As has become a summer tradition, appstatesports.com is counting down Appalachian State University athletics' 30 most memorable games, matches and meets from the 2014-15 academic year. This year's countdown begins on Monday, July 6 and will continue untilTuesday, August 4, the opening day of Appalachian State football's fall camp.
Be sure to check appstatesports.com each day to relive all of the Mountaineers' most lasting memories of an exciting and successful 2014-15.
Mountaineers Win Fourth-Straight
February 22, 2015
BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State University women's tennis stretched its home winning streak to six matches, and picked up its fourth-straight win overall, with a convincing 5-1 victory over visiting North Carolina Central on Sunday at Yonahlossee Racquet Club.
The Mountaineers (6-3) swept doubles play to take an early 1-0 lead over the Eagles (1-5) and rode the wave of momentum into singles play as they moved to a sterling 6-1 at home this season.
Appalachian's top doubles pairing of Clare Cox and Mackenzie LaSure picked up an easy 6-3 win while the No. 2 tandem of Megan Mullen and Melissa Machado clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 victory. NC Central's No. 3 team of Lynsey Cover and Jamie Rogers put up a solid effort, but it was the Mountaineer duo of McKayla Zupan and Gabrielle Wreder that came out on top (7-6).
Singles play started with a win at No. 3 for the Eagles, which tied the match at 1-1. The Apps rebounded and rolled to four-straight singles wins to put NC Central away. LaSure was the first to secure a point in singles play thanks to a 7-5, 6-3 victory at No. 2 while Cox followed with a hard-fought, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 victory at No. 1.
Wreder clinched the match-winning fourth point when she earned a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory at the No. 4 spot. Machado finished off her opponent at No. 5 in straight sets (6-4, 6-4) and Mullen led her opponent, 2-1, at No. 6 in a match that went unfinished.
Up next for the Mountaineers is a contest at UNC Asheville at 1 p.m. on March 7. The match begins a stretch of nine-straight road/neutral site contests before the squad returns home on April 1 against King College.
Appalachian State 5, N.C. Central 1
Feb 22, 2015 at Boone, N.C. (Yonahlossee Racquet Club)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Clare Cox (APP) def. MUAMBA,Aissa (NCCUW) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2. Mackenzie LaSure (APP) def. NEKRASOVA,Ekaterina (NCCUW) 7-5, 6-3 |
| 3. WOOD,Rebecca (NCCUW) def. Brianna Armellino (APP) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 4. Gabrielle Wreder (APP) def. RAMIC,Mia (NCCUW) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 5. Melissa Machado (APP) def. ROGERS,Jamie (NCCUW) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 6. Megan Mullen (APP) vs. COVER,Lynsey (NCCUW) 2-1, unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| N.C. Central 1-5 |
| Appalachian State 6-3 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,2,1,4,5) |
| T-4:05 A-37 |
Appalachian State Athletics' Most Memorable Moments of 2014-15
No. 30: Baseball 5, ETSU 4 (May 12, 2015)
No. 29: Softball 14, Georgia State 5 (April 12, 2015)
No. 28: Women's Tennis 5, North Carolina Central 1
