5.
The Tar Heels return to action in the Freeman Memorial Championship next weekend in Las Vegas.
Tennis Match Results
Elon vs North Carolina
Jan 10, 2016 at Chapel Hill, N.C.
(Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center)
#4 North Carolina 6, Elon 1
Singles Competition
1. #6 Hayley Carter (NC) def. Olivia Lucas (ELON) 6-0, 6-0
2. Erica Braschi (ELON) def. Marika Akkerman (NC) 4-6, 3-1, retired
3. #68 Jessie Aney (NC) def. Kirsten Ward (ELON) 6-0, 6-0
4. Kate Vialle (NC) def. Natalia Janowicz (ELON) 6-0, 6-1
5. #112 Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (NC) def. Suzanne Zenoni (ELON) 6-4, 6-2
6. #94 Cassandra Vazquez (NC) def. Taylor Casey (ELON) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. #16 Jessie Aney/Kate Vialle (NC) def. Kirsten Ward/Natalia Janowicz (ELON) 6-0
2. Hayley Carter/Marika Akkerman (NC) vs. Erica Braschi/Taylor Casey (ELON) 5-2, unfinished
3. Ashley Dai/Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (NC) def. Olivia Lucas/Suzanne Zenoni (ELON) 6-2
Match Notes:
Elon 0-1
North Carolina 1-0; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,3,4,6,2,5)
T-1:50 A-55
Tennis Match Results
Appalachian State vs North Carolina
Jan 10, 2016 at Chapel Hill, N.C.
(Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center)
#4 North Carolina 7, Appalachian State 0
Singles Competition
1. #6 Hayley Carter (NC) def. Clare Cox (APP) 6-0, 6-0
2. #68 Jessie Aney (NC) def. Melissa Machado (APP) 6-0, 6-1
3. Kate Vialle (NC) def. Mackenzie LaSure (APP) 6-0, 6-0
4. #112 Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (NC) def. Gabrielle Wreder (APP) 6-0, 6-1
5. #94 Cassandra Vazquez (NC) def. Heidi Swope (APP) 6-3, 7-5
6. Maggie Kane (NC) def. Taylor Bygrave (APP) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. #16 Jessie Aney/Kate Vialle (NC) def. Clare Cox/Melissa Machado (APP) 6-2
2. Hayley Carter/Cassandra Vazquez (NC) def. Mackenzie LaSure/Devin Knors (APP) 6-0
3. Ashley Dai/Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (NC) vs. Heidi Swope/Remi Andre (APP) 4-3, unfinished
Match Notes:
Appalachian State 0-1
North Carolina 2-0; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,3,1,4,6,5)
T-1:58 A-70
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