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Carolina Blanks Oregon; Faces Kentucky In Championship Match
January 26, 2024 | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The top-ranked North Carolina women's tennis team (5-0), defeated the Oregon Ducks (1-0) 4-0 on Friday at UNC's Cone-Kenfield Indoor Center. With the win, Carolina advances to Saturday's ITA Kickoff Weekend championship match.
In doubles action, the top-ranked duo of Reese Brantmeier and Elizabeth Scotty quickly gave Carolina the doubles point advantage after winning 6-0. Shortly afterwards, the No. 11 ranked tandem of Abbey Forbes and Reilly Tran won 6-2 to clinch the doubles point for North Carolina.
All six Tar Heels began singles play with a first set victory. Then, within a few moments of one another, Elizabeth Scotty, Anika Yarlagadda and Abbey Forbes won their matches to give Carolina a 4-0 first round victory.
Singles
- No. 5 Reese Brantmeier vs. Sophie Luescher - 6-4, 4-1 (UF)
- Fiona Crawley vs. Nina Geissler - 6-1, 5-2 (UF)
- No. 9 Anika Yarlagadda vs. Olivia Symons - 6-2, 6-1
- No. 44 Elizabeth Scotty vs. Uxia Martinez Moral - 6-2, 6-1
- No. 41 Abbey Forbes vs. Jo Yee Chan - 6-1, 6-4 (clinch)
- No. 32 Thea Rabman vs. Karin Young - 6-4, 3-1 (UF)
Doubles
- No. 1 Brantmeier/Scotty vs. Martinez/Luescher - 6-0
- No. 23 Crawley/Tanguilig vs. Geissler/Chan- 5-2 (UF)
- No. 11 Tran/Forbes vs. Aparisi/Young - 6-2 (clinch)
Order of Completion:
Singles 4, 3, 5
Doubles 1, 3
Up Next
Tomorrow, the Tar Heels will face Kentucky in the ITA Kickoff Weekend championship match. The winner of tomorrow's match will advance to Seattle to play in the ITA Indoor Championship tournament beginning on Feb. 9.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,3,5
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