North Carolina
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Tar Heels Fall To No. 1 Stanford in Consolation Round
February 10, 2003 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 10, 2003
Madison, Wisc. ----- The fifth-ranked University of North Carolina women's tennis team dropped its second consecutive match at the National Indoor Championships, falling to No. 1 Stanford, 6-1, on Saturday.
The Tar Heels (5-2) scored their only point at No. 2 singles when Kate Pinchbeck scored a 6-1, 6-4 victory. Carolina lost the doubles point, falling at all three doubles spots to the Cardinal.
Pinchbeck gave Carolina hope after winning the first singles point of the match, but Stanford rallied to win the remaining five matches.
Carolina's next match is Saturday, February 15 at William & Mary.
QUARTERFINAL PLAY-OFF
Stanford 6, North Carolina 1
Stanford North Carolina Winner Score
Doubles
1. Barnikow/Burdette (8) def. Pinchbeck/Bunn (19) Stanford 8-5
2. Barnes/Liu def. Mojzis/Mejia (50) Stanford 8-6
3. Anderson/Tweedie-Yates def. Bairos/Cline Stanford 8-4
Singles
1. Amber Liu (17) def. Marlene Mejia (38) Stanford 6-1, 6-2
2. Kate Pinchbeck (11) def Lauren Barnikow (25) UNC 6-1, 6-4
3. Erin Burdette (30) def. Aniela Mojzis (61) Stanford 6-0, 5-7, 7-5*
4. Alice Barnes (13) def. Kendall Cline Stanford 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
5. Emilia Anderson def. Lee Bairos Stanford 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
6. Story Tweedie-Yates def. Tanja Markovic Stanford 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish (singles): 2, 6, 1, 3, 5, 4
Omni Hotels national ranking in parenthesis
* - clinched win
Records: No. 1 Stanford 4-1; No. 5 North Carolina 5-2
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