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No. 10 Miami Edges No. 9 UNC 5-2
March 16, 2005 | Women's Tennis
March 16, 2005
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The 10th ranked University of Miami women's tennis team claimed a 5-2 victory over ninth ranked North Carolina in Atlantic Coast Conference action Wednesday evening at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. The Tar Heels fall to 12-5 and 1-1 in the ACC while Miami improves to 11-2 overall and 3-0 in ACC play.
The Hurricanes opened their first conference match-up with the Tar Heels by claiming the crucial doubles point. Miami's fourth ranked tandem of Megan Bradley and Audrey Banada defeated UNC's 11th ranked duo of Kendall Cline and Aniela Mojzis, 8-3 at the No. 1 slot to begin doubles action. With Hurricanes falling at No. 2 doubles, the point was in the hands of freshmen Juliette Mavroleon and Patricia Starzyk at No. 3. The freshmen, who were playing in their first match together, pulled through with an 8-5 victory over Alexandra Jurewitz and Tanja Markovic.
No. 1 ranked Bradley gave the Hurricanes a 2-0 match-lead with a 6-2, 6-1 straight set win over No. 32 Mojzis at No. 1 singles.
Banada, playing at the No. 6 position, was the next to finish with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over freshman Alexandra Jurewitz for her seventh-straight singles win.
Sophmore Emily Mowery, ranked 70th in the nation, clinched the win for the Hurricanes with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over freshman Charlotte Tansill at the No. 5 spot.
The final match of the night saw Starzyk battle to remain unbeaten in singles play. After falling in the first set, Starzyk won the second set and took the third set tie-breaker to upend sophomore Caitlin Collins 4-6, 6-4 (10-8) at the No. 4 slot to extend her singles win streak to 13 matches.
The Hurricanes are now 11-1 all-time against the Tar Heels and extend their home win streak to 22 matches.
Carolina ends its Florida excursion on Sunday, March 20, when it faces the Florida Gators in Gainesville, Fla., at 1 p.m.
No. 10 Miami 5, No. 9 North Carolina 2
Singles
1. (1) Megan Bradley (UM) def. (32) Aniela Mojzis (UNC) 6-2, 6-1
2. (20) Kendall Cline (UNC) def. Staci Stevens (UM) 6-4, 2-6 (13-11)
3. (88) Jenna Long (UNC) def. Melissa Applebaum (UM) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Patricia Starzyk (UM) def. Caitlin Collins (UNC) 4-6, 6-4 (10-8)
5. (70) Emily Mowery (UM) def. Charlotte Tansill (UNC) 6-3, 6-0
6. Audrey Banada (UM) def. Alexandra Jurewitz (UNC) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. (4) Bradley/Banada (UM) def. (11) Aniela Mojzis / Kendall Cline (UNC), 8-3
2. (26) Sara Anundsen / Jenna Long (UNC) def. Applebaum/Caren Seenauth (UM), 8-6
3. Starzyk/Juliette Mavroleon (UM) def. Alexandra Jurewitz / Tanja Markovic (UNC), 8-5
Match Notes:
North Carolina: 12-5, 1-1 ACC
Miami: 11-2, 3-0 ACC
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,6,*5,2,3,4)
*Clinched Win
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