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Box Score 2 Hickory, NC - UC women's tennis gained 2 victories against Johnson. C Smith and Lenoir-Rhyne on Sunday in Hickory, NC.
The Basics
Match 1: UC v. Joihnson C. Smith
Match 2: UC v. Lenoir-Rhyne University
Location: Hickory, NC
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WTen Clinches 2 wins in North Carolina
How it happened:
UC vs Johnson C. Smith
AlexiAnn and Meggan William bounced back from yesterday's defeat t Wingate by gaining a quick 6-2 victory. Mely Alverez and Harriet Glaves followed similar suit by defeating their Ragins & Turner 6-2. This saw the girls take the doubles point and gain a 1-0 lead heading into singles.
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UC then moved into singles play. Aida Montero was next on the board with a win for the eagles, winning in quick fashion 6-0 6-3. With the 6
th spot won by default, UC only needed 1 more win to clinch the match. Meggan William rallied from behind in the first set to come back and defeat Taylor Brooks 6-3 6-1.
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Doubles:
- Â AlexiAnn Drouin/Meggan William (UC) def. Chengeto Moyano/Taylor Brooks: 6-2
- Emelia Alvarez/Harriet Glaves (UC) def. Kyndall Ragins/Cierra Turner: 6-2
Singles:
- Barbara Balancho (UC)Â Chengetu Mayana (6-1 1-2) DNF
- Meggan William (UC) def. Taylor Brooks: 6-3 6-1
- Regina Saucedo v. Kyndall Ragins: 6-3 5-2
- Harriet Glaves v. Iona Brewer: 6-2 5-2
- Aida Montero def. Cierra Turner: 6-0 6-3
UC v. LRU
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The UC Womens tennis teamed bounced back from yesterdays' defeat v. Wingate to take down a strong Lenoir-Rhyne team on Sunday afternoon. The match began with a high intensity doubles point, in which UC came out on top with a win at the number 1 and 2 doubles spots. Prinkle Singh and Mathilde Simon stormed to a 6-3 win against LRU's Southwick and Luiz. The newly formed duo of Isabella Tiscoria and Haarini Balakrishnan then put up an impressivel performance for the eagles, defeating LRU's number 1 doubles pair.
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UC took the momentum from the impressive doubles performances into singles play. Barbara Balancho put the first singles point on the board for the eagles, with an impressive 6-3 6-1 win at the #5 spot. Newcomer Isabella Tiscornia then put up a strong performance for the eagles, taking down her LRU opponent to put the eagles up 3-0. It was AlexiAnn Drouin who clinched the match for the eagles, winning 7-5 6-3 at the number #1 spot against Gemma Southwick. Prinkle Singh rallied back and forth at the number #2 spot, before defeating her opponent in a match tiebreak.
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Doubles:
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- Isabella Tiscornia/Haarini Balakrishnan (UC) def. Lucy Whelan/Alicia Wahlberg: 6-4
- Prinkle Singh/Mathilde Simon (UC) def. Gemma Southwick/ Lutz: 6-3
- Diana Babinets/ Lutz (LRU) def. AlexiAnn Droun/Meggan William: 7-5
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Singles:
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- AlexiAnn Drouin (UC) def. Gemma Southwick: 7-5 6-3
- Prinkle Singh (UC) def. Alicia Wahlberg: 6-2 2-6 10-6
- Isabella Tiscornia (UC) def. Diana Babinets 6-4 6-4
- Lucy Whelan (LRU) def. Haarini Balakrishnan (UC): 6-2 3-6 12-10
- Barbara Balancho (UC) def. Leticia Lutz 6-3 6-1
- Natalie Lutz (LRU) def. Mathilde Simon (UC) 7-6(5) 6-2