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HaftOt, ZPantOl) Aam A—ana—— t Aiihrt a— - 4 iftow 2. tftafct Maal hmiai —lO (Am 6. Omp— 2. Ed—u o—an Saaanl Bh*-HtOaag—6.Smart 3. EcMa 2.B—.Mna Hdvlaaal h—U-hM Mlla4a.il- 11068 TENNIS FROM PAGE 12 have only played together sparingly, no amount of chemistry concerns could prevent the two from securing victories in both their matches. Throughout the day the two complemented each other in an impressive fashion. Fogleman consistently used effective placement and timely charges to the net to secure vital points, while Kearney played the drop shot to perfection to offset any opponent net charges. However, in their doubles match Sunday, precision and power couldn't save the two from defeat. The tan dem forced a tiebreaker but were unable to sustain their momentum SWIMMING FROM PAGE 12 said of Kinderwater. “He loves to work: he’s very positive and very focused. And it shows in his work." The team refocused after the big win quickly and celebrated its Senior Day, beating Emory and Johns Hopkins in a dual meet “It’s just a good practice (for the ACC Tournament) to have a night swim, then get up the next morn ing ready to swim again fast." Swendiman said. Funderburk was feeling espe cially ready for the meet, as he broke the North Carolina record for 3-meter diving score in a single meet, amassing 422.92 points. He also volunteered to anchor the free style relay, the last event of the day VICTORIES FROM PAGE 12 victories. The weekend was a chance for Kalbas to tinker with his doubles lineups in order to find the combi nations for later in the season. One pair he will not need to tinker with, however, is the pairing of Marand and junior Sophie Grabinski. Marand and Grabinski rep resent the ITA's No. 8-ranked doubles team, and they showed why by convincingly winning their two matches. Marand credited the pair's friendship as one reason for their strong play. “We’re good friends off the court and we try to make each other laugh and have fun," Marand said. ill • 620 Market St ""|jlHllllihr;r,: -Mnt 15/501 South towanh Wtttboro Urt Maihlt St. / Southfn Vllljqe THERE WIU. BE BLOOOI 1:1*43*7*5 UKIMCEABIE * MMflftttMO RAMSON mmmma V DRESSES® iaM:IHDM3O Tl* BUCKET USW_I2MSMM:IM3S Slw^llaste UNC freshman finds her game BY JOE MCLEAN STAFF WRITER Jelena Durisic's problem wasn’t her feet, or her backhand or any of the other essential parts of a tennis game. It was her toss. Again and again, as she lifted it into the air, the ball would drift just far enough to the left or right to throw off her serve. “I got nervous," Durisic said Saturday. ‘You’ll notice if I’m ner vous because the toss is going to be a little bit off Durisic was in a tight doubles match against Minnesota's No. 2 pair, Karina Chiarelli and Lindsay Risebrough. But more importantly, the rest of her Tar Heel teammates were following every movement, which wasn’t helping her nerves. Durisic's match, the last to finish, took a full 20 minutes longer than the other pairings. So while the rest of her team shouted words of encouragement from the neighboring courts, Durisic was rolling her eyes and thrusting her arms out in disbelief after each of her own mistakes. “I’m one of those people who are like, if I don’t perform, I get so pissed off that I play much better." she said. ‘I sort of like to rip it to pieces, for get about it, move on. Be aggressive, because my game Ls aggressive." Coach Brian Kalbas has been impressed thus far with her style of play. ‘She really puts people on their heels with her big serve and her big forehand," he said. “When she's confident, she really can be over powering and intimidating." Nerves aren't typically an issue at home matches, where most of the spectators are friends and family. For a freshman like Durisic, though, the pressure of playing on a varsity team can be surprising sometimes. “It was something new," she said. “I’m still not used to the whole match phase because in the fall we and eventually lost. “I didn't think I returned well," Kearney said. "I need to go back to the practice courts and work hard er and get more consistent." The rest of the matches against Rice that day followed in much the same manner with only Fogleman and senior David Stone securing victories in singles play. Although the team lost, both Hardy and Kearney took their top -45 singles opponents to decisive third sets before falling. “I should’ve won, and I kind of regret the last game I played," Hardy said. “It was kind of sloppy, and the energy wasn’t there." Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu. something rare for a diver. “Often the divers go far too unnoticed because our attention is on swimming," DeSelm said. “The seniors came to me and asked if he could anchor the relay. And with out making a mockery of the meet, I let them do it." Even though the group of all seniors was disqualified for a false start, that did not seem to damper the excitement among the other swimmers. “It was fun to watch Ryan anchor the last leg," Morrissy said. “It was a lot of fun joking around with it... It was really exciting to have the senior meet kind of sad but a good experience." Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu. “We know each others strengths and w eaknesses, and so we just try to build each other up and tell each other little things like to move your feet if they’re a little down." The weekend was also a showcase for UNCs depth, as its four, five, and six singles positions went undefeated and failed to drop a set Marand said these two wins will give the team some momentum for next week’s team ITA Nationals. “It gives us confidence; we know obviously we’re a good team," she said. “We just have to keep working really hard and keep fighting for every match." Contact the Sports Editor at sports@ unc.edu. Regal cinemas ..HOW . •. , * '•Bvv .ftV.x-. TIMBERLYNE 6 933 8600] Attv Ttwon So* FOOL’S GOLD (PG-13) * MHO fll) • 10 REQD (155435)735 MEET THE SPAfITANS (PG-13) (130425)725 UKTRACEASLE (R) • 10 RECTO (140420)720 aOVERFIELO (PG-13) (145415)740 27 ORESSES (PC-13) (135410)715 BUCKET UST (PG-13) (150430)730 I Sports played all on our own." Even though the doubles point had already been decided in favor of UNC, both sides got emotion ally involved in the third match as momentum shifted back and forth. Durisic and partner Katrina Tsang had the advantage several times, first at 4-3, then 6-5 and then 7-6, only to lose in the tiebreak. ‘I think we just lost focus after we were up 6-5," Durisic said. “We started focusing too much about certain things instead of just on our shots and moving our feet. I got a little nervous I have to say." When the pressure eased off, however, she had no problem dis patching Danielle Mousseau in her singles match. Durisic found her way back in the kind of form that earned her a No. 29 ITA singles ranking in the fall. She lost only two games en route to that straight-set victory and fol lowed it up on Sunday against Michigan State with wins in both her singles and doubles matches. Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu. VOtl Onwireless Hot deals. Hotc lors. JSfl HNf enV™ by LG Orange, Green or Silver after rebate rebate. With new 2-yr. activation. 1^ ® ook good! 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On the men’s side, native Frenchman Mateo Sossah finished first place in the heptathlon. He also placed first in the 60- meter hurdles, second in the pole vault and first in the 1,000 meter dash. The finish was strong enough to reach the NCAA provisional mark. Daniel Keller also achieved the provisional mark for the heptath lon. On the women's side, freshman Patience Coleman finished first in the women's high jump with a MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2008 leap of 5 feet, 10 inches. Kimberly Warren won the women’s shot put with a toss of 45 feet, 4.25 inches. Gabby Gioia won the women’s long jump, reaching a mark of 5.20 meters, and also the wom en’s 800 meter run with a time of 2:31.97- The Tar Heels notably finished strongly in the weekend’s fielding events. “We want a strong fielding pro gram," UNC head coach Dennis Craddock said. "There has got to be a nucleus of something and so I’ve always said, ‘Let’s be really strong in our field events and see where else we can be strong to compli ment that.' “It was a large meet and we responded well to the good com petition here." The Tar Heels' strong showing is largely attributed to its underclass men. All but one of North Carolina's first-place finishers this weekend were either freshmen or sopho mores, and the men's roster only has three seniors. “The youth that we've brought in are seasoned athletes." Craddock said. “They've been to nationals, and some have been to internation als. They’re used to the arena they are stepping into." Next weekend the Tar Heels travel to New York to participate in the New Balance Invitational. The meet will be the first time this season that UNC will be scored as a team. “We’ll go to New York next weekend and there will be all the best schools on the east coast," Craddock said. “That will be our real test because of the team score." But if the Tar Heels want to continue to improve and be com petitive in the ACC and beyond, the team must see more success in the track events. “We are strong in field events, but we’re getting stronger in other events as we go along," Craddock said. And while the young talent has been carrying the Tar Heel squad thus far, Craddock knows that they can’t be expected to shoulder all of the weight. “We’re not asking them to cam the whole team," he said. "We just want them to do the very best they can and be competitive." Contact the Sports Editor at sports@ unc.edu. 11
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