HIGHLANDERS SCORE FOUR STRAIGHT TO DEFEAT UNC ASHEVILLE, 4-3

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Radford women's tennis team had a big comeback victory over UNC Asheville on Saturday at the Asheville Racquet Club Downtown.

After UNC Asheville won the doubles point, Emily Sidor won on court 4 and gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead. Freshman Malin Falk make it a 2-1 game when she defeated Kylee Shipley, 6-2, 6-1 on court 3.

Then Drousile Dzeubou defeated Christin Louw won 6-1,6-2 on court 2 and tied the match at 2. Then Jeanine Acierto won on court 6 which gave the Highlanders a 3-2 lead.

The next Highlander win would clinch the match. That's when Katey Fruehauf came up clutch. She won her first set 7-5 then lost a tiebreak set, 7-6. Freuehauf blanked Taylor Love, 6-0 in the final set to give the Highlanders a 4-2 win.

Anastasia Belyaeva was the final match to end as she fell in three sets.

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The Highlanders travel across the Commonwealth to take on Big South newcomer Hampton next Saturday at 2 p.m.

SINGLES COMPETITION

1. MORKEL, Lize Alet (AVLW) def. Anastasia Belyaeva (RAD) 6-4, 6-7, 7-6

2. Drousile Dzeubou (RAD) def. LOUW, Christin (AVLW) 6-1, 6-2

3. Malin Falk (RAD) def. SHIPLEY, Kylee (AVLW) 6-2, 6-1

4. SIDOR, Emily (AVLW) def. Tyler Blalock (RAD) 7-5, 6-0

5. Katey Fruehauf (RAD) def. LOVE, Taylor (AVLW) 7-5, 6-7, 6-0

6. Jeanine Acierto (RAD) def. FINLEY, Madeline (AVLW) 6-3, 6-4

Order of finish: (4,3,2,6,5,1)

DOUBLES COMPETITION

1. MORKEL, Lize Alet/LOVE, Taylor (AVLW) def. Drousile Dzeubou/Tyler Blalock (RAD) 6-3

2. LOUW, Christin/SIDOR, Emily (AVLW) def. Malin Falk/Katey Fruehauf (RAD) 6-3

3. SHIPLEY, Kylee/FRANCISCO, Hannah (AVLW) vs. Anastasia Belyaeva/Jeanine Acierto (RAD) unfinished

Order of finish: (1,2)

Match Notes
Radford (3-3, 1-0 Big South)
UNC Asheville (5-3, 0-1 Big South)

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Players Mentioned

Jeanine Acierto: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Tyler Blalock: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Drousile Dzeubou: 5' 10"; Junior

Anastasia Belyaeva: 5' 9"; Junior

Katey Fruehauf: 5' 3"; Freshman

Malin Falk: 5' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jeanine Acierto
: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Tyler Blalock
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Drousile Dzeubou
: 5' 10"; Junior

Anastasia Belyaeva
: 5' 9"; Junior

Katey Fruehauf
: 5' 3"; Freshman

Malin Falk
: 5' 5"; Freshman