The No. 1 North Carolina women’s tennis team (28-0) defeated No. 9 Wake Forest (17-13), 4-0, in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.
What happened?
UNC clinched the doubles point to get off to a hot start. The No. 18 duo of senior Elizabeth Scotty and first-year Reese Brantmeier defeated No. 18 graduate student Anna Brylin and junior Brooke Killingsworth 6-2. Following in their teammates footsteps, No. 11 sophomore Carson Tanguilig and junior Fiona Crawley coasted past their Wake Forest opponents with a 6-1 win to clinch the point.
Scotty dominated her singles match-up, winning in straight sets 6-1, 6-0 and putting the first singles point on the scoreboard. Without dropping a single game point, No. 1 Crawley finished right behind Scotty, earning a 6-0, 6-0 win.
Following Scotty and Crawley’s victories, it was a race for who would clinch the final point. The answer came in the form of Tanguilig.
Who stood out?
Throughout her singles match-up, Scotty forced a quick pace and controlled the court for the entirety of her match-up. Only giving up one game point, the North Carolina senior relied on side-to-side strokes to force her Wake Forest opponent off-balance and into making costly mistakes. Today’s victory in singles puts her season record at 19-1.
When was it decided?
North Carolina never relented from the very beginning of singles play, winning five out of six first sets.
