Guerra wins Flight A singles title at UNCW to close out fall season

WILMINGTON, NC – Alejandra Guerra won her second title of the weekend, earning the championship in Singles Flight A at the UNCW Women’s Tennis Invitational on Sunday.

Guerra, a junior from Tampico, Mexico, topped Coastal Carolina’s Amy Pazahanick by identical 6-2 scores to win the Flight A title. On Saturday, Guerra, a transfer from North Carolina State, teamed with Arielle VonStrolley to win the doubles Flight A.

In other championship bracket action, Erica Zabkar lost a heartbreaker in the Flight B final. The senior from Atlanta, GA lost to Kayla Schwenk of UNC Wilmington, 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 with a 10-8 score in the third-set 10-point tiebreaker.

UNCG concludes its fall schedule with the weekend tournament and will resume action on January 18 at North Carolina.

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Flight A

Championship: Alejandra Guerra (UNCG) def. Amy Pazahanick (Coastal Carolina) 6-2, 6-2.

Consolation Bracket: Arielle VonStrolley (UNCG) def. Ivana Tomaic (Radford) 7-5, 6-2; Valerie Behr (UNCG) def. Mirna Matic (Radford) 6-1, 6-2.

Flight B

Championship: Kayla Schwenk (UNC Wilmington) def. Erica Zabkar (UNCG) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8).

Consolation Bracket: Britney Cloer (UNCG) def. Ashton Downs (Radford) 6-2, 6-1; Sofie Ahlberg (Coastal Carolina) def. Jess Eblen (UNCG) 6-3, 6-3.

Flight C

Consolation Bracket: Taylor Mattox (UNCG) def. Antoinette Spain (NC Central) 6-0, 6-1; Sarah Templeton (UNCG) def. Allison Baulis (Kennesaw State) 6-2, 6-2; Neely Edwards (Radford) def. Perry Loeser (UNCG) 6-3, 6-4.

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