Rain Shortens Final Day of WCU Fall Classic

Catamounts sweep pair of singles matches

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina women's tennis was able to play a pair of singles matches before rain in the area washed out the remaining action the final day of the WCU Fall Classic.

The Catamounts opened the morning of play sweeping the singles matches against Presbyterian. WCU avenged their doubles match-up Saturday as the Blue Hose took two of three. It was a hotly contested set of singles contests with three of the matches match's going to a tiebreaker. Jacy Smith (6-3, 1-6, 10-5), Kata Foldeak (2-6, 6-4, 10-7), Anna Uljanov (6-2, 6-4), Miray Konar (6-2, 6-4) and Antonella Benavides (4-6, 6-0, 10-3) combined for the victories for the Catamounts.

In the singles matches with Brenau, before the rain set in, the Catamounts earned its second sweep of the day with the same lineup and a slightly different order. Foldeak (6-2, 6-4), Smith (6-2, 6-2), Uljanov (6-0, 6-0), Benavides (6-0, 6-0) and Konar (6-1, 6-0) earned wins.

Konar continues her solid showing in the fall having won all six of her singles matches.

Western Carolina will take a few weeks off before heading to Wake Forest, N.C. to compete in the ITA Carolina Regional Oct. 21-25.

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Players Mentioned

Antonella Benavides: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Kata Foldeak: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Jacy Smith: PLAYER; Senior

Miray Konar: 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Antonella Benavides
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Kata Foldeak
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Jacy Smith
: Senior
: PLAYER

Miray Konar
: 5' 7"; Freshman