6 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2004 Women’s tennis knocks off Tennessee, Kentucky FROM WIRE REPORTS KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The North Carolina women’s tennis team came from behind to win its second match of the weekend, beating Tennessee 4-3 on Sunday. The Tar Heels, ranked ninth in the nation, took the doubles point from 23rd-ranked Tennessee and then won three of the singles matches to defeat the Lady Volunteers (4-5). In singles play, junior Kendall Cline and freshman Jenna Long had two-set victories that gave UNC the win. The Tar Heels (7-1) were down 3-2 when No. 5 seed Cline beat Victoria Jones 7-6(2), 6- 2 to even the match. Then No. 6 seed Long clinched the team victo ry, overpowering Breanna Kray 6- 2,6-0. No. 34 junior Aniela Mojzis also had a singles win at the No. 1 seed over No. 86 Sabita Maharaj 6-7(5), 6-3,7-5. In doubles play, UNC senior Lee Bairos and Mojzis took the No. 1 seed match against Maharaj and Ashley Robards 8-6. To win the team doubles point, Tar Heel freshmen Sara Anundsen and Caitlin Collins won as the No. 2 seed over Majen Immink and Kray 8-4. On Saturday, the Tar Heels defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 6- 1 at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington, Ky. Men's tennis upsets Georgia ATHENS, Ga. For the second successive year, the North Carolina men’s tennis team pulled off an upset victory against a GYMNASTICS FROM PAGE 10 execution was better,” Galvin said. “That’s really the only thing we can control.” Curley, who scored a personal best of 9.85 on bars, said she thought the set was one of the best bar routines the Tar Heels have had as a team. “There were only a few mis takes, and if you weren’t part of our team you wouldn’t really even 'Carolina’s our 8 H AhhuJkl AlvltrJs Issw t I j \ oftUDTH. CAROLINA SPORTS Best = Choose your ££ui.mii campus favorites Fkvoritt cotok Best off ctofus work out and win a SIOO Most J■ Bf \ '■ warn ’" J i iTOrfyi k*** JgMPPW s IfiS .*.v 3 IIBPt 1 WM v ”’' i iplliPl Hsgk \ JH -a IkL \ MM m.. r , \ * BPS . DTH/ANDREW SYNOWIEZ North Carolina point guard Ivory Latta (seated) reacts in disbelief to a call late in the second half of the Tar Heels' 89-79 loss to Duke on Saturday. Latta led UNC with 25 points and also dished out three assists. VETERANS FROM PAGE 10 Eventually, though, Latta could n’t hang with the seasoned veter ans on the Duke squad, which prompted Latta tp take a moral from the loss. “Every game I learn a lesson,” Latta said. “I think what I’m going to take out of this game is, play defense. ... Whether it’s scoring, whether it’s defense or giving them an open pass or whatever, I’ve just got to do what I’ve got to do to get my team a win.” While Latta carried the Tar Heels through the first half, Little bloomed late on the scoreboard. In the second half, Little scored 10 points and brought down five boards. “I thought we scored enough points to win,” Hatchell said. “I thought we were ready. Duke made shots. They made 3-point shots, and that was the difference in the game.” UNC’s inexperience which contributed to the team’s 17 turnovers was countered by Beard’s 31 points, Tillis’ two blocks and Krapohl’s six-for-10 3-point shooting. But still Latta and Beard dueled throughout the game, each incit ing runs for their respective team’s streaks. In the same eight minutes that Latta hit shots over the bigger and stronger Duke team, Beard had nine of her points, most of which directly followed a Latta field goal. “They have a lot of talent and when they learn the game, they're going to be unstoppable,” Beard said. Tillis imparted some words of wisdom for the freshmen. “I remember when I was a freshman, you might have a lot of talent, but you just might not know what to do in certain situations or how to play certain players,” she said. “That just comes with playing in college for four years.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu. P Planned Parenthood 9 ' Chapel Hill Durham 942-7762 206-2672 for appointments .for walk-in times WOMEN'S HOOPS FROM PAGE 10 ed the game to be played.” Unlike the teams’ previous meeting, in which Duke outre bounded UNC by lQ.and ended, the contest with a 25-3 run, the Tar Heels hung with the fourth ranked Blue Devils for the full 40 minutes and dominated on the boards. UNC (18-5, 8-4 in the ACC) actually grabbed more offensive rebounds than Duke (20-3,11-1) had defensive rebounds in win ning the battle on the boards, 43- 30. But controlling the glass could n’t prevent the Tar Heels from los ing to Duke once again despite a school-record crowd of 10,278. Led by seniors Alana Beard, Iciss Tillis and Vicki Krapohl, the Blue Devils opened up a large lead early in the second half and never let UNC get closer than six points. Duke made big shots whenever it appeared the momentum was shifting and came up with big plays on defense to stop all of UNC’s late charges. “When the game got kind of close, we got stops,” Beard said. “And that’s what great teams do they get stops when the game is tight.” Beard scored a quiet if such a thing is possible 3l points on 9- 16 shooting. “I think the shots that I took were right at the end of the shot clock, so I think the team did a nice job of moving the ball, keep ing the floor spread and getting a lot of penetration and kicking it out,” Beard said. “They all came within the context of the offense.” High point totals are typical from Beard, one of the premier talents in the country, but the wild card for Duke on Saturday was the play of Krapohl, a reserve guard. With the UNC defense forced to key on Duke’s other offensive weapons, Krapohl was able to slip into open spaces and make good on six of her 10 3-point attempts. “We have such great versatility on our team, we have so many great players that they can’t stop ( MOVIES AT TIMBERLYNE Weaver Dairy at Airport Rd. V 933-8600 J 50 FUST OATES* ES Daily 2:35,3:05,4:45,5:15,7:00,7:30, . 9:10,9:45 BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUSINESS ESS Daily 2:30,4:50, 7:10,9:30 MIRACLE* ES Daily 3:30,7:00,9:40 ALONG CAME POUY KS Daily 3:00,5:15,7:25,9:30 LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING lEBS Daily 3:45,7:30 trot rag ae m ©lje Batty (Ear Mrri Duke 89, UNC 79 Duke 40 49 89 UNC 32 47 79 Mk Tillis 6-15 00 . Bass 46 01 B, Currie 3-8 44 W. Beard 9-16 9-13 31. Harding 1-6 OO 3. Hunter 14 2-2 4..Kraso J-11 00 20. Way 00 00 0, Totals: 31-64 18-20 20 69. , ’ ittCslMk-Mrat -12. Bell 3-7 34-9,Sutton*-* 2-240. 2-8 2-3 6, Utta 9-16 3-7 26. MetoaK 5-H 34 16. Davis f-1 00 2. Mcßee 0-1 00 0. Sell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 29-63 18-20 79 3-point goals - Duke 12-23 (Krapohl 6-10. Tims 2-6, Beard 4-6. Currie 0-1. Herding Oil UNC 6-14 (Latta 3-7 Meieeif 2-6. Bel 0-1. Atkinson OIL Unbound! - Duke 30 (Ttffe 6, Beard 6); UNC 43 (Sutton 10, Atkinson 10). Assists Duke 22 (Cume 5, Harding 5); UNC 11 (Atkinson 4). Steals Duke 9 (T3fe 2, Cume 2. Beard 2. Harding 21 UNC 5 (Little. Bell, Sutton. Latta. Davis). Total fouls Duke 16. UNC 16 Attendance -10.278 everything,” Krapohl said. “I got really wide-open looks, and I was just able to knock it down.” In all, the Blue Devils knocked down 12 of 23 treys. But Hatchell said she was not disappointed with her team’s defensive effort. She said she was proud of her team despite the loss and added that there was very little she would change if the teams met again in the ACC Tournament. “We’ve got to get on the shoot ers a little better that’s the only thing I’d do different,” Hatchell said. “I wouldn’t do anything any different the whole game.... “They’ve got big-time players, and they stepped up in a big game, but they’re not going to make those in every game.” But for players like junior Nikita Bell who have never beaten Duke in their careers, the ever growing losing streak to their rival is discouraging. “It’s real frustrating what am I, 0-8 against them now?” Bell said. “Every time I play anybody, I just want to win big, but especial ly with the rivalry. It’s a big deal to me because I know how important it is. “We get overlooked a lot of times because of them, but I guess we just have to prove ourselves and beat them.” But after watching UNC make significant improvements from the teams’ previous meeting, even Duke coach Gail Goestenkors knows the difference between the two teams is diminishing. Said Goestenkors, “Well; if this game is indicative of how big the gap is, then it’s not really that big a gap.” Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu. Take 15/501 South towards Pittsboro Exit Main St./Southern Village —■ 50 FIRST DATES ES 1:00-3:15-(5:20)-7:25-9:35 MIRACLE IS 1:30-(4:151-7:00-9:40 CATCH THAT KID K 1:10-3:10-(5:10)-7:15-9:25 COLD MOUNTAIN 1 (3:451-7:00-9:45 £s£ %9.QQ DIQI TA L S EATING