Women's Tennis Falls to No. 3 North Carolina

Thursday, April 13

LOUISVILLE, KY

1 p.m.

University of Louisville

NORTH CAROLINA

Photo by: Dustin Massengill

April 13, 2017 | Women's Tennis

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Cardinals host No. 40 Virginia on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

By: Garrett Nugent

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville women's tennis team fell 7-0 to third-ranked North Carolina on Thursday afternoon at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The Cardinals move to 13-10 overall and 2-9 in conference play.

"It's always exciting to get to play the best," UofL head coach Mark Beckham said after the loss. "There's not too many teams that are better than them, so it's always a gauge of where you're at. I was disappointed with the doubles because we had it. It was right there, and I always tell them we're not playing a series where we have to win three out of five, it's just on that day. Whatever we're supposed to have on that day I want us to have it. Today, we should have had that doubles point. No ifs ands or buts about it, but we let it slip. I think the pressure of playing North Carolina got to us. We play to win these types of matches. We should have gotten that point; it doesn't mean we're going to win the match as a whole but that was the one disappointment. After that, the usual thing, it actually freed them up because we actually had them on their heels a bit in doubles. When they stole that it freed them up in singles and they didn't give us too many opportunities. We created a few, but they really didn't give us too many. They're just good, I can't be disappointed with how the singles went. They're a very good team."

In doubles action, Olivia Boesing and Aleksandra Mally defeated Jessie Aney 6-1 on No. 3. At the one-spot, the No. 30 duo of Hayley Carter and Sara Daavettila defeated Tiffany Huber and Ariana Rodriguez 6-2. North Carolina took the doubles point after winning a hard fought match on No. 2 against Elle Stokes and Jessi Paul 7-6 (7-3).

In singles action, Cassandra Vazquez defeated Jessie Paul 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6. At the four-spot, No. 47 Alexa Graham defeated Ariana Rodriguez 6-0, 6-1. On No. 1, second-ranked Hayley Carter defeated Aleksandra Mally 6-2, 6-1 to clinch the match for the Tar Heels. No. 27 Jessie Aney defeated Tiffany Huber at the three-spot 6-1, 6-3. On No. 5, Chloe Ouellet-Pizer defeated Olivia Boesing 6-2, 6-4. At the two-spot, eighth-ranked Sara Daavettila defeated Elle Stokes 7-5, 6-0.

Louisville returns to action on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. when they welcome No. 40 Virginia to the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

North Carolina vs Louisville
Apr 13, 2017 at Louisville, Ky.
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
#3 North Carolina 7, Louisville 0

Singles:
1. #2 Hayley Carter (NC) def. Aleksandra Mally (LOU) 6-2, 6-1
2. #8 Sara Daavettila (NC) def. Elle Stokes (LOU) 7-5, 6-0
3. #27 Jessie Aney (NC) def. Tiffany Huber (LOU) 6-1, 6-3
4. #47 Alexa Graham (NC) def. Ariana Rodriguez (LOU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (NC) def. Olivia Boesing (LOU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Cassandra Vazquez (NC) def. Jessie Paul (LOU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
1. #30 Hayley Carter/Sara Daavettila (NC) def. Tiffany Huber/Ariana Rodriguez (LOU) 6-2
2. Cassandra Vazquez/Alexa Graham (NC) def. Elle Stokes/Jessie Paul (LOU) 7-6 (7-3)
3. Olivia Boesing/Aleksandra Mally (LOU) def. Jessie Aney/Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (NC) 6-1
Match Notes:
North Carolina 23-2, 9-1; National ranking #3
Louisville 13-10, 2-9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,4,1,3,5,2)
T-2:25 A-103