ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Winthrop women's tennis dropped a close match to Asheville on Friday afternoon, 4-3. The Eagles are now 2-7 on the 2020 season.
 
MATCH RECAP

• This was Winthrop's first lost to the Bulldogs in program history.
• Winthrop took a 1-0 lead off No. 1 and No. 2 doubles victories by the duos of Van Eck/Ferreira da Silva and Soloveva/Santos
• The Eagles jumped out to a 2-0 lead behind a fifth consecutive No. 1 singles win for Alisa Soloveva
• Angela Georgieva was up 5-3 at No. 6 singles when Asheville secured the fourth point to win the match.

MATCH RESULTS

SINGLES
1.           Alisa Soloveva (WU) def. Lize Alet Morkel (AVL) 6-3, 6-3
2.           Ami Grace Doughah (AVL) def. Rafaela Santos (WU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
3.           Emily Sidor (AVL) def. Tayla Van Eck (WU) 6-3, 6-4
4.           Laure Watson-Steele (AVL) def. Alexandra Ferreira da Silva (WU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
5.           Rosie Dickson (AVL) def. Samantha Nanere (WU) 6-1, 6-2
6.           Angela Georgieva (WU) vs. Anastasia Horvat (AVL) 5-3, retired

Order of finish: 1,3,2,5,4,6
 
DOUBLES
1.           Tayla Van Eck/Alexandra Ferreira da Silva (WU) def. Lize Alet Morkel/ Rosie Dickson (AVL) 6-2
2.           Alisa Soloveva/Rafaela Santos (WU) def. Brianna Taranto/ Ami Grace Dougah (AVL) 7-5
3.           Emily Sidor / Laure Watson-Steele (AVL) def. Samantha Nanere/Angela Georgieva (WU) 7-6

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
 
UP NEXT
The Eagles will return home to the Rock Hill Tennis Center to host Campbell on Saturday afternoon. The match is set to begin at 2 p.m. Winthrop currently holds a 16-8 all-time record over the Camels.