2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championship: Cavaliers stuns Tar Heels to reach the quarter-final

Case Tennis Center in Tulsa has staged the interesting match of the third round of 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Championship, with Virginia Cavaliers holding off the challenge from 3rd ranked North Carolina Tar Heels by 4-2, to reach the quarter-final. Following this upset, the Cavaliers will play in only the second NCAA quarter-final (2014), improving to 19-10 this season. All the hard work for North Carolina this spring (31-3) was in some sort of in vain, as they failed to deliver their best tennis when it mattered the most. It was a bad omen right from the start for North Carolina, as they lost the doubles point only for the third time this season, and they didn’t have the strength to prevail in the closing stage of the singles action. Cassie Mercer/Stephanie Nauta had a best possible start for Virginia, beating Jessie Aney/Kate Vialle 6-2 on court 2. Ashley Dai/Chloe Ouellet-Pizer leveled the things up with a 6-3 triumph against Julia Elbaba/Erica Susi on court 3, leaving the decision to be made on the main court. Danielle Collins/Meghan Kelley delivered the opening point for the Cavaliers, finishing strong to beat 2nd-best pair in the country, Hayley Carter/Whitney Kay, by 6-4.

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