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No. 7 UNC Drops ACC Opener To No. 5 Duke
March 21, 2004 | Women's Tennis
March 21, 2004
DURHAM, N.C. - In the 60th meeting between the top-ranked programs, the seventh-ranked University of North Carolina women's tennis team dropped their first Atlantic Coast Conference matchup to No. 5 Duke 7-0 Sunday at Ambler Tennis Stadium. The Tar Heels are now 13-4 on the season and 0-1 in ACC play. With the win, Duke moves to 10-1 and 1-0 in ACC play. Duke also gains one point in the 2003-04 Carlyle Cup standings, which the Blue Devils now lead, 11-8.
North Carolina began strong in doubles play, as the 29th ranked tandem of Aniela Mojzis and Kendall Cline cruised past Duke's Tory Zawacki and Julia Smith at the No. 1 seed, 8-1. The two juniors have now compiled an overall record of 17-8 and move to 10-4 in dual match play.
Duke came away with the doubles point by taking victories at both the No. 2 and 3 seeds. At No. 2 doubles, Kendrick Bunn and Caitlin Collins fell to Amanda Johnson and Saras Arasu 4-8. Playing at the No. 3 seed, Lee Bairos and Jenna Long fought hard in a close match, but Duke's Jennifer Zika and Kristin Cargill came away with the 8-6 win.
In singles action, Bairos and Cline took their matches to three sets at the No. 2 and 3 seeds, respectively. At the No. 2 spot, Bairos came back after dropping the first set 5-7 to Jennifer Zika. The senior from Sarasota, Fla., won the second set 6-3, but fell 0-1 in the third-set.
At the No. 3 seed, Cline also made a comeback after being down 2-6. The Dallas, Tex., native took the second set 7-5, but fell short in the third, as Duke's Tory Zawacki won the tie-breaker 10-6.
The Tar Heels return home to host Wake Forest on Wednesday, March 24, in the Tar Heel's first home ACC matchup of the season. The match begins at 5 p.m. and will be played at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
No. 5 Duke 7, No. 7 North Carolina 0
Singles
1. #5 Amanda Johnson (DU) def. #16 Aniela Mojzis (UNC), 6-3, 6-1
2. Jennifer Zika (DU) def. Lee Bairos (UNC), 7-5, 3-6, 1-0
3. Tory Zawacki (DU) def. #81 Kendall Cline (UNC), 6-2, 5-7, 1-0
4. Julia Smith (DU) def. Sara Anundsen (UNC), 6-2, 6-2
5. Saras Arasu (DU) def. Caitlin Collins (UNC), 7-5, 6-3
6. Kristin Cargill (DU) def. Kendrick Bunn (UNC), 7-5, 6-2
Doubles (Point to Duke)
1. #29 Mojzis/Cline (UNC) def. Zawacki/Smith (DU), 8-1
2. Johnson/Arasu (DU) def. Bunn/Collins (UNC), 8-4
3. Zika/Cargill (DU) def. Bairos/Long (UNC), 8-6
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