CHAPEL HILL, N.C.– The Florida State women’s tennis team (10-8, 3-5 ACC) fell to the No. 1-ranked North Carolina 6-1 on Friday.
Florida State’s Ellie Schoppe closed the match with a 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles against Carson Tanguilig, who is currently 14th in the national singles rankings.
Despite the loss, Florida State was able to keep the match close in several matches. Senior Vic Allen won her first set against the No. 1 ranked Fiona Cawley at No. 2 singles and dropped the third-set super tiebreak 1-0 (6). Sophomore Olympe Lancelot earned a 6-0 win in her second set against the 18th-ranked Abbey Forbes at No. 4 singles before falling 1-0 (7) in the third-set super tiebreak.
The Tar Heels entered singles with a 1-0 lead after winning in all three doubles matches. North Carolina clinched the match with wins at No. 5, No. 1, and No. 6 singles.
Florida State returns to action Saturday against Duke at noon. Live stats and video will be available on Seminoles.com.
#1 North Carolina 6, #35 Florida State 1
Singles Competition
1. #15 Reese Brantmeier (NC) def. #67 Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-2, 6-1
2. #1 Fiona Crawley (NC) def. #108 Vic Allen (FSU) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (6)
3. Ellie Schoppe (FSU) def. #14 Carson Tanguilig (NC) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
4. #18 Abbey Forbes (NC) def. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 (7)
5. #80 Elizabeth Scotty (NC) def. Mila Saric (FSU) 6-0, 6-1
6. #68 Reilly Tran (NC) def. Alice Amendola (FSU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. #13 Reese Brantmeier/Elizabeth Scotty (NC) def. Anna Arkadianou/Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-4
2. #4 Carson Tanguilig/Fiona Crawley (NC) def. Vic Allen/Kianah Motosono (FSU) 6-3
3. Abbey Forbes/Reilly Tran (NC) def. Millie Bissett/Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,1,6,2,4,3)
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