Word: bergman
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...doubly disappointing weekend for Bergman and Martire at singles. They were the only two blemishes in the Old Dominion victory on Saturday as well. Martire dropped a close match in three sets, and Bergman suffered another heart-wrenching defeat—a match that came down to a 10-8 tiebreak against the No. 18 player in the nation. While Bergman’s defeat did not impact the team win, it would have been a boon to her national ranking...
Martire’s defeat put all the pressure on Bergman, who entered her third set against North Carolina’s No. 14 Kate Pinchbeck, an All-American last season...
...Bergman went up 4-2 early in the decisive set. Pinchbeck broke back to tie it 4-4, but the Crimson No. 1 broke Pinchbeck again. Bergman, like Martire, served for the match, but she fell behind early in the game and could not recover...
...Bergman-Pinchbeck duel ultimately came down to a third-set tiebreak. Pinchbeck, aided by a strong home crowd that had gathered to watch, once again jumped to a quick lead at 3-0. Bergman could not catch up and lost the tiebreaker 7-4, giving UNC the match...
...Bergman said she had lost long heartbreaking matches before but never one like on Sunday where the team’s fate came down...