The North Carolina women’s tennis team had a strong start to the season at the Furman Fall Classic from Friday, Sept. 20 to Sunday, Sept. 22, in Greenville, South Carolina, winning two singles titles and one doubles title.
What happened?
The No. 3 doubles pair of senior Makenna Jones and sophomore Cameron Morra faced an early test from senior Katarina Kozarov and sophomore Julia Adams of Furman, who are ranked No. 35 in the country. Jones and Morra came away with an 8-7 victory in a close match.
The UNC duo dominated their next match against Vanderbilt's Georgia Drummy and Christina Rosca, 8-2, to reach the flight final against Duke first-year Chloe Beck and senior Meible Chi.
Jones and Morra defeated Chi and Beck by a score of 8-5, claiming the Flight 1 title. They ended the weekend with a perfect 3-0 record.
Morra, ranked No. 12 nationally in singles play, lived up to her reputation throughout the tournament.
After dropping the first set, she won two straight sets in a comeback victory against No. 125 Megan Davies of South Carolina.
Morra won another three-set match, clinching her second finals appearance of the weekend. She beat Texas first-year Lexi Ryngler in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, to win her singles flight.
No. 3 Alexa Graham won her single flight as well with several dominant performances during the weekend. The senior defeated three top-46 ranked opponents, all of which were in straight sets. This includes a win over Georgia Tech senior Kenya Jones, who was No. 10 overall heading into the Furman Fall Classic.
