The No. 3 UNC women’s tennis team began its run through the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon, knocking off the East Tennessee State Buccaneers 4-0.

Playing in Chapel Hill at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, the Tar Heels (30-2) extended their winning streak to 20 matches–as they haven’t lost since facing Michigan on the road back in early February.

Despite entering the day as champions of the Southern Conference, the Buccaneers (20-3) were simply no match against a talented UNC team that has been among the nation’s best all year.

The Tar Heels earned the doubles point by winning two out of the three doubles matches on the schedule, and were also ahead in the third match 5-4 when play was stopped due to UNC already having earned the team point.

Led by a pair of talented freshmen and one of the top players in the nation–5-foot-11-inch junior Hayley Carter–UNC then went on to dominate the singles portion of the match.

Carter defeated East Tennessee State’s Lyn Yee Choo in straight sets, winning the first set 6-3 and the second set 6-1.

As that was happening, Jessie Aney and Chloe Oullet-Pizer–the only freshmen on the UNC roster–won their matches in quick fashion as well.

Aney was the first to finish her match, as she beat Regina Nychytailova 6-1, 6-1. Carter finished her victory soon after, leaving Oullet-Pizer as the one who could clinch the win.

Once she finished off the second set of a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Ioanna Markesini, the Tar Heels and head coach Brian Kalbas were officially on to the next round

Up Next:

The Tar Heels will be back in action on Saturday at 3 p.m. for their second round match against Northwestern, which defeated Mississippi 4-0 earlier on Friday.

Game Notes:

  • When the match was clinched, UNC was ahead in all but one of the six singles matchups.

 

FINAL STATS AND RESULTS

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