University of North Carolina Athletics
Sunday, February 25
Coral Gables, FL
12 PM
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Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
Carolina Fends Off Miami; Wins 4-3
February 25, 2024 | Women's Tennis
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- In a four hour battle that came down to a third set tiebreak, the No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels (9-2) found a way to fend off the No. 33 Miami Hurricanes (3-3), 4-3. Carolina will return to Chapel Hill with its first 2-0 ACC weekend of the season.
The Tar Heels began the day in new doubles pairs on all three courts. On court one, Elizabeth Scotty and Carson Tanguilig won 6-2 to give the Tar Heels the doubles advantage. On court two, Fiona Crawley and Reilly Tran clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory.
In singles play, Reilly Tran won in straight sets on court four to give UNC its second point. Abbey Forbes, Thea Rabman, Carson Tanguilig and Anika Yarlagadda each went to a third set in their matches.
In her third set, Thea Rabman pulled away for a win to give Carolina its third point while Forbes and Yarlagadda dropped their third set.
With the match tied 3-3, Tanguilig fought to force a third set tiebreak where she won 7-6 and clinched the win for the Tar Heels.
Singles
Singles 4, 1, 6, 5, 3, 2
Doubles 1, 2
Up Next
The Tar Heels will return home next week to face Boston College on Saturday and Syracuse on Sunday at the Chewning Tennis Center.
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The Tar Heels began the day in new doubles pairs on all three courts. On court one, Elizabeth Scotty and Carson Tanguilig won 6-2 to give the Tar Heels the doubles advantage. On court two, Fiona Crawley and Reilly Tran clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory.
In singles play, Reilly Tran won in straight sets on court four to give UNC its second point. Abbey Forbes, Thea Rabman, Carson Tanguilig and Anika Yarlagadda each went to a third set in their matches.
In her third set, Thea Rabman pulled away for a win to give Carolina its third point while Forbes and Yarlagadda dropped their third set.
With the match tied 3-3, Tanguilig fought to force a third set tiebreak where she won 7-6 and clinched the win for the Tar Heels.
Singles
- No. 10 Noel def. No. 25 Crawley - 3-6, 1-6
- No. 14 Tanguilig vs. No. 67 Pfennig - 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (clinch)
- No. 11 Yarlagadda vs. Balzert - 6-3, 3-6, 3-6
- No. 50 Tran def. Schuknecht - 6-1, 6-1
- No. 101 Boch-Collins def. No. 85 Forbes - 0-6, 6-3, 4-6
- No. 54 Rabman vs. Nong - 6-3, 0-6, 6-2
- Scotty/Tanguilig vs. Pfennig/Nong- 6-2
- Crawley/Tran vs. Schuknecht/Balzert - 6-3 (clinch)
- Forbes/Evans vs. Boch-Collins/Noel - 5-3 (UF)
Singles 4, 1, 6, 5, 3, 2
Doubles 1, 2
Up Next
The Tar Heels will return home next week to face Boston College on Saturday and Syracuse on Sunday at the Chewning Tennis Center.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
31
Alexa Noel / 0 (10/-) [UM]
66
#2 Singles Match
123
617
Isabella Pfennig / 0 (67/-) [UM]
466
#3 Singles Match
123
633
Antonia Balzert / 0 [UM]
366
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Leonie Schuknecht / 0 [UM]
11
#5 Singles Match
123
064
Audrey Boch-Collins / 0 (101/-) [UM]
636
#6 Singles Match
123
606
Xinyi Nong / 0 [UM]
362
Order of Finish:
4,1,6,5,3,2
Players Mentioned
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