C-N Splits Opening Day of Spring Season in Harrogate
Carson-Newman Women’s Tennis begins its spring slate 1-1 after splitting in a doubleheader against Young Harris and Southeast Missouri State.
Young Harris Results (PDF)
Southeast Missouri State Results (PDF)
HARROGATE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Women's Tennis begins its spring slate 1-1 after splitting in a doubleheader against Young Harris and Southeast Missouri State.
Match One: Carson-Newman 4, Young Harris 1
The Eagles began their season against the Mountain Lions earning the doubles point with wins from the Edisa Hot/Kira Baacke pairing in the #1 spot and the Maria Ulloa/Andrea Aguiar pairing in the #3 doubles.
The win opened the season against Division II opponents, 1-0 before a big showdown with Division I SEMO.
"Our team was on fire from the start," Carson-Newman Women's Tennis head coach Nathan Gangelhoff said. "Their energy was amazing and it led to getting the doubles win from our #1 line in a tiebreaker. Our experienced players really came through, and I knew they would help us clinch it."
In singles, C-N benefitted from a dominant victory in the #2 slot as Awad won by a combined 12-3 score.
SINGLES RESULTS
No. 1: Simone Mercier (YHC) def. Emma Sanchez Jimenez (C-N) 6-3, 5-7, 10-5
No. 2: Hala Awad (C-N) def. Viviana Gomez (YHC) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3: Sindija Manovska (C-N) def. Futaba Saito (YHC) 7-6, 6-1
No. 4: Maria del Mar Sarda (C-N) def. Maud Scholten (YHC) 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
No. 5: Mar Fraile (C-N) vs. Holly Ashford (YHC) 4-6, 1-2, unfinished
No. 6: Callie Stanfield (YHC) def. Andrea Aguiar (C-N) 6-1, 6-3
In doubles play, C-N earned the point with a tight contest from the Hot/Baacke pairing while decidedly winning in the No. 3 doubles pairing of Ulloa/Aguiar.
DOUBLES RESULTS
No. 1: Edisa Hot/Kira Baacke (C-N) def. Simone Mercier/Futaba Saito (YHC) 7-6
No. 2: Holly Ashford/Maud Scholten (YHC) def. Hala Awad/Mar Fraile (C-N) 6-4
No. 3: Maria Ulloa/Andrea Aguiar (C-N) def. Callie Stanfield/Viviana Gomez (YHC) 6-3
With the win, head coach Gangelhoff earns his first win as head coach of the Lady Eagles tennis program.
Match 2: Southeast Missouri State 4, Carson-Newman 1
Carson-Newman earned an impressive doubles point against Division I opponents in SEMO led by first-year head coach Steve Brooks, an alumnus of Carson-Newman who is the winningest male in program history going undefeated in both singles and doubles play in his four years in Mossy Creek.
Brooks took down his former program in a competitive match for the Eagles' first match against a Division I foe in three seasons.
"This was one of the wildest matches I have been a part of," Gangelhoff said. "To say that I'm proud of our women's team is an understatement. We were in mid-season form when it came down to team unity and energy… I'm confident in the women's team to become better from this experience. I am beyond proud of our team's character and resilience."
In singles, while C-N failed to earn a point against the Redhawks, all four finished matches ended with set scores of four or higher for C-N, putting sweat on the brows of SEMO fans. Both Hot and Awad pushed their matches to tiebreakers, but fell, losing the points.
SINGLES RESULTS
No. 1: Lera Valeeva (SEMO) def. Edisa Hott (C-N) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
No. 2: Maja Bajorek (SEMO) def. Emma Sanchez Jimenez (C-N) 7-5, 7-5
No. 3: Juliette Demunck (SEMO) def. Hala Awad (C-N) 6-7, 6-4, 10-5
No. 4: Yontha Tadoum (SEMO) def. Leah McBride (C-N) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5: Sindija Manovska (C-N) vs. Mia Mayerova (SEMO) 2-6, 1-2, unfinished
No. 6: Maria Ulloa (C-N) vs. Kristina Kozakova (SEMO) 2-6, unfinished
Carson-Newman earned the doubles point for the second time on the day taking down the Redhawks in two of three matches highlighted by the No. 1 pairing of Hot and Baacke shutting out SEMO's No. 1 pairing, 6-0.
DOUBLES RESULTS
No. 1: Edisa Hott/Kira Baacke (C-N) def. Lera Valeeva/Kristina Kozakova (SEMO) 6-0
No. 2: Maja Bajorek/Mia Mayerova (SEMO) def. Leah McBride/Sindija Manovska (C-N) 6-4
No. 3: Emma Sanchez Jimenez/Maria del Mar Sarda (C-N) def. Yontha Tadoum/Juliette Demunck (SEMO) 7-6, 7-5
The loss puts C-N at 1-1 through the first day of competition, the Eagles return to action in their first true road match of the season on February 21 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethel (Tenn.) in what will be a return match for graduate transfer Edisa Hot.
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