Feb. 3, 2005

MADISON, Wis. - Despite singles wins from Jenny Kuehn and Dorottya Magas, the No. 10 Tulane women's tennis team lost to No. 15 North Carolina, 5-2, in the opening round of the 2005 USTA/ITA Women's Tennis National Indoor Championship.

After earning the doubles point, North Carolina captured two singles matches before Kuehn put Tulane on the board, winning her match at No. 2 singles over Kendall Cline. Kuehn, ranked No. 81 in the latest ITA rankings, cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Cline, the nation's No. 37 player.

Magas, currently ranked No. 106, scored the last point for the Wave, taking her match with Charlie Tansill at No. 6 to three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 10-7, for the win.

The Tar Heels No. 1 doubles team of Aniela Mojzis and Cline, the 14th team in the nation, defeated the sister duo of Maria and Darya Ivanvov, ranked No. 49, 8-3, as North Carolina took an early advantage for the doubles point. The Green Wave responded with a win at No. 3 by Magas and Nancy Kockott, 8-4, over Tansill/Collins, but the Tar Heel tandem of Anundsen Long clinched the point by edging Julie Smekodub and Kuehn, 6-8, at No. 2.

"Jenny Kuehn played a very solid match for us today," Tulane head coach David Schumacher said. "North Carolina has a very good team, we were close and we certainly had our chances. Tomorrow (against Clemson) will be another big challenge for us."

The Green Wave (2-2) meets No. 3 Clemson (1-1), who lost 5-1 to Kentucky, at 9 a.m., in Friday's consolation draw. The 2005 WTNIC continues through the weekend at Wisconsin's A.C. Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

February 3, 2005
A.C. Nielsen Tennis Stadium
Madison, Wis.

No. 15 North Carolina 5, No. 10 Tulane 2

Doubles:
1. #14 Mojzis/Cline (UNC) def. # 49 Ivanov/Ivanov (Tulane): 8-3
2. Anundsen/Long (UNC) def. Smekodub/Kuehn (Tulane): 8-6
3. Magas/Kockott (Tulane) def. Tansill/Collins (UNC): 8-4

Singles:
1. #26 Aniela Mojzis (UNC) def. #112 Maria Ivanov (Tulane): 6-3, 6-0
2. #81 Jenny Kuehn (Tulane) def. #37 Kendall Cline (UNC): 6-3, 6-2
3. Sara Anundsen (UNC) def. Julie Smekodub (Tulane): 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3
4. Jenna Long (UNC) def. #51 Nancy Kockott (Tulane): 6-3, 6-2
5. Caitlin Collins (UNC) def. #64 Darya Ivanov (Tulane): 6-3, 7-6 (5)
6. Dorottya Magas (Tulane) def. Charlie Tansill (UNC):6-2, 3-6, 10-7