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Women's Tennis Set to Host WFU and UNC
March 12, 2015 | Women's Tennis
The University of Louisville women's tennis team continues home dual match play with two ACC matches this weekend. The Cards will face No. 63 Wake Forest at 4 p.m. on Friday before taking on No. 1 North Carolina at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Both matches will take place at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.
The Cards currently sit at 10-8 in dual match play and 2-3 in conference play after falling to Georgia Tech 5-2 and Clemson 7-0 last weekend. Sophomore Oliva Boesing holds an 11-3 record in duals play while freshman Jessie Lynn Paul holds a 10-5 duals record. The team of Elle Stokes and Ariana Rodriguez (8-4) and Chloe Willetts and Olivia Boesing (10-6) lead the Cardinals in No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, respectively.
No. 63 Wake Forest boasts a 9-6 record in dual matches and 0-4 conference play after falling then-No. 49 Virginia Tech 6-1 last weekend. The Demon Deacons are led by sophomore Kimmy Guerin and junior Xue Zhang at No. 1 and No. 2 singles. Guerin boasts an 8-5 record at the No. 1 spot while Zhang holds an 8-7 record in duals play. Redshirt sophomore Samantha Asch adds an 8-4 duals record splitting time at No. 3 and No. 4 singles. The team of sophomore Luisa Fernandez and junior Kasey Gardiner holds a 5-3 duals record at No. 1 doubles while the team of Asch and Guerin boasts a 5-2 record at No. 2 doubles.
No. 1 North Carolina holds a perfect 15-0 record in dual match play and 3-0 in conference play this season after defeating East Carolina 4-0 and Charlotte 7-0 last weekend. The Tar Heels have seven players who hold a national ranking with sophomore Jamie Loeb leading the squad with a No. 8 national ranking and an 8-1 duals record at No. 1 singles. Sophomore Hayley Carter boasts a No. 14 record and a perfect 9-0 duals record while senior Caroline Price adds a No. 16 national ranking and a 14-1 duals record. Junior Whitney Kay holds a No. 61 ranking and a 10-3 duals record while junior Ashley Dai holds a No. 66 ranking and a 9-1 record in dual matches. Freshman Marika Akkerman holds a No. 116 ranking and a perfect 3-0 record in dual matches while junior Kate Vialle holds a No. 125 ranking. The doubles teams of Loeb and Price hold a No. 12 ranking and a 13-1 record at No. 1 doubles. The team of Kay and Carter add a No. 18 ranking and a perfect 10-0 record in doubles play. Dai and Vialle hold a No. 36 ranking and boast a 5-2 record in doubles.
The Cardinals will take a weekend off before continuing conference play with road matches at Syracuse and Boston College at the end of the month.
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