March 31, 2004

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - For the sixth time this season, the University of North Carolina women's tennis team swept its opponent as Carolina defeated NC State 7-0 Wednesday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. With the win, the 12th-ranked Tar Heels move to 15-6 overall and 1-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

North Carolina rolled in doubles play as all three tandems grabbed victories and, together, dropped a total of only four games.

At the No. 1 seed, Tar Heel juniors Aniela Mojzis and Kendall Cline, ranked 23rd in the national doubles polls, defeated the Wolfpack's Barbara Orlay and Kristin Lam 8-1. Mojzis and Cline are now 13-5 in dual match play, and four of those five losses were decided by tie-breaks.

The senior tandem of Lee Bairos and Kendrick Bunn took an 8-2 win over Nandita Chandrasekar and Danielle Stadelmann at the No. 2 doubles spot. Bairos and Bunn have played in only three dual matches together, but are undefeated as a team.

The freshmen pair of Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long clinched the doubles point after cruising past NC State's Jennifer Jassawalla and Agustina Arechevaleta 8-1. Anundsen and Long improve to 7-2 in dual match play together.

In singles play, 29th-ranked Mojzis defeated Orlay in three sets, 3-6, 6-5, 1-0(6). Mojzis has won her last three matches, including an upset over #10Alicia Salas of Notre Dame on Sunday.

At the other five seeds, all Tar Heels took two-set victories. Freshman Caitlin Collins played at the No. 2 seed for the first time in dual match play of her career and defeated NC State's Lam 6-0, 7-6. Cline won her match at the No. 3 spot, beating Chandrasekar 6-1, 6-2. Cline is now 13-5 in singles dual match play.

At the No. 4 seed, Anundsen dominated in her match against Jassawalla, taking a 6-3, 6-1 win. Long took a 7-6, 6-1 victory over Vania Apodaca at the No. 5 seed. Bunn, playing at the No. 6 position, cruised past Arechavaleta, 6-2, 6-3, improving her singles dual match record to 9-3.

Next up for the Tar Heels is a road trip up north for their last two away matches of the season. UNC takes on #65 Virginia on Saturday, April 3, at 10 a.m. in Charlottesville, Va. The Tar Heels then face #68 Maryland in College Park, Md., at 11 a.m on Sunday, April 4.

#12 UNC 7, NC State 0

Singles
1. #29 Aniela Mojzis (UNC) def. Barbara Orlay (NCSU) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0(6)
2. Caitlin Collins (UNC) def. Kristin Lam(NCSU) 6-0, 7-6
3. Kendall Cline (UNC) def. Nandita Chandrasekar (NCSU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Sara Anundsen (UNC) def. Jennifer Jassawalla (NCSU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Jenna Long (UNC) def. Vania Apodaca (NCSU) 7-6, 6-1
6. Kendrick Bunn (UNC) def. Agustina Arechavaleta (NCSU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles: UNC wins doubles point
1. #23 Mojzis/Cline (UNC) def. Orlay/Lam (NCSU) 8-1
2. Bairos/Bunn (UNC) def. Chandrasekar/Daniella Stadelmann (NCSU) 8-2
3. Anundsen/Long (UNC) def. Jassawalla/Arechavaleta (NCSU) 8-1