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Women's Tennis Returns to the Win Column
June 21, 1999 | Women's Tennis
March 12, 1999
HOUSTON, Texas - North Carolina's 48th-ranked women's tennis team bounced back from a disappointing 5-4 loss at Rice on Wednesday to win an equally thrilling 5-4 decision from 39th-ranked Houston Friday afternoon.
The teams split the six singles matches and then the Tar Heels claimed the match with wins at #2 doubles by sophomore Courtney Zalinski and freshman Caroline Hill and at #3 doubles by senior Sarah Hawkins and junior Jeni Burnette.
The six singles matches were split right down the middle. Burnette won her eighth successive singles match by winning at #6 singles 6-1, 6-0 over Houston's Sarah Bolle. At #5 singles, Carolina junior Cena Hackler won her fifth successive singles match, beating the Cougars' Anke Reints, 6-1, 6-2.
The two squads split a pair of thrilling three-set matches. At #1 singles, Carolina junior Jessica Zaganczyk came from behind to beat Houston's Galina Seliounina 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 with Zaganczyk winning the third-set tiebreaker 8-6. At #3 singles, UNC freshman Caroline Hill lost a heartbreaker to Lucianne Kelbert, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 with Kelbert winning the third-set tiebreaker by a 7-4 margin.
Carolina improved to 6-3 with the win over the Cougars while Houston fell to 4-6 on the campaign. After playing four successive road matches, the Tar Heels will return home to play host to 31st-ranked Texas A&M on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Singles Play
1. Jessica Zaganczyk (UNC) d. Galina Seliounina (UH), 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
2. #61 Sarah Borwell (UH) d. Sarah Hawkins (UNC), 6-3, 6-3
3. Luciane Kelbert (UH) d. Caroline Hill (UNC), 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Joanna Cunliffe (UH) d. Courtney Zalinski (UNC), 6-4, 6-2
5. Cena Hackler (UNC) d. Anke Reints (UH), 6-1, 6-2
6. Jeni Burnette (UNC) d. Sarah Bolle (UH), 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Play
1. #31 Sarah Borwell/Galina Seliounina (UH) d. Jessica Zaganczyk/Cena Hackler (UNC), 5-6 (40-40), Retired
2. Courtney Zalinski/Caroline Hill (UNC) d. Luciane Kelbert/Anke Reints (UH), 8-5
3. Jeni Burnette/Sarah Hawkins (UNC) d. Joanna Cunliffe/Sarah Bolle (UH), 8-4
Records: North Carolina 6-3, Houston 4-6
