Catamounts Get Home Win over Appalachian State

WCU is 3-0 at home to start the season

The Basics
Score: Western Carolina 5, Appalachian State 1
Records: Western Carolina 6-2, Appalachian State 1-6
Location: Catamount Tennis Complex, Cullowhee, N.C.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – After an 11-day break, Western Carolina women's tennis got back on the courts and picked up a 5-1 win over visiting Appalachian State Wednesday at the Catamount Tennis Complex.

TURNING POINT:
The Catamounts won the doubles point, winning at No. 2 doubles and earning the No. 3 doubles victory by default, and took four of the six singles matches completed or played.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

The Catamounts began the doubles taking No. 3 by default as the Mountaineers did not have a tandem for that spot. Appalachian State took the No. 1 doubles defeating Jacy Smith and Julia Pezzuco so the doubles were tied. Kata Foldeak and Miray Konar battled to take the doubles point 7-6 (8-6).
Western Carolina went on to win four of the six singles matches played. No. 6 singles were awarded to WCU by default as the App State did not have a player for that spot. The No. 4 singles were halted with Jacy Smith winning the first set 6-5 and down 3-5 in the second set.
Appalachian State came away with one point earning a win at No. 1 singles as Foldeak fell 6-2, 6-2.
Freshman Luzia Obermeier won a three-set match taking the first set 6-3, dropping the second set 0-6, and bouncing back to blank her opponent 6-0 in the deciding third set.
Miray Konar and Jordyn King also picked up wins at No. 2 and No. 5 singles respectively.

NOTES:

King, after not playing a singles match in 2021, played in her second singles match against Appalachian State. She has a 2-0 record in singles.
Western Carolina has won five of its last six matches.
The Catamounts are now 3-0 at home.

UPCOMING:
Western Carolina begins a two-match road swing this weekend dipping back into Southern Conference play Saturday at UNCG and then traveling to North Carolina Central Sunday.

For the latest information on Catamount women's tennis, follow @catamounts or @catamountTennis 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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Players Mentioned

Kata Foldeak: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Jordyn King: PLAYER; 5' 4"; Redshirt Senior

Julia Pezzuco: PLAYER; Senior

Jacy Smith: PLAYER; Senior

Miray Konar: 5' 7"; Freshman

Luzia Obermeier: 5' 7"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kata Foldeak
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Jordyn King
: 5' 4"; Redshirt Senior
: PLAYER

Julia Pezzuco
: Senior
: PLAYER

Jacy Smith
: Senior
: PLAYER

Miray Konar
: 5' 7"; Freshman

Luzia Obermeier
: 5' 7"; Freshman