Feb. 4, 2006

MADISON, Wis. - The No. 16 ranked TCU women's tennis team suffered a 6-1 defeat to No. 10 North Carolina in the quarterfinal playoff of the ITA National Indoor Championships. The Frogs fell to 2-2 on the season while the Tar Heels improved to 7-1.

North Carolina used a sweep in doubles competition to claim a one-point advantage before heading into singles play. The No. 40 doubles tandem of Helena Besovic and Anna Sydorska fell 8-3 UNC's No. 11 ranked team of Sarah Anundsen and Jenna Long at No. 1.

Sydorska was able to get back on track during singles and knot the match at one, downing Caitlin Collins 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2.

The Tar Heels went on to win the next five singles matches to bump the Frogs from the tournament. Long continued to give the Frogs problems, ousting Besovic 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 at No. 1 to clinch the match.

TCU returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 11, when it hosts No. 73 Tulsa at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. Match time is slated for a noon start.



No. 10 North Carolina (7-1) def. No. 16 TCU (2-2), 6-1

Singles

1. Jenna Long, UNC, def. Helena Besovic, TCU, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
2. Anna Sydorska, TCU, def. Caitlin Collins, UNC, 6-3, 6-1
3. Sara Anundsen, UNC, def. Ana Cetnik, TCU, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
4. Austin Smith, UNC, def. Karine Ionesco, TCU, 6-0, 6-4
5. Tanja Markovic, UNC, def. Kewa Nichols, TCU, 6-1, 1-6, 6-1
6. Charlie Tansill, UNC, def. Andrea Morgado, 6-4, 6-3

Order of Finish: 2, 4, 6, 1, 5, 3

Doubles

1. Anundsen/Long, UNC, def. Besovic/Sydorska, 8-3
2. Collins/Markovic, UNC, def. Ionesco/Cetnik, 9-7
3. Smith/Fanjoy, UNC, def. Morgado/Lopez, 8-4

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2