Saturday, February 11
Blacksburg, Va.
10:00 AM
Radford University
1
vs
6
East Carolina University
Photo by: Rob Simmons
2/11/2023 1:55:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Radford women's tennis program fell against East Carolina Saturday afternoon to a final score of 6-1. Julia Abrams highlighted the contest with her straight-set victory on the top flight.
The early morning match got going at 10 a.m. with doubles play where the Highlanders were competitive on a pair of courts before the Pirates would take the 1-0 edge. Julia Abrams and Emily Brandow battled hard on the top flight, but fell 6-4. Camryn McClure and Ameek Batth were also in a tight 4-3 battle before the game was called as East Carolina had clinched the point.
In singles play Radford picked up a win on court one thanks to Abrams who dispatched her opponent 6-3, 6-1 for her first singles win in a Radford uniform. Brooke Murphy forced three sets looking for a comeback win, but fell in a tightly contested tiebreaker 5-7, 6-0, 7-6(8).
The Highlanders will have a week to regroup and recover after a quick start to the season. Radford's next match will be next Saturday back in Blacksburg, Va. to take on West Virginia at 5 p.m.
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The early morning match got going at 10 a.m. with doubles play where the Highlanders were competitive on a pair of courts before the Pirates would take the 1-0 edge. Julia Abrams and Emily Brandow battled hard on the top flight, but fell 6-4. Camryn McClure and Ameek Batth were also in a tight 4-3 battle before the game was called as East Carolina had clinched the point.
In singles play Radford picked up a win on court one thanks to Abrams who dispatched her opponent 6-3, 6-1 for her first singles win in a Radford uniform. Brooke Murphy forced three sets looking for a comeback win, but fell in a tightly contested tiebreaker 5-7, 6-0, 7-6(8).
The Highlanders will have a week to regroup and recover after a quick start to the season. Radford's next match will be next Saturday back in Blacksburg, Va. to take on West Virginia at 5 p.m.
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Follow Women's Tennis on Social Media
For more information on the Radford Women's Tennis team follow @RadfordWTennis on Twitter and Instagram, as well as Radford Women's Tennis on Facebook.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
31
66
#2 Singles Match
12
66
33
#3 Singles Match
12
66
32
#4 Singles Match
12
66
01
#5 Singles Match
12
77
66
#6 Singles Match
123
707
566
Order of Finish:
4,1,3,2,5,6
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