App State Tennis Falls Short Against Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The App State tennis team was defeated by Charlotte, 4-0 on Friday.
 
What Happened
App State got off to a challenging start, losing the doubles point to the 49ers. The pairs of Naledi Manyube/Olwyn Ryan-Bovey and Ruby Broadbent/Taya Powell each dropped their matches 6-3 and 6-2, respectively. The duo of Savannah Dada-Mascoll/Isabela Romanichen was tied 5-5 with their opponents before the match was halted early after Charlotte clinched the doubles point.
 
Dada-Mascoll, still undefeated in singles from the No. 1 spot, saw her match cut short as Charlotte reached the four-point mark before she could finish.
 
Romanichen faced her first singles loss of the season at the No. 2 position, falling 6-4, 6-2 in a hard-fought battle.
 
With losses from Olwyn Ryan-Bovey and Alexi Cleveland, the 49ers secured their fourth point, which led to the early conclusion of the remaining matches for Dada-Mascoll, Manyube, and Powell.
 
Up Next
The Mountaineers will remain in Charlotte to face Dartmouth tomorrow, with play expected to begin at 1 p.m.
 
The 2024-2025 season is presented by Hound Ears Club.
 
Charlotte 4, App State 0
 
Results:
(Doubles)
Amira Badawi/Sara Suchankova (CLT) vs. Savannah Dada-Mascoll/Isabela Romanichen | 5-5 (UF)
Prisca Abbas/Lucia Aranda (CLT) def. Naledi Manyube/Olwyn Ryan-Bovey | 6-3
Yelyzave Chainykova/Ni Xi (CLT) def. Ruby Broadbent/Taya Powell | 6-2
 
(Singles)
Savannah Dada-Mascoll (App) vs. Sara Suchankova (CLT) | 4-6, 4-5 (UF)
Ni Xi (CLT) def. Isabela Romanichen (App) | 6-4, 6-2
Lucia Aranda (CLT) vs. Taya Powell (App) | 6-3, 4-3 (UF)
Amira Badawi (CLT) def. Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (App) | 6-0, 6-0
Yelyzave Chainykova (CLT) vs. Naledi Manyube | 7⁷-6⁵, 1-2 (UF)
Prisca Abbas (CLT) def. Alexi Cleveland | 6-2, 6-2