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Charlotte Sports Information
The Charlotte 49ers women's tennis team finished its home tournament Saturday afternoon
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The final day of action at the
Charlotte 49er Invitational has concluded at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex
with the host 49ers picking up a pair of singles victories and one in doubles
in the round-robin flighted tournament.
Charlotte opened the day with a 9-8 (6) victory at No. 1 doubles, as the pairing of Anna Ekelund and Lisa Grosselius topped Coastal Carolina's Kourtney Kowal and Libby Scott. In singles play against East Carolina, the 49ers earned their two triumphs at the No. 4 and 7 positions. Natsuko Takayanagi handed the Pirates' Abby Richmond a 6-1, 6-0 setback, while Jessica Pérez used all three sets to knock off Karling Watson 6-4, 3-6, 10-3. Charlotte played just three of the seven scheduled matches against UNC Greensboro in the afternoon due to various injury situations and Takayanagi and Ginny Johnson were able to force three-set decisions. The 49ers will conclude the fall season in Winston-Salem, N.C., at the ITA Carolina Regional, hosted by Wake Forest. The event begins Thursday, October 18 and runs through Monday, October 22. Charlotte 49er Invitational Day Two Results Match Four Charlotte vs. Coastal Carolina Doubles No. 1 Anna Ekelund/Lisa Grosselius (CHA) def. Kourtney Kowal/Libby Scott (CCU) 9-8 (6) No. 2 Natsuko Takayanagi/Alexandra Zinn (CHA) vs. Shelby Bates/Mikaela Davies (CCU) DNP No. 3 Vanessa Ortiz (CCU)/Dana Gray (ECU) def. Ginny Johnson/Jessica Pérez (CHA) 8-6 Match Five Charlotte vs. East Carolina Singles No. 1 Alexandra Zinn (CHA) vs. Yilian Zhang (ECU) DNP No. 2 Melis Tanik (ECU) def. Anna Ekelund (CHA) 6-2, 6-4 No. 3 Nicole LaDuca (ECU) def. Lisa Grosselius (CHA) 6-2, 6-1 No. 4 Natsuko Takayanagi (CHA) def. Abby Richmond (ECU) 6-1, 6-0 No. 5 Danielle Terpko (ECU) def. Iveta Guneva (CHA) 6-1, 7-5 No. 6 Emmanuelle Briant (CHA) vs. Neena Wanko (ECU) DNP No. 7 Jessica Pérez (CHA) def. Karling Watson (ECU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-3 No. 8 Vanessa Fuleihan (ECU) def. Ginny Johnson (CHA) 6-4, 6-4 Match Six Charlotte vs. UNC Greensboro Singles No. 1 Alexandra Zinn (CHA) vs. Alex Whitehead (UNCG) DNP No. 2 Anna Ekelund (CHA) vs. Dilara Yurtkuran (UNCG) DNP No. 3 Lisa Grosselius (CHA) vs. Annette Rios (UNCG) DNP No. 4 Stephanie Falcon (UNCG) def. Natsuko Takayanagi (CHA) 2-6, 6-1, 10-7 No. 5 Soumeya Anane (UNCG) def. Iveta Guneva (CHA) 6-3, 6-4 No. 7 Amy Ellis (UNCG) def. Jessica Pérez (CHA) 2-6, 6-4, 10-4 No. 8 Alisha Burton (UNCG) def. Ginny Johnson (CHA) 4-6, 7-6, 10-3 Flight Winners Singles No. 1 Alex Whitehead, UNC Greensboro No. 2 Melis Tanik, East Carolina No. 3 Nicole LaDuca, East Carolina No. 4 Stephanie Falcon, UNC Greensboro No. 5 Neena Wanko, East Carolina No. 6 Jamie Grinberg, UNC Greensboro No. 7 Amy Ellis, UNC Greensboro No. 8 Vanessa Fuleihan, East Carolina Doubles No. 1 Alex Whitehead/Niltooli Wilkins, UNC Greensboro No. 2 Annette Rios/Dilara Yurtkuran, UNC Greensboro No. 3 Abby Richmond/Neena Wanko, East Carolina |
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