North Carolina
Syracuse
Carolina Has No Trouble With Sweep Of Syracuse
March 24, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Senior Ashley Dai and freshman Chloe Ouellet-Pizer got North Carolina (18-2, 6-0 ACC) going with a quick 6-2 doubles win on court three over Nicole Mitchell and Maria Tritou.
The top-ranked duo of Hayley Carter and Whitney Kay secured the opening point with a 6-3 win over Valeria Salazar and Gabriela Knutson.
In singles, No. 27 senior Whitney Kay ignited the singles parade with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Salazar on court two. Sophomore Marika Akkerman made it 3-0 Tar Heels with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Libi Mesh on court six, and Ouellet-Pizer clinched the match for the visitors with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Dina Hegab on court five.
No. 1 Hayley Carter continued her dominate form with a straight set win over No. 47 Anna Shkudun. No. 53 Jessie Aney and Kate Vialle made it a clean sweep with a pair of three-set wins on courts three and four, respectively, for the Tar Heels.
Carolina hosts No. 42 Notre Dame on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
Results
#4 North Carolina 7, #41 Syracuse 0
Singles
#1 Hayley Carter (UNC) def. #47 Anna Shkudun (SYR) 7-6 (4), 6-3
#29 Whitney Kay (UNC) def. Valeria Salazar (SYR) 6-3, 6-2
#53 Jessie Aney (UNC) def. #80 Gabriela Knutson (SYR) 6-7, 7-5, 2-1 (9-3)
Kate Vialle (UNC) def. Maria Tritou (SYR) 6-0, 6-7, 6-2
Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) def. Dina Hegab (SYR) 6-4, 7-5
Marika Akkerman (UNC) def. Libi Mesh (SYR) 6-0, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 5, 1, 3, 4
Doubles
#1 Carter/Kay (UNC) def. Salazar/Knutson (SYR) 6-3
#65 Aney/Vialle (UNC) def. Shkudun/Hegab (SYR) 4-3, unfinished
Ashley Dai/Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) def. Nicole Mitchell/Tritou (SYR) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1
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