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Carolina Clinches ACC Regular Season Title
April 15, 2016 | Women's Tennis
North Carolina (25-2, 13-0 ACC) extended its winning streak to 14 matches in a row with the sweep of the Tigers at Hoke Sloan Tennis Center. A rare loss from No. 1 Hayley Carter and Whitney Kay in doubles was offset by a clinching win by Ashley Dai and Chloe Ouellet-Pizer on court three to give Carolina an early 1-0 edge.
Sophomore Marika Akkerman cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory on court five, marking the first of four straight set wins by the Tar Heels. No. 1 Carter was next to post a win over No. 40 Ayan Broomfield on court one.
Ouellet-Pizer secured the Tar Heel win on court four, and 55th-ranked Jessie Aney made it 5-0 with a win on court three.
Seniors Dai and No. 39 Whitney Kay posted super-breaker wins on courts 6 and 2, respectively, to complete the 7-0 shutout.
UNC closes out the regular season on Sunday at No. 16 Georgia Tech at 12 p.m. in Atlanta.
Singles
#1 Hayley Carter (UNC) def. #40 Ayan Broomfield (Clemson) 6-1, 6-0
#39 Whitney Kay (UNC) def #23 Joana Eidukonyte (Clemson) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10)
#55 Jessie Aney (UNC) def. Fernanda Navarro (Clemson) 6-2, 7-6 (0)
Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) def. Tristen Dewar (Clemson) 6-3, 6-0
Marika Akkerman (UNC) def. Jenny Moinard (Clemson) 6-1, 6-0
Ashley Dai (UNC) def. Daniela Ruiz (Clemson) 6-7 (1), 6-0, 1-0 (10-2)
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 4, 3, 6, 2
Doubles
Eidukonyte/Navarro (Clemson) def. #1 Carter/Kay (UNC) 6-3
Aney/Cassandra Vazquez (UNC) def. Dewar/Moinard (Clemson) 6-2
Dai/Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) def. Broomfield/Ruiz (Clemson) 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
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