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No. 12 UNC Downs Tech Women's Tennis, 5-2

April 9, 2004

ATLANTA – Kelly Anderson and Alison Silverio recorded the only singles victories for the Jackets as No. 12 North Carolina (18-6, 4-3 ACC) defeated Georgia Tech (11-8, 4-3), 5-2, Friday afternoon at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.

The Tar Heels won all three doubles matches to begin the afternoon 1-0 heading into singles’ play.

North Carolina took a 2-0 lead when 28th-ranked Aniela Mojzis earned an easy 6-2, 6-0 win over No. 57 Lyndsay Shosho in the No. 1 singles slot. Tar Heel freshman Caitlin Collins then made the score 3-0 by defeating Tech’s Lindsey Stauss, 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 3 position.

Anderson and Silverio both battled to earn points for the Jackets, as each won in three sets. Anderson came back after dropping the first set 2-6 to UNC’s Lee Bairos to win 2-6, 6-2, 7-5. Silverio won her first set 6-2 before dropping the second set, 4-6, to Kendall Cline. She then came back with a 6-3 win in the third set to make the final margin 5-2 in favor of the Tar Heels.

The Jackets will conclude regular-season play with a match against Duke in Durham tomorrow at 1 p.m.

#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)

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