CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 18, 2024) – The top-seeded ETSU women's tennis team opened the 2024 SoCon Women's Tennis Tournament with a 4-0 shutout victory over No. 8 seed UNC Greensboro on Thursday in Chattanooga. With the win, the Bucs improve to 15-7 on the season.
 
The Bucs claimed the doubles point on Thursday by scores of 6-1 and 6-2. Fernanda Carvajal and Daniela Rivera got the Bucs the advantage in the No. 1 position before Jana Rovira and Ralitsa Alexandrova clinched the first point for the Bucs, 6-2, in the No. 3 doubles.
 
Rivera made the score 2-0 Bucs with a 6-0, 6-0 triumph in the No. 3 singles position. Freshman Alessandra Caceres got ETSU one point away from advancing with a win of her own, 6-2, 6-1, before Carvajal finished off the Spartans with a 6-2, 6-0 win.  
 
Singles Competition
1. Sofia Markova (ETSU) vs. Arina Babkova (UNCG) 6-6, unfinished
2. Fernanda Carvajal (ETSU) def. Alexandra Dodashev (UNCG) 6-2, 6-0
3. Daniela Rivera (ETSU) def. Juliana Craft (UNCG) 6-0, 6-0
4. Jana Rovira (ETSU) vs. Olivia Gallagher (UNCG) 4-6, 1-2, unfinished
5. Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) def. Lauren Thomson (UNCG) 6-2, 6-1
6. Ralitsa Alexandrova (ETSU) vs. Luna Urso (UNCG) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
 
Doubles Competition
1. Fernanda Carvajal/Daniela Rivera (ETSU) def. Arina Babkova/Raegan Mitchell (UNCG) 6-1
2. Sofia Markova/Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) vs. Lauren Thomson/Sydney Bly (UNCG) 5-2, unfinished
3. Jana Rovira/Ralitsa Alexandrova (ETSU) def. Juliana Craft/Ella Olexa (UNCG) 6-2
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,5,2)
 
ETSU has drawn No. 5 seed Mercer in the semifinal round set to be played on Friday morning. The Bucs shut out the Bears, 7-0, earlier this season in Macon. First serve between the Bucs and Bears is set for Noon.
 
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