Wednesday, March 13
Cullowhee, N.C.
1 p.m.
Mercer University
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at
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Western Carolina
Mercer Starts SoCon Play With 6-1 Win At Western Carolina
3/13/2024 7:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CULLOWHEE, N.C. - In the SoCon opener for the Bears, Mercer came away with a stellar 6-1 win at Western Carolina Wednesday afternoon in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
The Bears have now won the last two matches over the last two seasons against the Catamounts.
All three doubles matches were tightly contested with the Bears winning two of the three. First, Mariella Minetti and Tea Zivic won 6-4 over Western Carolina's Andrea Redondo and Dasha Osadova. Teodora Ristic and Marina de Diego Quinones clinched the doubles point for the Bears by also winning 6-4 over the Catamounts' Isabella Sambola and Angela Perez. The last doubles match went to a tiebreaker which Western Carolina's Madison Schwarz and Jade Groen won 7-6 (3) over Mercer's Lea Falentin and Emilia Cosatto.
The Bears continued to roll into singles play starting with Tea Zivic defeating Western Carolina's Dasha Osadova 6-4, 6-3. Emilia Cosatto defeated Andrea Redondo of Western Carolina, 6-3, 6-2 to put Mercer in command of the match with the score 3-0.
Lea Falentin clinched the match for the Bears with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Western Carolina's Angela Perez. Western Carolina's Jade Groen owns the best singles record for the Catamounts and earned the point for the Catamounts as she defeated de Diego Quinones, 6-3, 6-4.
The last two singles matches went three sets. First, Teodora Ristic handed Western Carolina's Isabella Sambola her first singles loss at home by winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-0. Mariella Minetti's match went to a third set tiebreaker which Minetti came away victorious in a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) win.
Mercer will continue its road swing to start SoCon play as the Bears will head to Birmingham, Alabama to play Samford on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
The Bears have now won the last two matches over the last two seasons against the Catamounts.
All three doubles matches were tightly contested with the Bears winning two of the three. First, Mariella Minetti and Tea Zivic won 6-4 over Western Carolina's Andrea Redondo and Dasha Osadova. Teodora Ristic and Marina de Diego Quinones clinched the doubles point for the Bears by also winning 6-4 over the Catamounts' Isabella Sambola and Angela Perez. The last doubles match went to a tiebreaker which Western Carolina's Madison Schwarz and Jade Groen won 7-6 (3) over Mercer's Lea Falentin and Emilia Cosatto.
The Bears continued to roll into singles play starting with Tea Zivic defeating Western Carolina's Dasha Osadova 6-4, 6-3. Emilia Cosatto defeated Andrea Redondo of Western Carolina, 6-3, 6-2 to put Mercer in command of the match with the score 3-0.
Lea Falentin clinched the match for the Bears with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Western Carolina's Angela Perez. Western Carolina's Jade Groen owns the best singles record for the Catamounts and earned the point for the Catamounts as she defeated de Diego Quinones, 6-3, 6-4.
The last two singles matches went three sets. First, Teodora Ristic handed Western Carolina's Isabella Sambola her first singles loss at home by winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-0. Mariella Minetti's match went to a third set tiebreaker which Minetti came away victorious in a 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) win.
Mercer will continue its road swing to start SoCon play as the Bears will head to Birmingham, Alabama to play Samford on Friday at 2:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
366
630
#2 Singles Match
12
34
66
#3 Singles Match
12
66
42
#4 Singles Match
123
267
626
#5 Singles Match
12
66
32
#6 Singles Match
12
66
43
Order of Finish:
6,5,3,2,1,4
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