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No. 12 Tar Heels Stumble At No. 21 Florida State
March 28, 2008
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. --- No. 21 Florida State took four of six singles matches to overcome an early deficit and defeat No. 12 North Carolina, 4-3, Friday afternoon at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. No. 9 Sanaz Marand and No. 27 Katrina Tsang picked up singles wins for the Tar Heels, who fell to 12-6 and 3-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Florida State improved to 13-3 (3-2 ACC). Carolina jumped out to an early lead after taking a hotly-contested doubles point. Marand and junior Sophie Grabinski, the No. 10 doubles tandem in the nation, opened play with an 8-3 win over No. 53 Ania Rynarzewska and Katie Rybakova at No. 1. After FSU triumphed at No. 3, Tsang and junior Austin Smith topped Carolin Walter and Federica Suess in a tiebreak, 9-8 (5), to secure the point for the Tar Heels. Rynarzewska's win at No. 5 singles quickly evened the score, but Carolina took the next two wins to go ahead 3-1. Marand, ranked No. 9 in the most recent ITA poll, dispatched No. 68 Lauren Macfarlane, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 1 singles before Tsang took care of No. 33 Rybakova, 6-4, 7-5, at No. 2. That would prove to be the last win for Carolina, however, as the host Seminoles took the final three singles matches for the 4-3 win. After Jessica Wente and Federica Suess scored straight-set victories at No. 4 and No. 6, respectively, the match was left to No. 95 Smith and No. 100 Walter at No. 3 to decide it. Walter took the first set, 6-3, before triumphing in a tiebreak, 7-6 (2), in the second set to secure the victory. The Tar Heels will now travel to Coral Gables, Fla., to face No. 14 Miami on Sunday. DOUBLES SINGLES
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