BOONE, N.C. - App State women's tennis rolled to a 6-1 victory against UNCG on Tuesday afternoon at the Deer Valley Racquet Club.
The Mountaineers move to .500 on the season with a 2-2 mark while UNCG drops to 1-4.
Appalachian rolled to its 10th straight home win dating back to last season.
App State dominated doubles before clinching the triumph with five singles victories.
Sasha Pisareva/
Virginia Poggi got things started for the Black and Gold with a 6-2 victory against Sophia Adams/Eugenia Camacho, giving the tandem their first win of the season as a duo. Clinching doubles and the 1-0 lead for App were
Kate Earnhardt and
Selina Atay, who also won their first contest together following their 6-2 triumph over Brianna Gomez/Tayah Cross on Court No. 3.
The top three courts took care of business to clinch the match. Pisareva stayed unblemished in singles action with a 6-1, 6-3 defeat over Erika Barquero, moving to 4-0.
Earnhardt won her second straight match after she defeated her counterpart on Court No. 2 in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. Clinching the match was
Cassie McLay, earning a hard-fought three-set win over Hanna Giddings. McLay won the first set (6-4), fell in the second frame (3-6) and then pulled out the match, 6-4.
María José Zacarias continued the momentum with her 6-2, 6-1 victory over Camacho. Poggi in her match fell on No. 4, while Atay finished the day on a high note with her first collegiate triumph in straight sets as the No. 6 in the lineup.
The trio of Atay, Earnhardt and Pisareva all picked up a singles and doubles victory, while App State is 15-1 over the last 16 matches when winning the doubles point.
App State goes for its third straight win on Saturday against UNCW on the road at 1 p.m.
