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CHAPEL HILL, NC—The Winthrop women's tennis team falls to top ranked North Carolina 7-0 on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Eagles' record drops to 5-7 on the season and 0-6 vs ITA ranked opponents.
In doubles play, the Lady Eagles dropped two of three matches to surrender the opening point of the match. At No. 2 doubles, senior Giovanna Portioli (Curitiba, Brazil) and freshman
Alice Garcia (Brasilia, Brazil) lost to Caroline Price and Ashley Dai 2-8. Senior
Yasmine Alkema (Algiers, Algeria) and junior
Andressa Garcia (Sao Paulo, Brazil) beat Gina Suarez-Malaguti and Zoe De Bruycker, 8-5, at No. 1 doubles. No. 3 doubles, sophomore
Ekin Gunaysu (Ankara, Turkey) and freshman
Caitlin Cridland (Perth, Australia) lost to Whitney Kay and Kate Vialle 5-8.
In singles action, the Lady Eagles failed to win a single set. The exact opposite of what they did to Presbyterian on Thursday when the Eagles won every set. No. 6 singles finished first with Gunaysu falling to Kate Vialle 4-6, 1-6. No. 2 singles had
Andressa Garcia falling to #19 Whitnry Kay 3-6, 1-6. At the No. 3 spot
Alice Garcia saw her singles match win streak come to an end with a 1-6, 4-6 loss to #25 Caroline Price. Next to finish was No. 5 singles, where
Caitlin Cridland fell to #93 Tessa Lyons 4-6, 4-6. Giovanna Portioli lost 2-6, 1-6 to #101 Ashley Dai in the No. 4 position.
Yasmine Alkema lost to #32 Zoe De Bruycker 4-6, 1-6 in the final match of the game.
The Lady Eagles have a week off before they take on nationally ranked Georgia State Saturday March 9
th at 10:00 am at Winthrop Memorial Tennis Courts.
