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Chants Suffer Setback at UNC Greensboro

       

Miki Bunea won her singles match at No. 2 on Saturday.

Miki Bunea won her singles match at No. 2 on Saturday.

Feb. 5, 2011

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Coastal Carolina women’s tennis team suffered a 5-2 setback to UNC Greensboro Saturday afternoon from the UNCG Tennis Courts. 

UNCG (1-1) grabbed a 1-0 lead after sweeping all three doubles matches.  Chanticleer junior Miki Bunea evened the score at 1-1 after defeating Alex Whitehead 6-0, 6-2 in her singles match in the No. 2 position. 

The Spartans, however, won the next three matches and earned the victory after Stephanie Macfarlane clinched the match for UNCG with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Mikaela Kristofersson at No. 3

Coastal junior Diana Mortlock turned in a victory at No. 5 after downing Lucy Dougherty 6-3, 6-3.

The Chants return to action Feb. 12 when Coastal plays its home opener against Gardner-Webb at 1 p.m. from the Billy Nichols Tennis Center. 

AGATE
Doubles
1. Stephanie Macfarlane/Alex Whitehead (UNCG) def. Miki Bunea / Diana Mortlock (CCU)   8-6
2. Lucy Dougherty/Niltooli Wilkins (UNCG) def. Lexi Bolesky / Mikaela Kristofersson (CCU)   8-4
3. Mikayla Rogers/Devon Sutherland (UNCG) def. Caitlyn Brooksbank / Maria Hesketh  (CCU)   8-1

Order of finish: 3,2*,1 - *clinched doubles point

Singles
1. Niltooli Wilkins (UNCG) def. Lexi Bolesky (CCU) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(7)
2. Miki Bunea (CCU) def. Alex Whitehead (UNCG) 6-0, 6-2
3. Stephanie Macfarlane (UNCG) def. Mikaela Kristofersson (CCU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Dilara Yurtkuran (UNCG) def. Kourtney Kowal (CCU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Diana Mortlock (CCU) def. Lucy Dougherty (UNCG) 6-3, 6-3
6. Annette Rios (UNCG) def. Maria Hesketh (CCU) 6-2, 6-2

Order of finish: 2,6,4,3*,5,1 - *clinched match