A tight, 4-3 victory over the No. 2 seed Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday morning at the Cary Tennis Center moved the third-seeded UNC women’s tennis team into the ACC Tournament Final on Sunday.

The Tar Heels uncharacteristically lost the doubles point for the second straight day, but rallied with a strong performance in singles play to clinch its third consecutive berth in the league championship match.

After UNC rallied to tie the team score at 3-3 on Saturday, all eyes were on Court One for the matchup between the Tar Heels’ No. 7 Makenna Jones and No. 13 Paige Hourigan–which Jones ultimately won 7-6, 7-5 to clinch the victory for head coach Brian Kalbas and company.

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Sunday’s final will pit the Tar Heels against their arch-rivals, the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils. That match is set to begin at 10 a.m.

 

 

 

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