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No. 7 Carolina Dominant Against No. 38 Indiana
February 11, 2007 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 11, 2007
CHAPEL HILL --- No. 7 North Carolina logged its fourth victory of the season over a ranked opponent with a 7-0 win over No. 38 Indiana Sunday afternoon at the Cone-Kenfield Indoor Tennis Center. The Tar Heels (9-2) won in straight sets at five of the six singles positions and once again swept the doubles point.
The All-America duo of Jenna Long and Sara Anundsen moved to 8-1 in dual match play with an 8-6 win over Alba Berdala and Laura McGaffigan at No. 1 doubles. No. 24 Caitlin Collins and Sanaz Marand defeated Sigrid Fischer and Cecile Perton at No. 2, 8-5, and Meg Fanjoy and Austin Smith topped Stephanie Heller and Brianna Williams, 8-3.
Long, the No. 7 player in the country, defeated No. 86 Berdala at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-4. The win was her ninth victory in her last 10 dual matches and made her 22-4 on the season.
No. 33 Smith needed a third-set tiebreaker to defeat McGaffigan at No. 2, prevailing 7-5, 2-6, 10-6. No. 19 Tsang topped Fischer 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3, while Anundsen won 6-3, 6-2 over Williams. Collins bested Perton 6-4, 7-5 at No. 5, while No. 73 Marand rounded out the sweet with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Lindsey Stuckey at No. 6.
Next up for the Tar Heels is a meeting with No. 3 Notre Dame on Friday. The Fighting Irish will be the fourth top-10 opponent for UNC so far in 2007.
No. 7 UNC 7, No. 38 Indiana
Doubles
1. No. 16 Jenna Long/Sara Anundsen (UNC) def. Alba Berdala/Laura McGaffigan (IND) 8-6
2. No. 24 Caitlin Collins/Sanaz Marand (UNC) def. Sigrid Fischer/Cecile Perton (IND) 8-5
3. Meg Fanjoy/Austin Smith (UNC) def. Stephanie Heller/Brianna Williams (IND) 8-3
Singles
1. No. 7 Jenna Long (UNC) def. No. 86 Alba Berdala (IND) 6-1, 6-4
2. No. 33 Austin Smith (UNC) def. Laura McGaffigan (IND) 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
3. No. 19 Katrina Tsang (UNC) def. Sigrid Fischer (IND) 6-3, 6-4
4. Sara Anundsen (UNC) def. Brianna Williams (IND) 6-3, 6-2
5. Caitlin Collins (UNC) def. Cecile Perton (IND) 6-4, 7-5
6. No. 73 Sanaz Marand (UNC) def. Lindsey Stuckey (IND) 6-1, 6-4
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