Orange Come Up Short at No. 1 UNC

Sunday, March 4

Chapel Hill, NC

1 PM

Syracuse University

University of North Carolina

3/4/2018 6:40:00 PM | Tennis

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Syracuse tennis team came up short against No. 1 North Carolina, 6-1, Sunday morning at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. No. 18 Gabriela Knutson recorded the lone point for the Orange, moving to 9-0 on the season at the No. 1 singles position.

"Our team took a lot of positives from today's match," said head coach Younes Limam. "Gabriela [Knutson] did a fantastic job being tough out there and getting a quality win. The leadership that our captains are showing day in and day out is making a big difference, and our whole team is more motivated than ever to reach new heights."

The Tar Heels controlled the match from the start, winning the first two doubles sets 6-2 and 6-0 at the No. 1 doubles (Knutson and Miranda Ramirez) and No. 2 doubles (Dina Hegab and Maria Tritou), respectively. Both of the top doubles pairs for North Carolina were ranked in the top-20 in the Oracle/ITA doubles rankings.

Down 5-0 with two singles sets to go, Knutson put the Orange on the board, defeating No. 8 Alle Sanford, 7-6, 7-6, in a two-set battle at No. 1 singles. Knutson is the only Syracuse athlete to remain undefeated in singles play this season.

The Orange are back in action on Tuesday morning, when they head to Boca Raton, Florida to face-off with Florida Atlantic University. First serve is set for 9 a.m.

FINAL RESULTS

No. 1 North Carolina 6, Syracuse 1

Singles Competition
1. #9 Jessie Aney/Alexa Graham (NC) def. #19 Gabriela Knutson/Miranda Ramirez (SU) 6-2
2. #20 Sara Daavettila/Alle Sanford (NC) def. Dina Hegab/Maria Tritou (SU) 6-0
3. Makenna Jones/Marika Akkerman (NC) vs. Sofya Golubovskaya/Anna Shkudun (SU) 1-4, unfinished

Doubles Competition
1. #18 Gabriela Knutson (SU) def. #8 Alle Sanford (NC) 7-6, 7-6
2. #28 Sara Daavettila (NC) def. Miranda Ramirez (SU) 6-1, 6-0
3. #15 Makenna Jones (NC) def. Sofya Golubovskaya (SU) 2-6, 7-5, 1-0
4. #93 Alexa Graham (NC) def. Anna Shkudun (SU) 6-2, 6-0
5. #32 Jessie Aney (NC) def. Libi Mesh (SU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (NC) def. Dina Hegab (SU) 6-4, 6-3

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