University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, January 13
Chapel Hill
3:30 p.m.
North Carolina
5
vs
2
Elon
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Women's Tennis Wins Season Opener
January 13, 2023 | Women's Tennis
No. 2 Carolina earned a 5-2 victory over Elon to start the 2023 season.
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Elizabeth Scotty, Abbey Forbes, and Carson Tanguilig each won in consecutive sets, securing the win for the Tar Heels.
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No. 58 Scotty won commandingly with back-to-back 6-0 performances.
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UCLA graduate transfer No. 5 Forbes made her Carolina debut. The Raleigh native won her court three match-up 6-3, 6-1.
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No. 8 Tanguilig built on her preseason success, winning 6-2, 6-4.
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The talented Tar Heel tandem of Forbes and Scotty put Carolina on the path to securing the doubles point, winning 6-2.
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The no. 1 doubles duo in the country, Crawley and Tanguilig, shined as they clinched the doubles point, winning 6-3.
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Crawley, also the No. 1 singles player in the country, won a tiebreak 10-7 as a consolation prize. She battled back after losing the first set 5-7 to win the second 6-3.
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The Tar Heels will be back in action Saturday at 2 p.m. vs. Appalachian State, followed by a Monday doubleheader against ECU at 1 p.m. and Campbell at 5:30 p.m.
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Singles
Order of Finish
4, 5, 3, 2, 1, 6
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Doubles
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Elizabeth Scotty, Abbey Forbes, and Carson Tanguilig each won in consecutive sets, securing the win for the Tar Heels.
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No. 58 Scotty won commandingly with back-to-back 6-0 performances.
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UCLA graduate transfer No. 5 Forbes made her Carolina debut. The Raleigh native won her court three match-up 6-3, 6-1.
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No. 8 Tanguilig built on her preseason success, winning 6-2, 6-4.
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The talented Tar Heel tandem of Forbes and Scotty put Carolina on the path to securing the doubles point, winning 6-2.
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The no. 1 doubles duo in the country, Crawley and Tanguilig, shined as they clinched the doubles point, winning 6-3.
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Crawley, also the No. 1 singles player in the country, won a tiebreak 10-7 as a consolation prize. She battled back after losing the first set 5-7 to win the second 6-3.
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The Tar Heels will be back in action Saturday at 2 p.m. vs. Appalachian State, followed by a Monday doubleheader against ECU at 1 p.m. and Campbell at 5:30 p.m.
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Singles
- No. 1 Fiona Crawley (UNC) vs. Sibel Tank (Elon) 5-7, 6-3, TB 10-7
- No. 8 Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. Madison Cordisco (Elon) 6-2, 6-4
- No. 5 Abby Forbes (UNC) def. Lizette Reading (Elon) 6-3, 6-1
- No. 58 Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) def. Helen Sarikulava (Elon) 6-0, 6-0
- Julie Ball (Elon) def. Lindsay Zink (UNC) 1-6, 1-6
- Oliver Archer (Elon) def. Sara McClure (UNC) 2-6, 6-1, 4-6
Order of Finish
4, 5, 3, 2, 1, 6
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Doubles
- Tanguilig/ Crawley (UNC) def. Reading/Tanik (Elon) 6-3, Clinch Point
- Â Forbes/ Scotty (UNC) def. Archer/Ball (Elon) 6-2
- Patel/ Zink (UNC) vs. Cordisco/Sarkulava (Elon) 6-3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Sibel Tanik / 0 [ELON]
730
561
#2 Singles Match
12
Madison Cordisco / 0 [ELON]
24
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Lizette Reding / 0 [ELON]
31
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Helen Sarikulaya / 0 [ELON]
00
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Julie Ball / 0 [ELON]
66
11
#6 Singles Match
123
Olivia Archer / 0 [ELON]
616
264
Order of Finish:
4,5,3,2,1,6
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