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CORAL GABLES, Fla. —  In a four hour battle that came down to a third set tiebreak, the No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels (9-2) found a way to fend off the No. 33 Miami Hurricanes (3-3), 4-3. Carolina will return to Chapel Hill with its first 2-0 ACC weekend of the season.

The Tar Heels began the day in new doubles pairs on all three courts. On court one, Elizabeth Scotty and Carson Tanguilig won 6-2 to give the Tar Heels the doubles advantage. On court two, Fiona Crawley and Reilly Tran clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory.

In singles play, Reilly Tran won in straight sets on court four to give UNC its second point. Abbey Forbes, Thea Rabman, Carson Tanguilig and Anika Yarlagadda each went to a third set in their matches. 

In her third set, Thea Rabman pulled away for a win to give Carolina its third point while Forbes and Yarlagadda dropped their third set. 

With the match tied 3-3, Tanguilig fought to force a third set tiebreak where she won 7-6 and clinched the win for the Tar Heels.

Singles

1. No. 10 Noel def. No. 25 Crawley – 3-6, 1-6
2. No. 14 Tanguilig vs. No. 67 Pfennig – 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (clinch)
3. No. 11 Yarlagadda vs. Balzert  – 6-3, 3-6, 3-6  
4. No. 50 Tran def. Schuknecht – 6-1, 6-1
5. No. 101 Boch-Collins def. No. 85 Forbes – 0-6, 6-3, 4-6 
6. No. 54 Rabman vs. Nong – 6-3, 0-6, 6-2

Doubles

1. Scotty/Tanguilig vs. Pfennig/Nong- 6-2 
2. Crawley/Tran vs. Schuknecht/Balzert – 6-3 (clinch)
3. Forbes/Evans vs. Boch-Collins/Noel – 5-3 (UF)

Order of Completion:
Singles 4, 1, 6, 5, 3, 2
Doubles 1, 2

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The Tar Heels will return home next week to face Boston College on Saturday and Syracuse on Sunday at the Chewning Tennis Center.

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