ASHEVILLE, N.C. – NCAA Division I UNC Asheville clinched the doubles point and swept the visiting Bobcats in the singles competitions en route to a 6-0 win over the Lees-McRae women's tennis team in the season opener this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: UNC Asheville – 7; Lees-McRae – 0
LOCATION: Asheville Racquet Club Downtown – Asheville, North Carolina
RECORDS: UNC Asheville (2-0), Lees-McRae (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Both of the doubles teams of Mei Hiramatsu/Zeynep Cakirer and Nursharneem Shamsuddin/Rhidaim Yang lost 6-1 matches to their counterparts from the Bulldogs.
- Shamsuddin and Hiramatsu fared the best in the singles competition for the Bobcats with each battling in the #3 singles and #4 singles matched, before ultimately falling short in their matches (6-2, 6-3 for Shamsuddin and 6-2, 6-2 for Hiramatsu).
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will travel to Boone, North Carolina on Saturday, Jan. 29 as they compete against NCAA Division I Appalachian State at 10 a.m.
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