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Top-Ranked Women's Tennis Downs No. 11 Miami, 5-2
April 1, 2023 | Women's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The UNC women's tennis team (24-0, 10-0 ACC), picked up its second victory in as many days after it defeated the No. 11 Miami Hurricanes 5-2 at Cone-Kenfield Indoor tennis courts on Saturday afternoon.
Doubles play began with the No. 13 ranked duo of Reese Brantmeier and Elizabeth Scotty winning 6-3 at No. 1 doubles. At No. 3 doubles, Abbey Forbes and Reilly Tran clinched the doubles point for North Carolina after the pair won 6-3.
Fiona Crawley, the top-ranked singles player in the country, won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 singles to give UNC a 2-0 advantage. No. 14 Carson Tanguilig added to the Tar Heel lead when she defeated No. 116 Isabella Pfenning (UM) 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles. At No. 5 singles, No. 80 Elizabeth Scotty clinched the win over the Hurricanes after she won 6-2, 6-1.
No. 25 Anika Yarlagadda gave UNC its fifth-straight point after posting a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles.
North Carolina has now won its last 24 matches, tied for the third longest winning streak in program history. The win over Miami also extended the Tar Heels home winning streak to 73 consecutive matches.
Singles
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No. 11 Alexa Noel (UM) def. No. 15 Reese Brantmeier 3-6, 4-6 (UNC)
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No. 1 Fiona Crawley (UNC) def. No. 118 Daevenia Achong (UM) 6-1, 6-0
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No. 14 Carson Tanguilig def. No. 116 Isabella Pfenning (UM) 6-2, 6-3
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No. 25 Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Audrey Boch-Collins (UM) 6-3, 6-0
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No. 80 Elizabeth Scotty (UNC) def. Mia Mack (UM) 6-2, 6-1 (clinch)
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Maya Tahan (UM) def. No. 68 Reilly Tran 6-6 (4-7), 6-7 (7-9)
Doubles
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No. 13 Brantmeier/Scotty (UNC) def. Achong/Tahan 6-3
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No. 53 Noel/Pfenning def. No. 4 Crawley/Tanguilig (UNC) 4-6
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Forbes/Tran (UNC) def. Boch-Collins/Mack 6-3 (clinch)
Order of Completion:
Singles 2, 3, 5, 4, 1, 6
Doubles 1, 3, 2
Up Next
The Tar Heels will welcome No. 8 NC State and No. 25 Wake Forest to Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center next Thursday and Saturday for back-to-back Top-25 matches. Thursday's matchup against the Wolfpack is set for 5 p.m. while Saturday's matchup against the Demon Deacons is scheduled for 11 a.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,5,4,1,6
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