Carolina Cruises Into ACC Title Match

Saturday, April 29

Rome, Ga.

1:00 PM

North Carolina

Miami

April 29, 2017 | Women's Tennis

By: UNC Athletic Communications

ROME, Georgia - Top seed and fifth ranked North Carolina cruised to a 4-0 victory over fourth seed Miami on Saturday in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Tennis Championship from Rome Tennis Center at Berry College.

North Carolina (29-2) will defend its 2016 title against third seed and eighth ranked Georgia Tech in the championship match on Sunday at 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra and the WatchESPN app. The Yellow Jackets took down Duke, 4-2, in the other semifinal match on Saturday.

A marathon doubles session that lasted longer than an hour went to the Tar Heels when freshmen Sara Daavettila and Makenna Jones won a tiebreaker in shutout fashion, 7-0, on court three to give the Tar Heels an early edge over the Hurricanes.

Another freshman, No. 66 Alexa Graham dismantled Silvia Fuentes, 6-0, 6-0, on court four to make it a 2-0 Carolina advantage.

Sophomore No. 32 Jessie Aney was next off, 6-3, 6-1, over Dominika Paterova on court three, and the clinching victory came from classmate Chloe Ouellet-Pizer on court six, 6-4, 6-4, over Maci Epstein.

Here's what it looked like today in Rome at the #ACCTennis Championship. #GoHeels pic.twitter.com/gPY4q3i1QG
— UNC Women's Tennis (@UNC_wtennis) April 29, 2017

Georgia Tech won the regular season match over UNC, 4-3, on April 1 in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels have responded nicely by winning their next nine matches, surrendering only four total points, leading into Sunday's championship finale.

Singles Results
1. #2 Hayley Carter (UNC) vs. #16 Sinead Lohan (UM) 3-6, 6-3, unfinished
2. #15 Sara Daavettila (UNC) vs. #34 E. Perez-Somarriba (UM) 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
3. #32 Jessie Aney (UNC) def. Dominika Paterova (UM) 6-3, 6-1
4. #66 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Silvia Fuentes (UM) 6-0, 6-0
5. #97 Makenna Jones (UNC) vs. Ana Madcur (UM) 3-6, 1-4, unfinished
6. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) def. Maci Epstein (UM) 6-4, 6-4

Order of Finish: 4, 3, 6

Doubles Results
#1 Hayley Carter/Jessie Aney (UNC) def. Sinead Lohan/Dominika Paterova (UM) 6-3
Ana Madcur/E. Perez-Somarriba (UM) def. Cassandra Vazquez/Alexa Graham (UNC) 6-4
Sara Daavettila/Makenna Jones (UNC) def. Sara Culberston/Silvia Fuentes (UM) 7-6 (0)

Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3