UNC Women’s Tennis Begins ITA Indoor Championship With Win Over Ohio State

The No. 2 UNC women’s tennis team began its quest for a third consecutive ITA indoor national championship Friday against Ohio State in Madison, WI. Carolina flexed its muscles against the No. 11 Buckeyes and earned a decisive victory to move on to Saturday’s quarterfinals.

We cruise into the #ITAIndoors quarterfinals with a 4-1 victory over Ohio State.

We will face the winner of (7) Virginia/Florida on Saturday at 10 am ET. #GoHeels ?? pic.twitter.com/7QYVpU46ux

— Carolina Women’s Tennis ?? (@UNC_wtennis) February 11, 2022

UNC clinched the all-important doubles point to begin the match, with the top-ranked team of Elizabeth Scotty and Fiona Crawley cruising, 6-3. Alle Sanford and Reilly Tran earned a 6-2 win as well.

Scotty dominated in singles, taking her match 6-2, 6-0. Tran and Crawley would each win in straight sets also, taking the drama out of the match rather quickly and sealing the 4-1 decision. Anika Yarlagadda was well on her way to victory before her match was stopped.

Carolina remains undefeated in dual matches in 2022 at 8-0. The win over the Buckeyes is the team’s second straight over a ranked opponent this season, after the Tar Heels defeated Michigan last weekend. Head coach Brian Kalbas’ team will now face No. 7 Virginia in the quarterfinal round. The Tar Heels got the best of the Cavaliers twice last season, and are scheduled to play them in Chapel Hill on March 6 later this season.

Featured image via UNC Athletic Communications

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