North Carolina
Northwestern
No. 10 UNC Impressive In 6-1 Win Over No. 9 Northwestern
March 26, 2014 | Women's Tennis
North Carolina (17-3) outlasted the Wildcats to pick up the always critical doubles point. The 15th-ranked duo of Caroline Price and Whitney Kay fell behind early, but rallied for the 8-5 victory to get momentum going in favor of the Tar Heels.
UNC's third doubles team of Ashley Dai and Tessa Lyons also fell behind early, but came all the way back to post an 8-6 victory to clinch the doubles point.
Top-ranked Jamie Loeb made easy work of No. 36 Veronica Corning at #1 singles, winning 6-2, 6-2, to run her impressive season record to 38-2.
At #4 singles, Whitney Kay finished not long after Loeb with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Manon Peri.
Ashley Dai clinched the Tar Heel victory at #6 singles with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, win over Jillian Rooney.
No. 41 Caroline Price and No. 5 Hayley Carter followed soon after with a win at #3 and #2 singles, respectively, to make it 6-0 in favor of Carolina.
Northwestern (9-5) won at #5 singles to avoid the sweep.
Carolina visits Pittsburgh on Friday at 2 p.m. and Syracuse on Sunday at 10 a.m.
Tennis Match Results
Northwestern vs North Carolina
Mar 25, 2014 at Chapel Hill, N.C.
(Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center)
#10 North Carolina 6, #9 Northwestern 1
Singles competition
1. #1 Jamie Loeb (NC) def. #36 Veronica Corning (NU) 6-2, 6-2
2. #5 Hayley Carter (NC) def. #32 Belinda Niu (NU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. #41 Caroline Price (NC) def. Alicia Barnett (NU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
4. #111 Whitney Kay (NC) def. Manon Peri (NU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Nida Hamilton (NU) def. Kate Vialle (NC) 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5
6. Ashley Dai (NC) def. Jillian Rooney (NU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #9 Jamie Loeb/Hayley Carter (NC) vs. #47 Veronica Corning/Alicia Barnett (NU) 6-7, unfinished
2. #15 Caroline Price/Whitney Kay (NC) def. Nida Hamilton/Belinda Niu (NU) 8-5
3. Ashley Dai/Tessa Lyons (NC) def. Maddie Lipp/Manon Peri (NU) 8-6
Match Notes:
Northwestern 9-5; National ranking #9
North Carolina 17-3; National ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,4,6,2,3,5)
T-4:30 A-159
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