The No. 8 North Carolina women’s tennis team is on a roll.
The Tar Heels have not dropped a match since Feb. 11 and are undefeated in ACC play, as they steadily climb the ITA national team rankings.
But those impressive feats were put on the line this weekend when they traveled south to take on both Georgia Tech and Clemson.
The Tar Heels managed to pull out their 10th and 11th consecutive victories and improve to 6-0 in ACC play with a 4-3 win against the Yellow Jackets and a 5-2 win against the Tigers.
“Both teams were really eager to beat us, but we just stayed focused and kept the pressure on and came out with the win,” senior Shinann Featherston said of UNC’s tight victories.
Despite a three-hour flight delay that sliced into the team’s practice time, cutting it to just 30 minutes on the morning of the match against Georgia Tech, UNC was still able to start strong by winning the doubles point for the eighth straight match.
After allowing Georgia Tech’s Jillian O’Neill to tie the match at one, the Tar Heels took the lead again and made sure they kept it.
“We weren’t able to practice Thursday night so our preparation was a little difficult for Georgia Tech,” coach Brian Kalbas said.
“We obviously wouldn’t like to have it that way, but our team has really come together and gotten close and their chemistry is really good, so I think they can deal with adversity really well.”