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Tar Heels Overpower Tulane 5-2 In ITA National Indoors Opener
February 3, 2005 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 3, 2005
MADISON, Wis. - In itsfirst road test of the season, the 15th-ranked North Carolina women's tennis team dominated in the first-round of the USTA/ITA National Team Indoor Championships, defeating 10th-ranked, and the tournament's seventh seed, Tulane, by a decisive 5-2 score. The Tar Heels (5-0) face Kentucky in the quarterfinals on Friday at 3 p.m. (CST).
"Obviously, it's great to get to the quarterfinals at a national tournament," said head coach Brian Kalbas, who in his second year at the helm has taken the Tar Heels to back-to-back appearances in the tournament. "We fought really hard against a talented team. We had to gut out a lot of tough matches and showed a lot of character tonight."
Sophomore Sara Anundsen clinched the match at No. 3 singles after winning a tough three-set match, 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3. Anundsen has now won her last eight straight singles matches.
Anundsen also clinched the doubles point with sophomore Jenna Long at the No. 2 seed. The pair defeated Tulane's Julie Smekodub/Jenny Kuhn 8-6 to give the Tar Heels their first point of the match.
The other doubles victory came at the No. 1 seed, where 14th-ranked Kendall Cline and Aniela Mojzis continued their strong play, beating 49th-ranked Darya Ivanov and Maria Ivanov 8-3. Their record is now 14-1.
For Carolina's other three points of the day, #26 Mojzis, Long and sophomore Caitlin Collins all had straight-set wins over their opponents in singles action.
Collins continued her dominating play with a 6-3, 7-6(5) win over 64th-ranked Darya Ivanov. Long also defeated a ranked opponent in her 6-3, 6-2 win over 51st-ranked Nancy Kockott.
Kentucky also recorded a 5-2 win over the tournament's second-seed, Clemson (ranked third nationally). Although unseeded in the tournament, Kentucky is ranked 14th in the nation.
No. 15 North Carolina 5, No. 10 Tulane 2
Doubles
1. #14 Kendall Cline / Aniela Mojzis (UNC) def. #49 Darya Ivanov/Maria Ivanov (T), 8-3
2. Sara Anundsen / Jenna Long (UNC) def. Julie Smekodub/Jenny Kuhn (T), 8-6*
3. Dorottya Magas/Nancy Kockott (T) def. Caitlin Collins / Charlotte Tansill (UNC), 8-4
Order of finish (doubles): 1,3,2
* Clinched the doubles point
Singles
1. #26 Aniela Mojzis (UNC) def. #112 Maria Ivanov (T), 6-3, 6-0
2. #81 Jenny Kuhn (T) def. #37 Kendall Cline (UNC), 6-3, 6-2
3. Sara Anundsen (UNC) def. Julie Smekodub (T), 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3*
4. Jenna Long (UNC) def. #51 Nancy Kockott (T), 6-3, 6-2
5. Caitlin Collins (UNC) def. #64 Darya Ivanov (T), 6-3, 7-6(5)
6. #106 Dorottya Magas (T) def. Charlotte Tansill (UNC), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(10-7)
Order of finish (singles): 1,5,2,3,4,6
*Clinched the match
Records: North Carolina 5-0, Tulane 1-2
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