|   North Carolina Tar Heels 4,
Arizona State Sun Devils 1
Round of 16
8:00 AM, May 16, 2002
West Tennis Courts
Live Scoreboard
| DOUBLES | | Doubles | North Carolina | Arizona State | Score | W | | 1. | Marlena Mejia/Julie Rotondi | Adria Engel/Dora Krstulovic | 8-2 | A | | 2. | Kendall Cline/Aniela Mojzis | Mhairi Brown/Cindy Sureephong | 9-7 | N | | 3. | Lee Bairos/Kate Pinchbeck | Lauren Colalillo/Megan Yeats | 8-6 | N | | Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2 (North Carolina wins doubles point) | | SINGLES | | Singles | North Carolina | Arizona State | Score | W | | 1. | Marlene Mejia | Adria Engel | 6-2, 4-1 (A) | - | | 2. | Kate Pinchbeck | Dora Krstulovic | 6-1, 6-0 | N | | 3. | Julie Rotondi | Mhairi Brown | 6-0, 6-1 | N | | 4. | Aniela Mojzis | Cindy Sureephong | 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (A) | - | | 5. | Lee Bairos | Lauren Colalillo | 6-3, 6-1 | A | | 6. | Kendall Cline | Joslynn Burkett | 6-2, 6-1 | N | | Order of Finish: 2, 3, 5, 6 | | Final Score: North Carolina 4, Arizona State 1 | Team Records: Arizona State 15-8, North Carolina, 25-4 | | Match Notes: The 8:00 a.m. match at the West Campus Courts ... North Carolina advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship for the first time in school history ... Prior to this season, the Tar Heels had never advanced past the second round ... The Tar Heels' 25 wins marks their highest total since a 26-14 campaign in 1982 ... The Tar Heels win the season series between the schools 2-0, including a 4-3 win in Tempe, Arizona on March 13 ... At No. 3 singles, Julie Rotondi extended her personal winning streak to 18 matches ... Arizona State was making its seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA Round of 16 ... The Sun Devils had reached the quarterfinals each of the past two seasons ... The Sun Devils are ranked 10th in the nation and seeded 11th in the tournament ... The Tar Heels are seeded sixth in the tournament and ranked seventh in the country. UNC faces Stanford on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Arizona State Head Coach Sheila McInerney - "Give North Carolina credit --- they played better than we did today. They also beat us earlier in the season, and are the better team." North Carolina Head Coach Jen Callen - "The doubles point was very important today, and we were very pleased to win that point. We then carried the momentum from doubles over to singles. Everyone fought hard, and we're looking forward to playing tomorrow." | |
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