BOONE, N.C. — App State Tennis won for the second straight day at home, earning a 6-1 victory against the Western Carolina Catamounts on Saturday at the Watauga High School courts.
The Mountaineers (5-4) improved their home record to 4-0 this season, which includes a 4-0 win against Duquesne on Friday.
App State came out swinging early against Western Carolina (8-6), winning the doubles point when
Taya Powell and
Maggie Pate stormed to a 6-1 win on court two and the Mountaineers earned a forfeit win on court three.
The Mountaineers' depth was key to their singles success Saturday.
Naledi Manyube was the first to finish, routing her opponent on court three in straight sets – 6-2, 6-0.
Including a forfeit on court six, App State was up 3-0 when
Brooke Demerath clinched the team win with an impressive come-from-behind win on court five. Demerath won a tightly contested first set 7-5 before finding herself down 4-1 in the second set. She stormed back to win five straight games and take the set 6-4 to give the Mountaineers a win over their nearby rival.
Savannah Dada-Mascoll (court one), Pate (court two) and
Brooke Gruber (court four) were all even after two sets before going into tiebreakers to determine their singles matches. Dada-Mascoll and Gruber won 11-9 and 10-7, respectively, while Pate came up just short 10-8. It was Dada-Mascoll's sixth straight outing with a singles win.
Up Next
App State is back on the road for a Sunday match against Radford. It's scheduled to get underway at 1 p.m.
The 2023-24 tennis season is presented by Hound Ears Club.
Results vs Western Carolina
Doubles
Savannah Dada-Mascoll/
Naledi Manyube (APP) vs. Madison Schwarz/Jade Groen (WCU) 4-2 (unfinished)
Maggie Pate/
Taya Powell (APP) def. Angela Perez/Andrea Redondo (WCU) 6-1
Brooke Demerath/
Brooke Gruber (APP) won by forfeit
Singles
Savannah Dada-Mascoll (APP) def. Jade Groen (WCU) 4-6, 7-5, (11-9)
Angela Perez def.
Maggie Pate (APP) 6-4, 5-7, 10-8
Naledi Manyube (APP) def. Madison Schwarz (WCU) 6-2, 6-0
Brooke Gruber (APP) def. Andrea Redondo (WCU) 7-6 (8-6), 2-6, 10-7
Brooke Demerath (APP) def. Dasha Osadova (WCU) 7-5, 6-4
Peri Tippins (APP) won by forfeit
