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Women's Tennis
at Kitty Harrison Invitational
Tuesday, April 8
Durham, N.C.
3:00 p.m.
Duke University
5
vs
2
North Carolina
No. 7 Duke Outlasts No. 15 North Carolina, 5-2
4/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
DURHAM, N.C. - The seventh-ranked Duke women's tennis team defeated 15th-ranked North Carolina, 5-2, on Tuesday afternoon at Ambler Tennis Stadium in Durham, N.C., as the Blue Devils improve to 14-3 (7-2 ACC).
With the loss, the Tar Heels fall to 14-7 (5-3 ACC).
The Duke duo of senior Tory Zawacki and junior Jessi Robinson dropped an 8-1 decision to the 51st-ranked Tar Heel tandem of Austin Smith and Katrina Tsang, but the Blue Devils bounced back to come away with the doubles point as the freshman pair of Reka Zsilinszka and Ellah Nze defeated Laura Rechert and Alexandra Jurewitz, 8-3, at No. 3 and the fifth-ranked team of sophomore Amanda Granson and junior Melissa Mang posted an 8-3 win over the third-ranked UNC pair of Sanaz Marand and Sophie Grabinski at the top position.
The Blue Devils then took their 1-0 lead and ran with it, winning three straight singles matches to clinch the match. Granson defeated Grabinski in straight sets (6-3, 6-0) at No. 5 and 17th-ranked Zsilinszka came away with a 6-2, 6-0 win over 97th-ranked Smith at No. 3 before Mang got past Reichert, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 4 for the match-clinching victory.
North Carolina closed the score to 4-2 on Meg Fanjoy's 6-1, 6-4 win over Robinson at No. 6 and eighth-ranked Marand's 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 triumph over sophomore Tara Iyer at the top spot.
Nze, ranked 14th in the nation, then went on to defeat 29th-ranked Tsang, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6), at No. 2 to account for the final 5-2 score.
With the win, Duke receives one point in the 2007-08 Carlyle Cup race, an all-sports competition between Duke and North Carolina. The Tar Heels currently lead the competition by 15-5 margin. The Carlyle Cup is sponsored by Carlyle & Co., a Greensboro-based jeweler and fans can visit www.carlylecup.com for more information.
Duke will close out its regular season ledger this weekend as the Blue Devils face Virginia Tech (April 12) and Virginia (April 13) on the road. Both matches are set to begin at 12 noon.
No. 7 Duke 5, No. 15 North Carolina 2
April 8, 2008
Ambler Tennis Stadium ? Durham, N.C.
Singles
1. #8 Sanaz Marand (UNC) def. Tara Iyer (D) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
2. #15 Ellah Nze (D) def. #29 Katrina Tsang (UNC) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
3. #17 Reka Zsilinszka (D) def. #97Austin Smith (UNC) 6-2, 6-0
4. Melissa Mang (D) def. Laura Reichert (UNC) 6-4, 6-1
5. Amanda Granson (D) def. Sophie Grabinski (UNC) 6-3, 6-0
6. Meg Fanjoy (UNC) def. Jessi Robinson (D) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 5,3,4*, 6,1,2
Doubles
1. #5 Mang/Granson (D) def. #3 Marand/Grabinski (UNC), 8-3
2. #51 Smith/Tsang (UNC) def. Robinson/Tory Zawacki (D), 8-1
3. Zsilinszka/Nze (D) def. Reichert/Alexandra Jurewitz (UNC), 8-3
Order of finish: 2,3,1*
Match Notes
Team Records: Duke (14-3, 7-2 ACC), North Carolina (14-7, 5-3 ACC)
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