TIGERVILLE, S.C. –
Zeynep Cakirer,
Nursharneem Shamsuddin,
Rhidaim Yang, and
Laura Ocampo all won their respective singles matches, while the Lees-McRae women's tennis team won all three double matches, to lead the Bobcats to 5-2 win over host North Greenville this afternoon to close out the Conference Carolinas weekend for both teams.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 5; North Greenville – 2
LOCATION: Vance Tennis Complex – Tigerville, South Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (3-7/3-0), North Greenville (2-8/1-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The doubles team of Shamsuddin and Anita Ivanova won their #1 doubles match by a score of 6-2, while the duo of Cakirer and Mei Hiramatsu clinched a 6-0 win in the #2 doubles match.
- The team of Ocampo and Yang posted a 6-0 win in the #3 doubles match.
- All three doubles teams swept the weekend's matches against Southern Wesleyan and North Greenville.
- Cakirer posted a 6-1, 6-0 win in the #2 singles match, with Shamsuddin won the #4 singles match by a score of 6-2, 6-3.
- Yang and Ocampo clinched a 6-0, 6-1 and 6-1, 6-1 in their #5 and #6 singles matches respectively.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will travel to Florence, South Carolina on Friday, April 1 for a non-conference match at 2 p.m. against Francis Marion.
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