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Tigers Fall To No. 11 North Carolina, 7-0, In First Match Of Puerto Rico Trip
March 16, 2008 | Women's Tennis
Princeton played tough in singles against a North Carolina team featuring three ranked players but ended up on the short end of a 7-0 decision against the 11th-ranked Tarheels Saturday in Puerto Rico.
Both Ivana King at No. 2 and Taylor Marable at No. 3 played three-set matches against ranked opponents. King won the first set against 26th-ranked Katrina Tsang but fell in a tough 10-8 tiebreak after Tsang came back to win the second set. Marable lost the first set against No. 100 Austin Smith but responded with a 6-3 second-set win before falling in a tiebreak.
King and doubles partner Sarah Huah also took their doubles match to a tiebreak at No. 2 against Smith and Sophie Grabinski but did not win the tiebreak.
In a matchup of two nationally-ranked players at the No. 1 singles spot, Princeton's Melissa Saiontz, ranked 75th, lost to 10th-ranked Sanaz Marand by scores of 6-3 and 6-4.
The Tigers (6-6) will play Illinois on Thursday as part of a spring break trip to Puerto Rico.
No. 11 North Carolina 7, Princeton 0
March 15, 2008
DOUBLES
1. Marand/Tsang def. Parks/Marable, 8-2
2. Smith/Grabinski def. King/Huah, 8-7 (0)
3. Reichert/Alexandra Jurewtiz def. Hoffman/Saiontz, 8-5
Order of finish: 1,3,2
1. #10 Sanaz Marand def. #75 Melissa Saiontz, 6-3, 6-4
2. #26 Katrina Tsang def. Ivana King, 3-6, 6-1, (10-8)
3. #100 Austin Smith def. Taylor Marable, 6-2, 3-6, (10-5)
4. Laura Reichert def. Rebecca Parks, 6-0, 6-3
5. Sophie Grabinski def. Sarah Huah, 6-3, 6-4
6. Meg Fanjoy def. Sarah Hoffman, 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 4,6,1,5,3,2