Friday, March 2
Chapel Hill, N.C.
3:00 PM
Boston College
2
at
5
North Carolina
Eagles Drop Road Match to No. 1 North Carolina
March 02, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Senior Asiya Dair beat ranked opponent in the No. 1 spot
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Boston College women's tennis team fell in their third ACC matchup Friday evening to No. 1 ranked North Carolina, 5-2.
"Proud of our team effort today," said head coach Nigel Bentley. "Asiya defeated the #8 ranked player in the country and Elene fought back from 0-3 down in the third set. Everybody competed well. UNC is a great team and we hopefully can gain some confidence from today. But we can not be satisfied with almost. As a team we need to believe we can win these matches."
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The Tar Heels (13-1, 2-0) quickly took the doubles point after their two ranked doubles pairings walked away with quick wins.
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Three ranked singles from North Carolina then clinched the win, but senior Asiya Dair came out with a win on the day, winning the No. 1 position against No. 8 ranked Alle Sanford of North Carolina.
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Sophomore Elene Tsokilauri notched the second Eagles' point from the No. 6 spot, winning in three sets after dropping the first.
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Up next the Eagles will stick around the state to challenge NC State March 4 at noon.
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No. 1 North Carolina 5, Boston College 2
Friday, March 2, 2018 in Chapel Hill
Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center
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Doubles
1. No. 9 Jessie Aney/Alexa Graham (NC) def. Kylie Wilcox/Jackie Urbinati (BC) 6-2
2. No. 20 Sara Daavettila/Alle Sanford (NC) def. Dasha Possokhova/Elene Tsokilauri (BC) 6-3
3. Asiya Dair/Natasha Irani (BC) vs. Makenna Jones/Marika Akkerman (NC) 5-4 dnf
Order of Finish: (1,2)
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Singles
1. Asiya Dair (BC) def. No. 8 Alle Sanford (NC) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
2. No. 15 Makenna Jones (NC) def. Kylie Wilcox (BC) 7-5, 7-5
3. No. 28 Sara Daavettila (NC) def. Natasha Irani (BC) 6-4, 6-0
4. No. 93 Alexa Graham (NC) def. Jackie Urbinati (BC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (NC) def. Maria Ross (BC) 7-5, 6-2
6. Elene Tsokilauri (BC) def. Marika Akkerman (NC) 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
Order of Finish: (4,3,5,2,6,1)
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"Proud of our team effort today," said head coach Nigel Bentley. "Asiya defeated the #8 ranked player in the country and Elene fought back from 0-3 down in the third set. Everybody competed well. UNC is a great team and we hopefully can gain some confidence from today. But we can not be satisfied with almost. As a team we need to believe we can win these matches."
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The Tar Heels (13-1, 2-0) quickly took the doubles point after their two ranked doubles pairings walked away with quick wins.
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Three ranked singles from North Carolina then clinched the win, but senior Asiya Dair came out with a win on the day, winning the No. 1 position against No. 8 ranked Alle Sanford of North Carolina.
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Sophomore Elene Tsokilauri notched the second Eagles' point from the No. 6 spot, winning in three sets after dropping the first.
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Up next the Eagles will stick around the state to challenge NC State March 4 at noon.
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No. 1 North Carolina 5, Boston College 2
Friday, March 2, 2018 in Chapel Hill
Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center
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Doubles
1. No. 9 Jessie Aney/Alexa Graham (NC) def. Kylie Wilcox/Jackie Urbinati (BC) 6-2
2. No. 20 Sara Daavettila/Alle Sanford (NC) def. Dasha Possokhova/Elene Tsokilauri (BC) 6-3
3. Asiya Dair/Natasha Irani (BC) vs. Makenna Jones/Marika Akkerman (NC) 5-4 dnf
Order of Finish: (1,2)
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Singles
1. Asiya Dair (BC) def. No. 8 Alle Sanford (NC) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
2. No. 15 Makenna Jones (NC) def. Kylie Wilcox (BC) 7-5, 7-5
3. No. 28 Sara Daavettila (NC) def. Natasha Irani (BC) 6-4, 6-0
4. No. 93 Alexa Graham (NC) def. Jackie Urbinati (BC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (NC) def. Maria Ross (BC) 7-5, 6-2
6. Elene Tsokilauri (BC) def. Marika Akkerman (NC) 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
Order of Finish: (4,3,5,2,6,1)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
367
Alle Sanford / 0 (8/-) [NC]
626
#2 Singles Match
12
55
Makenna Jones / 0 (15/-) [NC]
77
#3 Singles Match
12
40
Sara Daavettila / 0 (28/-) [NC]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
12
Alexa Graham / 0 (93/-) [NC]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
52
Chloe Ouellet-Pizer / 0 [NC]
76
#6 Singles Match
123
167
Marika Akkerman / 0 [NC]
615
Order of Finish:
4,3,5,2,6,1
Players Mentioned
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