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Western Carolina University WCU (10-7, 1-3 SoCon)
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Winner Samford Women's Tennis SAM-W (10-6, 3-0 SoCon)
Western Carolina University WCU
(10-7, 1-3 SoCon)
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Samford Women's Tennis SAM-W
(10-6, 3-0 SoCon)
Winner
Catamounts vs. Tusculum

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

Catamounts Fall on the Road at Samford

Travels to Alabama State Saturday

The Basics
Score: Samford 6, Western Carolina 1
Records:  Western Carolina 10-7, SoCon 1-3 SoCon, Samford 10-6, 3-0 SoCon
Location: Samford Tennis Center, Birmingham, Ala.
 
Birmingham, Ala. – Western Carolina women's tennis fell on the road at Samford Friday 6-1 at the Samford Tennis Center. 
 
TURNING POINT:
Samford swept all six singles matches. 
 
 INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
  • Western Carolina took the early 1-0 lead with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Kata Foldeak and Angela Perez won 7-6 at No. 2 doubles and Jordyn King and Luzia Obermeier earned a 6-4 victory at No. 3 doubles.
  • The Catamounts took three different sets to three sets. 
  • Obermeier won the first set at No. 2 singles, 6-4, before falling 3-6, 4-6.
  • At No. 3 singles King bounced back from dropping the first set 1-6 by winning the second set 7-6. She lost in the third set 4-6.
  • The Catamounts' third three-set match came at No. 4 singles. Jacy Smith, like King, fell in the first set 1-6, won the second set 6-3, and dropped the third set 5-7.
 
 NOTES:
  • Foldeak, King, and Obermeier each have double-digit wins in doubles play. Foldeak leads the team with 11 while King and Obermeier have 10.
 
 
UPCOMING:
Western Carolina travels to Alabama State for a 1 p.m. match Saturday.  
 
 
 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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