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No. 4 Tar Heels Sweep Past ETSU, 4-0
May 13, 2011 | Women's Tennis
May 13, 2011
CHAPEL HILL --- No. 4 North Carolina needed just two hours to move into the second round of the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship, rolling past Atlantic Sun champion East Tennessee State, 4-0, Friday afternoon at sultry Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. Zoe De Bruycker, Shinann Featherston and Jelena Durisic were singles winners for the Tar Heels, who will face No. 28 Washington Saturday morning at 11 for a spot at the final site in Stanford, Calif.
Carolina (24-5) wasted little time moving ahead in doubles, using the All-America duo of Featherston and McHale to jump out to a quick lead. The seventh-ranked Tar Heel tandem easily disposed of Paula Jaime and Karina Kedzo on court one, 8-1. Durisic and Tessa Lyons then took care of Kelly Holtzhausen and Marine Wieliczko at No. 2, 8-3, to clinch the doubles point.
De Bruycker did not drop a game in continuing her surge to close the season. The Saratoga, Calif., sophomore thumped Holtzhausen, 6-0, 6-0, to give Carolina a 2-0 lead less than an hour into singles.
Featherston was not far behind at No. 3, finishing off Wieliczko in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2, to move the Tar Heels within a point of the second round for a 10th consecutive season.
Durisic completed the sweep on court two, winning the final eight games of her match with Jaime en route to a 6-3, 6-0 victory.
Saturday morning will see Carolina meet Washington, a 4-0 winner over Maryland in the first match of the day. Doubles is set to begin outside at 11 a.m., weather permitting. Stay tuned to TarHeelBlue.com for updates throughout the morning.
No. 4 North Carolina 4, ETSU 0
Doubles
1. #7 McHale/Featherston (UNC) def. Jaime/Kedzo (ETSU), 8-1
2. Durisic/Lyons (UNC) def. Holtzhausen/Wieliczko (ETSU), 8-3
3. Suarez-Malaguti/De Bruycker (UNC) vs. Sheets/Navrostska (ETSU), 7-4
Order of finish: 1, 2
Singles
1. #13 Zoe De Bruycker (UNC) def. Kelly Holtzhausen (ETSU), 6-0, 6-0
2. #108 Jelena Durisic (UNC) def. Paula Jaime (ETSU), 6-3, 6-0
3. #74 Shinann Featherston (UNC) def. Marine Wieliczko (ETSU), 6-0, 6-2
4. Lauren McHale (UNC) vs. Karina Kedzo (ETSU), 6-0, 3-2
5. Gina Suarez-Malaguti (UNC) vs. Diana Navrostska (ETSU), 6-2, 4-1
6. Tessa Lyons (UNC) vs. Giulia Andreazza (ETSU), 6-0, 5-1
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
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