April 9, 2004

The University of North Carolina women's tennis team defeated Georgia Tech 5-2 on Friday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. The No. 12 Tar Heels won all three doubles matches for the first point from the No. 39 Yellow Jackets. UNC (18-6, 4-3 ACC) went on to get victories in four of six singles matches against Georgia Tech (11-8, 4-3 ACC) for the 5-2 team win.

To begin the afternoon, North Carolina's doubles teams finished in order as juniors Aniela Mojzis and Kendall Cline won the No. 1 seed match 8-4 against Kelly Anderson and Sekita Grant. Mojzis and Cline are ranked 23rd nationally and have compiled a record of 23-9, giving them the most doubles wins in a season in Tar Heel history.

At the No. 2 seed, UNC seniors Lee Bairos and Kendrick Bunn took the match against Lyndsay Shosho and Maria Nieto 8-3. Bairos and Bunn are now 8-1 together and 4-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Carolina freshman duo Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long completed the sweep with an 8-7(5) victory over Kacie Anson and Alison Silverio. Anundsen and Long are 6-0 in ACC play and 10-2 overall when playing together.

In singles play, #28 Mojzis easily defeated #57 Lindsay Shosho 6-2, 6-0 at the No. 1 seed. Mojzis moves on to 23-14 on the year and 4-3 in the ACC. She has been rescheduled to appear on Fox Sports Net's ACC Live on Monday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m. in an interview with Jenn Hildreth.

Next to finish was Tar Heel freshman Caitlin Collins playing at the three seed. Collins (15-14, 2-5 ACC) beat Lindsey Stauss 6-4, 6-2.

To clinch the match for the Tar Heels, Anundsen defeated Grant in the No. 4 seed match for UNC's fourth point of the day. Anundsen has compiled a team-high 26 wins over the year with only eight losses. The first-year player is also 5-2 in ACC play. In the No. 6 seed match, Long won in three sets against Nieto for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 come-from-behind victory. Long is now 18-8 and 5-0 in the ACC.

The Tar Heels will play #16 Clemson on Saturday in the final home and regular season match. The Tigers, 17-3 overall and an undefeated 6-0 in the ACC, finish its season at Duke on Sunday. Start time for the UNC-Clemson match is 11 a.m. at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.

#12 North Carolina 5, #39 Georgia Tech 2

Singles:
1. #28 Aniela Mojzis (UNC) def. #57 Lindsay Shosho (GT), 6-2, 6-0
2. #72 Kelly Anderson (GT) def. Lee Bairos (UNC), 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
3. Caitlin Collins (UNC) def. Lindsey Stauss (GT), 6-4, 6-2
4. Alison Silverio (GT) def. Kendall Cline (UNC), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
5. Sara Anundsen (UNC) def. Sekita Grant (GT), 7-5, 6-3
6. Jenna Long (UNC) def. Maria Nieto (GT), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3

Doubles: UNC wins doubles point
1. #23 Mojzis/Cline (UNC) def. Anderson/Grant (GT), 8-4
2. Kendrick Bunn/Bairos (UNC) def. Shosho/Nieto (GT), 8-3
3. Anundsen/Long (UNC) def. Kacie Anson/Silverio (GT), 8-7(6)