North Carolina
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Carolina Tops Orange To Garner ACC's No. 1 Seed
April 23, 2017 | Women's Tennis
North Carolina (27-2, 13-1 ACC) garners the top seed in next week's ACC Championship and will face either eighth seed Virginia or ninth seed Florida State in a quarterfinal match on Friday at 1 p.m. in Rome, Georgia.
Seniors Carter and Rachael James-Baker were honored before the match as part of Senior Day festivities inside Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
The celebration continued in doubles when top ranked Hayley Carter and Jessie Aney, playing together for the first time in three weeks, earned a 6-2 win over No. 49 Gabriela Knutson and Miranda Ramirez on court one.
Freshmen Sara Daavettila and Makenna Jones teamed up on court two and pitched a 6-0 shutout over Anna Shkudun and Dina Hegab to clinch the opening point for the Tar Heels.
No. 55 Alexa Graham increased the advantage to 2-0 with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Maria Tritou on court four. The freshman standout improved her marks to 31-6 on the season, and 12-1 against the conference.
#2 Carter wrapped up a 6-4, 6-2, win over No. 77 Miranda Ramirez on court one. Upon the conclusion of the match, the assembled crowd gave Carter a standing ovation for what proved to be the 163rd win of her career, extending the already established ACC record that was set earlier in the week.
Sophomore Chloe Ouellet-Pizer clinched the Tar Heel win on court six with her 13th ACC win of the season, 6-4, 6-2, over Dina Hegab.
No. 94 freshman Makenna Jones won 6-4, 6-2, over Libi Mesh on court five. She improved to 18-3 in dual matches this season, including an 11-2 record in the league.
No. 31 Aney closed out Anna Shkudun on court three in straight sets to remain a perfect 13-0 in the ACC and 32-6 overall.
Singles Results
1. #2 Hayley Carter (UNC) def. #77 Miranda Ramirez (SU) 6-4, 6-2
2. #87 Gabriela Knutson (SU) def #8 Sara Daavettila (UNC) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. #31 Jessie Aney (UNC) def. Anna Shkudun (SU) 6-3, 7-6 (3)
4. #55 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Maria Tritou (SU) 6-2, 7-5
5. #94 Makenna Jones (UNC) def. Libi Mesh (SU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) def. Dina Hegab (SU) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 6, 5, 3, 2
Doubles Results
1. #1 Hayley Carter/Jessie Aney (UNC) def. #49 Gabriela Knutson/Miranda Ramirez (SU) 6-2
2. Sara Daavettila/Makenna Jones (UNC) def. Anna Shkudun/Dina Hegab (SU) 6-0
3. Rachael James-Baker/Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) vs. Maria Tritou/Nicole Mitchell (SU) 3-4, unfinished
Order of Finish: 1, 2
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