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No. 4 Carolina Falls To No. 20 Arizona State, 5-2
March 3, 2007 | Women's Tennis
March 3, 2007
CHAPEL HILL --- No. 4 North Carolina lost the doubles point for the second straight match and fell to No. 20 Arizona State, 5-2, on a blustery Saturday afternoon at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. The Tar Heels got singles wins from No. 4 Jenna Long and No. 68 Sanaz Marand but could not hold off the Sun Devils.
UNC (11-5) got off to a strong start in doubles with an 8-3 win from No. 17 Caitlin Collins and Sanaz Marand at the No. 2 position over Sabrina Capannolo and Jessica Leitch. But the Sun Devils got wins at the Nos. 1 and 3 positions, including a marquee victory at the No. 1 position, as sixth-ranked Kady Pooler and Roxanne Clarke defeated ninth-ranked Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long, 8-4.
Long, the No. 4 singles player in the nation, opened singles play with a convincing 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 100 Capannolo. But the Sun Devils (7-3) got straight-set victories by Pooler at No. 5, Clarke at No. 3 and Rankin at No. 4 to clinch the win.
No. 68 Nadia Abdala added a victory over No. 79 Katrina Tsang before Marand defeated Laila Abdala in three sets at No. 6.
Next up for Carolina is an ACC contest with Virginia on March 9.
No. 20 Arizona State 5, No. 4 UNC 2
Doubles
1. No. 6 Roxanne Clarke/Kady Pooler def. No. 9 Jenna Long/Sara Anundsen, 8-4
2. No. 17 Cailtin Collins/Sanaz Marand def. Sabrina Capannolo/Jessica Leitch, 8-3
3. No. 46 Rebecca Rankin/Nadia Abdala def. Austin Smith/Katrina Tsang, 8-6
Singles
1. No. 4 Jenna Long def. No. 100 Sabrina Cappanalo, 6-4, 6-3
2. No. 68 Nadia Abdala def. No. 79 Katrina Tsang, 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (4)
3. Roxanne Clarke def. No. 80 Austin Smith, 6-4, 6-0
4. No. 71 Rebecca Rankin def. Sara Anundsen, 6-3, 6-4
5. Kady Pooler def. Caitlin Collins, 7-5, 6-1
6. No. 68 Sanaz Marand def. Laila Abdala, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 7-5
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