BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees-McRae women's tennis began Conference Carolinas play on Sunday with a 6-1 victory against Emmanuel. The Bobcats improved to 6-0 on their home courts and
Begum Gumussoy,
Miranda Noor, and
Rhidaim Yang all went 2-0 on the day.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 6; Emmanuel – 1
LOCATION: C.D. Chesley Tennis Courts – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (7-3/1-0), Emmanuel (5-7/1-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lees-McRae used victories on courts two and three for the doubles point. Gumussoy and Yang collected the 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles and Noor and Saqout earned the point for the Bobcats with a 7-5 win at No. 3 doubles.
- Pati Vedia Sanchez got in the win column with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles and Yang followed with an impressive 6-1, 6-0 decision at No. 2 singles.
- Noor continued the momentum for the Bobcats with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) at No. 3 singles.
- Anita Ivanova claimed the 6-4, 7-6 (3) win at No. 5 singles and Gumussoy won 8-6 over Emmanuel's Victoria Rodriguez for the 6-1 Conference Carolinas match victory.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae welcomes Conference Carolinas newcomer Young Harris to Banner Elk tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m.
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