University of North Carolina Athletics
Carter/Kay Bow Out At NCAA Doubles Championship
May 29, 2016 | Women's Tennis
The top seeds were upended 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (7) by Cal's fourth-ranked tandem of Maegan Manasse and Denise Starr.
The Tar Heels started quickly with a 3-0 lead in the opening set, but Cal held serve and broke back to make it 3-2 and gained momentum the rest of the set to take an early lead.
Carolina again jumped out to a lead in the second set, this time 5-0. However, the Bears closed to within 5-4, before Carter and Kay took the set, 6-4.
The third-set tiebreaker was tied 6-all, but Cal pulled ahead late and held on for the victory.
Ranked No. 1 for a majority of the 2016 season, Carter and Kay finish up this year with a 36-7 overall doubles record and a two-year total of 59 wins against only 11 losses.
Kay wraps up her stellar Carolina career as a two-time All-America in doubles in 2014 and 2016, and career records of 85-53 in singles and 124-34 in doubles action.
Meanwhile, Carter, also the top ranked player in the NCAA Singles draw, will play for a national championship on Monday against No. 2 Danielle Collins of Virginia. The match is slated for 1 p.m. and will be broadcast live on NCAA.com.
Results
NCAA Doubles Championship Semifinals
#4 [4] Maegan Manasse-Denise Starr (California) def. #2 [1] Hayley Carter-Whitney Kay (North Carolina), 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (7)
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