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No. 10 Carolina Rolls Past Hawai'i
March 14, 2007 | Women's Tennis
March 14, 2007
HONOLULU --- The No. 10 North Carolina women's tennis team did not drop a set en route to an impressive 7-0 win over homestanding Hawai'i Tuesday at the UH Tennis Complex. Carolina lost just four games in sweeping the doubles point and scored six straight-set wins in singles.
No. 4 Jenna Long and Sara Anundsen set the tone at No. 1 doubles with an 8-2 win over Kana Aikawa and Sophie Kobuch. No. 21 Caitlin Collins and Sanaz Marand posted an 8-0 win at No. 2, while Austin Smith and Katrina Tsang were 8-2 winners at No. 3.
In singles play, No. 54 Smith and No. 69 Marand did not drop a single game in a pair of 6-0, 6-0 wins at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. Collins was close to perfect at No. 4, defeating Samantha Capella 6-2, 6-0, while No. 40 Tsang also had a flawless set in a 7-6 (4), 6-0 win at No. 2.
No. 6 Long scored a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 1, while fellow senior Anundsen won 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 3 position.
Carolina will continue their Hawai'i trip with a pair of matches Thursday. The Tar Heels will face No. 51 Purdue at 9 a.m. HT and Gonzaga later that day at 2 p.m.
No. 10 North Carolina def. Hawai`i, 7-0
Doubles (North Carolina wins doubles point)
1. Anundsen/Long (UNC) def. Aikawa/Kobuch, 8-2
2. Collins/Marand (UNC) def. Bihag/Wasko, 8-0
3. Smith/Tsang (UNC) def. Cappella/Sandborn, 8-2
Singles (each match worth one team point)
1. Jenna Long (UNC) def. Sophie Kobuch, 6-4, 6-1
2. Katrina Tsang (UNC) def. Kana Aikawa, 7-6(4), 6-0
3. Sara Anundsen (UNC) def. Chloe Bihag, 6-1, 6-3
4. Caitlin Collins (UNC) def. Samanta Cappella, 6-2, 6-0
5. Austin Smith (UNC) def. Julia Sandborn, 6-0, 6-0
6. Sanaz Marand (UNC) def. Florence Wasko, 6-0, 6-0
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