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Women's Tennis Sweeps Santa Clara
March 10, 2003 | Women's Tennis
March 10, 2003
Santa Clara, Calif. ----- The University of North Carolina started its West coast road trip with an easy 7-0 win over Santa Clara on Sunday evening. The Tar Heels did not lost a single set during the match, winning all three doubles matches and all six singles.
North Carolina, ranked 12th in the country, remains in the Bay Area for a dual match at California on Thursday.
"North Carolina has an outstanding program with four players ranked among the top 110 in the nation so we knew this was really going to be a tough test for us," said Santa Clara Head Coach Aby Ryan. "But, in the end North Carolina's strength really wore us down."
The Tar Heels showed why they are ranked 12th nationally as all four of their singles players are rated among the top 110 in the country. The quartet lost just 12 games in the top four spots en route to sweeping the match.
Australian senior Kate Pinchbeck, ranked 14th in the nation, took a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Limbers in singles to kickoff singles with a win for the Tar Heels. North Carolina then played 64th-ranked Marlene Mejia at the number two slot and she took a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Kaloi. 41st-ranked Aniela Mojzis defeated Ruiz at the number three slot by a 6-2, 6-0 margin.
#12 North Carolina 7, Santa Clara 0
SINGLES
1. Kate Pinchbeck (UNC) def. Christine Limbers (SCU), 6-1, 6-2
2. Marlene Mejia (UNC) def. Janalle Kaloi (SCU), 6-3, 6-0
3. Aniela Mojzis (UNC) def. Pati Ruiz (SCU), 6-2, 6-0
4. Kendall Cline (UNC) def. Catherine Cochrane (SCU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Lee Bairos (UNC) def. Casey Knutson (SCU), 6-3, 6-2
6. Tanja Markovic (UNC) def. Marko Kawakami (SCU), 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES
1. Mojzis / Cline (UNC) def. Limbers / Kaloi (SCU), 8-4
2. Pinchbeck / Kendrick Bunn (UNC) def. Ashley Campbell / Jenny Siegel (SCU), 8-0
3. Bairos / Mejia (UNC) def. Kawakami / Ruiz (SCU), 8-4
TEAM RECORDS
Santa Clara, 6-7
#21 North Carolina 9-3
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