University of North Carolina Athletics
Friday, February 9
Madison, Wisc.
1:00 PM
North Carolina
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vs
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Ole Miss
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Daavettila Lifts UNC Past Ole Miss At ITA Indoors
February 9, 2018 | Women's Tennis
MADISON, Wisconsin - Sophomore Sara Daavettila clinched the deciding point to lift third-seed North Carolina to a 4-2 victory over Ole Miss on Friday in the opening round of the 2018 ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championship.
No. 5 North Carolina (7-0) will face sixth-seed Texas Tech (5-0) on Saturday in a quarterfinal match at the Nielson Tennis Stadium. The No. 8 Red Raiders dispatched UCLA, 4-2, on Friday afternoon.
The Tar Heels won the critical doubles point when Marika Akkerman and Makenna Jones won 6-4 on court three. The 20th ranked tandem of Daavettila and Alle Sanford cruised to a 6-1 win on court two over No. 27 Natalie Suk and Sabina Machalova to earn the first Tar Heel victory.
The Rebels quickly drew even with UNC when Anna Vrbenska picked up a straight-set win on court six.
No. 10 Jones answered back with a 6-2, 6-1 victory on court two, but again Ole Miss equalized when No. 124 Tea Jandric pinned a rare dual-match loss on No. 21 Jessie Aney, 6-3, 6-4. The Rochester, Minnesota, native lost only five dual matches in her first two seasons combined with the Tar Heels.
No. 78 Alexa Graham pulled UNC ahead, 3-2, after she defeated Alexa Bortles, 6-2, 6-2. No. 52 Daavettila went to three sets, but encountered little resistance in the final set with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 win on court three over Machalova.
No. 6 Sanford and No. 25 Arianne Hartono went unfinished with their match tied, 4-4, in the third set.
Singles Results
#6 Alle Sanford (UNC) vs. #25 Arianne Hartono (UM) 6-3, 2-6, 4-4, unfinished
#10 Makenna Jones (UNC) def. Natalie Suk (UM) 6-2, 6-1
#52 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. Sabina Machalova (UM) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
#124 Tea Jandric (UM) def. #21 Jessie Aney (UNC) 6-3, 6-4
#78 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Alexa Bortles (UM) 6-2, 6-2
Anna Vrbenska (UM) def. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 4, 5, 3
Doubles Results
#11 Hartono/Bortles (UM) def. #30 Aney/Graham (UNC) 6-3
#20 Daavettila/Sanford (UNC) def. #27 Suk/Machalova (UM) 6-1
Akkerman/Jones (UNC) def. Jandric/Janatova (UM) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
No. 5 North Carolina (7-0) will face sixth-seed Texas Tech (5-0) on Saturday in a quarterfinal match at the Nielson Tennis Stadium. The No. 8 Red Raiders dispatched UCLA, 4-2, on Friday afternoon.
The Tar Heels won the critical doubles point when Marika Akkerman and Makenna Jones won 6-4 on court three. The 20th ranked tandem of Daavettila and Alle Sanford cruised to a 6-1 win on court two over No. 27 Natalie Suk and Sabina Machalova to earn the first Tar Heel victory.
The Rebels quickly drew even with UNC when Anna Vrbenska picked up a straight-set win on court six.
No. 10 Jones answered back with a 6-2, 6-1 victory on court two, but again Ole Miss equalized when No. 124 Tea Jandric pinned a rare dual-match loss on No. 21 Jessie Aney, 6-3, 6-4. The Rochester, Minnesota, native lost only five dual matches in her first two seasons combined with the Tar Heels.
No. 78 Alexa Graham pulled UNC ahead, 3-2, after she defeated Alexa Bortles, 6-2, 6-2. No. 52 Daavettila went to three sets, but encountered little resistance in the final set with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 win on court three over Machalova.
No. 6 Sanford and No. 25 Arianne Hartono went unfinished with their match tied, 4-4, in the third set.
Singles Results
#6 Alle Sanford (UNC) vs. #25 Arianne Hartono (UM) 6-3, 2-6, 4-4, unfinished
#10 Makenna Jones (UNC) def. Natalie Suk (UM) 6-2, 6-1
#52 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. Sabina Machalova (UM) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
#124 Tea Jandric (UM) def. #21 Jessie Aney (UNC) 6-3, 6-4
#78 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Alexa Bortles (UM) 6-2, 6-2
Anna Vrbenska (UM) def. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 4, 5, 3
Doubles Results
#11 Hartono/Bortles (UM) def. #30 Aney/Graham (UNC) 6-3
#20 Daavettila/Sanford (UNC) def. #27 Suk/Machalova (UM) 6-1
Akkerman/Jones (UNC) def. Jandric/Janatova (UM) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
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