March 4, 2010
No. 2 North Carolina opened Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 7-0 sweep of No. 42 NC State Thursday afternoon at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. UNC, which won its 12th straight regular season match against State, improves to 13-1 on the season, while the Wolfpack falls to 4-4. Katrina Tsang, Sanaz Marand, Jelena Durisic, Zoe De Bruycker and Shinann Featherston scored straight-set wins for the Tar Heels.
February 24, 2010
On the heels of a run to the finals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships and a pair of 7-0 home wins last Saturday, the North Carolina women’s tennis team has risen to the No. 1 spot in the latest Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings released Tuesday. The No. 1 ranking is the highest in program history, eclipsing the No. 2 ranking from the previous week’s poll.
February 20, 2010
Fresh off a run to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship finals that pushed the team to its highest national ranking in program history, No. 2 North Carolina scored a pair of 7-0 wins over East Carolina and UNC Greensboro Saturday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Ceneter. No. 41 Sanaz Marand, the reigning ACC Player of the Week, dropped just two games in a pair of wins at No. 1 singles to lead the Tar Heels.
February 15, 2010
No. 11 North Carolina’s storybook run through the ITA National Team Indoor Championships ended Monday as the Tar Heels fell to No. 3 Northwestern, 4-2, in the title match at the University of Wisconsin’s Nielsen Tennis Stadium. Carolina, which defeated three top-10 opponents in the event, falls to 10-1 on the season, while the Wildcats improve to 8-0 in winning their second straight national indoor title.
February 14, 2010
No. 11 North Carolina continued its dream run through the ITA National Team Indoor Championships with a heart-stopping 4-3 win over No. 1 Duke Saturday afternoon at the University of Wisconsin’s Nielson Tennis Stadium. The win, Carolina’s first-ever victory over a top-ranked team, puts the Tar Heels into Monday’s final against No. 2 Northwestern.
