University of North Carolina at Chapell Hill started in the best way the ITA Carolina Regional at Chewning Tennis Center. Susanna Maltby and Lindsay Zink both won two matches Thursday in the qualifying draw to advance to the main draw.
Zink defeated Charleston Southern’s Brenda Yoris, 6-0, 6-1, in the opening qualifying round, then defeated College of Charleston’s Jaiden McKee, in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the round of 32, and she will now play Charlotte’s Lucia Aranda at noon today, Friday.
Maltby defeated Gardner-Webb’s Milica Prokic in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, in the qualifying round of 64 before edging Elon’s Madison Cordisco, 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 32, and she will play Elon’s Helen Sarikulaya at 12:30 p.m. today, Friday.
Zink and Boyce then played doubles against North Carolina Central’s Mariana Zottoli and Valeria San Miguel Soria in the doubles main draw, winning 8-2. Zink and Boyce will play NC State’s Gabriella Broadfoot and Maddy Zampardo on Friday at 9 a.m.
Capped off the day with a dubs win! 🤜🤛
Alanna Boyce/Lindsay Zink def. Mariana Zottoli/Valeria San Miguel Soria (NC Central) 8-2 to advance to Main Draw#GoHeels pic.twitter.com/ilJjqMdEix
— Carolina Women’s Tennis 🐏🎾 (@UNC_wtennis) October 18, 2024
Women’s Singles Draw
Round of 64
Susanna Maltby d. Milica Prokic (Gardner-Webb) 6-1, 6-2
Lindsay Zink d. Brenda Yoris (Charleston Southern) 6-0, 6-1
Round of 32
Susanna Maltby d. Madison Cordisco (Elon) 6-4, 6-4 Lindsay Zink d. Jaiden McKee (College of Charleston) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 Women’s Doubles Draw Round of 64 Lindsay Zink/Alana Boyce d. Mariana Zottoli/Valeria San Miguel Soria (NC Central) 8-2
Women’s Singles Main Draw
Alana Boyce vs. Sara Suchankova (Charlotte)
Lindsay Zink vs. Lucia Aranda (Charlotte)
Tatum Evans vs. Lucy Hogan (Queens)
Susanna Maltby vs. Helen Sarikulaya (Elon)
No. 2 seed Carson Tanguilig vs. Nevena Carton (Wake Forest)
Women’s Doubles Main Draw
Lindsay Zink/Alana Boyce vs. Gabriella Broadfoot/Maddy Zampardo (NC State)