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No. 9 Tar Heels Top No. 7 Northwestern With 5-2 Victory
February 22, 2004 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 22, 2004
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - After coming off a 5-2 home win over No. 19 Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill women's tennis team captured another home win against seventh-ranked Northwestern. The ninth-ranked Tar Heels upset the Wildcats 5-2 and now move to 9-1 on the season. The Tar Heels are a perfect 5-0 at home.
"They're working hard in practice and playing with a lot of intensity and focus," Head Coach Brian Kalbas said of his team. "They're also enjoying the team camaraderie. For them to show that focus but also the enjoyment when the pressure is on says a lot about this team."
North Carolina won the doubles point with huge victories at the No. 1 and 2 seeds. The Tar Heel pair of Aniela Mojzis and Kendall Cline, ranked No. 41 nationally, upset the top-ranked Northwestern team of Cristelle Grier and Jessica Rush 8-6. Kendrick Bunn and Caitlin Collins took another win at the No. 2 seed, beating Jamie Peisel and Alexis Prousis 8-3. Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long lost a tight match to Northwestern's Andrea Yung and Ruth Barnes 9-8(6).
In singles play, the Tar Heels took four of the six wins. At the No. 2 seed, senior Lee Bairos upset 36th-ranked Jessica Rush 6-1, 6-3. Junior Kendall Cline took a No. 4 seed victory after beating Northwestern's Jamie Peisel 6-4, 6-4. No. 65 Sara Anundsen cruised past Andrea Yung 6-1, 6-1.
Senior Kendrick Bunn had a huge weekend as she captured another win at the No. 6 seed, defeating Ruth Barnes 6-4, 6-1. Bunn also sealed the Tar Heel's victory over Texas A&M on Saturday after defeating Anna Lubinsky 7-6(5), 7-6(4) again at the No. 6 seed.
Northwestern came into Sunday's matchup having fallen 5-2 to Duke on Saturday. The Wildcats only other loss on the season had been to No. 2 Georgia. The Tar Heels now lead the all-time series over Northwestern 7-2.
The Tar Heels are back in action at home for a matchup with East Carolina on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. The match will be played at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
No. 9 North Carolina 5, No. 7 Northwestern 2
Doubles: Point goes to UNC
1. No. 41 Mojzis/Cline (UNC) def. No. 1 Grier/Rush (NU), 8-6
2. Collins/Bunn (UNC) def. Peisel/Prousis (NU), 8-3
3. Yung/Barnes (NU) def. Anundsen/Long (UNC), 9-8(6)
Singles
1. No. 4 Cristelle Grier (NU) def. No. 34 Aniela Mojzis (UNC), 6-3, 6-2
2. Lee Bairos (UNC) def. No. 36 Jessica Rush (NU), 6-1, 6-3
3. Alexis Prousis (NU) def. No. 98 Caitlin Collins (UNC), 7-5, 6-3
4. Kendall Cline (UNC) def. Jamie Peisel (NU), 6-4, 6-4
5. No. 65 Sara Anundsen (UNC) def. Andrea Yung (NU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Kendrick Bunn (UNC) def. Ruth Barnes (NU), 6-4, 6-1
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