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Ashley Evans, WCU Communications and Marketing
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Belmont BEL-W (2-4)
6
Winner Western Carolina WCU (5-4)
Belmont BEL-W
(2-4)
1
Final
6
Western Carolina WCU
(5-4)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Denise Gideon, Director of Media Relations

Women's Tennis Sweeps Singles to Defeat Belmont, 6-1

Catamounts travel to Mercer Tuesday

The Basics
Score: Western Carolina 6, Belmont 1
Records:  Western Carolina 5-4, Belmont 2-4
Location: Cullowhee, N.C., Catamount Tennis Complex
 
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina women's tennis battled back from dropping the doubles point by sweeping singles to defeat visiting Belmont 6-1 Sunday at the Catamount Tennis Complex. 
 
TURNING POINT:
Western Carolina got a win at No. 1 doubles but dropped the other two to be down 1-0 heading into singles. The Catamounts swept singles' play to run away with the match. 
 
 INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
  • The Catamounts quickly got on the board, to tie the match, when Antonella Benavides earned a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 5 singles.
  • Anna Uljanov gave WCU its lead for good with a 6-3, 6-1 lead at No. 2 singles. 
  • Hoda Habib closed out the match, and sealed the singles sweep, with a 7-6, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles.  
 
NOTES:
  • Smith's win in doubles gives her 24 in her career tying her for fifth place and one win will push her to fourth. 
  • The match with Belmont was the fifth meeting between the two teams and the Catamount win pushes their lead to 3-2 over the Bruins all-time. 
  • Smith's 23rd singles career win moves her into a tie for 11th place in the WCU record books. 
 
UPCOMING:
Western Carolina travels to Mercer Tuesday for a 2:30 p.m. match. 
 
 For the latest information on Catamount women's tennis, follow @catamounts or @catamountsTennis on Twitter or go to www.catamountsports.com. In-match updates can be found on the Catamount women's tennis official tennis Twitter page. 
 
 
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