May 2, 2003

The NCAA Women,s Tennis Committee released the selections for the NCAA Division I Women's Singles and Doubles Championships and four players from the University of North Carolina will be participating. Kate Pinchbeck, Marlene Mejia and Aniela Mojzis will compete in the singles tournament. Mojzis and teammate Kendall Cline will compete in the doubles tournament.

The 64-player Singles Championship begins on Monday, May 19 and runs through May 24, with one round played each day at the Ring Tennis Complex at the University of Florida, while the NCAA Doubles Championship gets underway on Tuesday, May 20, as the competitors play one round each day capped with the final on May 24th.

Pinchbeck, ranked 13th in the country, advanced to the quarterfinals of the singles tournament last year. Wake Forest's Bea Bielik won the NCAA Singles title last season, while the Stanford pair of Lauren Kalvaria and Gabriela Lastra captured the NCAA Doubles crown.

The winners of the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships receive an automatic bid into the main draw of the 2003 U.S. Open.

Complete Listing of Selections:

2003 NCAA Division I Women,s Tennis Singles/Doubles Selections

SINGLES:
Alice Barnes Stanford
Lauren Barnikow Stanford
Courtney Bergman Harvard
Erin Burdette Stanford
Jackie Carleton UCLA
Chloe Carlotti Fresno State
Vilmarie Castellvi Tennessee
Nataly Cahana Old Dominion
Claire Carter Washington
Agata Cioroch Georgia
Crystal Cleveland Tennessee
Julie Coin Clemson
Lindsay Dawaf Florida
Maureen Diaz Southern California
Aleksandra Durska Tulsa
Adria Engel Arizona State
Tammy Encina Tennessee
Marina Escobar Martinez Virginia Commonwealth
Candice Fuchs William and Mary
Christina Fusano California
Alexis Gordon Florida
Cristelle Grier Northwestern
Dianne Hollands Arizona
Jieun Jacobs California
Amanda Johnson Duke
Urska Juric Missouri
Raquel Kops-Jones California
Manon Kruse Middle Tennessee
Jenny Kuhn Tulane
Alix Lacelarie Clemson
Caylan Leslie Notre Dame
Amber Liu Stanford
Luana Magnani Southern California
Kelly McCain Duke
Marlene Mejia North Carolina
Maja Mlakar Arizona
Aniela Mojzis North Carolina
Anne Nguyen Georgia
Daria Panova Oregon
Anda Perianu Oklahoma
Jewel Peterson Southern California
Alicia Pillay Tulsa
Kate Pinchbeck North Carolina
Alice Pirsu Pennsylvania
Mira Radu Mississippi
Zerene Reyes Florida
Sarah Riske Vanderbilt
Nathalie Roels Kentucky
Jessica Roland Texas A&M
Julie Rotondi Florida
Alicia Salas Notre Dame
Julia Scaringe Florida
Emilie Scribot Arizona
Julie Smekodub Tulane
Viktoria Stoklasova South Alabama
Kendra Strohm Texas
Dea Sumantri Washington
Liina Suurvarik Illinois State
Jennifer Tuchband Virginia
Sara Walker UCLA
Susi Wild UCLA
Sarah Witten Kentucky
Jaime Wong Georgia Tech
Barbora Zahnova Virginia Commonwealth

Alternates (listed in order):
1. Sara Arasu Duke
2. Courtney Nagle Oregon
3. Jessica Rush Northwestern
4. Aleke Tsoubanos Vanderbilt
5. Alena Dvorakova Florida Atlantic

DOUBLES:
Maja Mlakar Emilie Scribot Arizona
Raquel Kops-Jones Christina Fusano California
Laurence Jayet Julie Coin Clemson
Hillary Adams Kelly McCain Duke
Julie DeRoo Amanda Johnson Duke
Zerene Reyes Jennifer Magley Florida
Lindsay Dawaf Julie Rotondi Florida
Julia Scaringe Alexis Gordon Florida
Chloe Carlotti Lucia Tallo Fresno State
Lori Grey Agata Cioroch Georgia
Jennifer McGaffigan Michelle Webb Illinois
Amy Trefethen Sarah Witten Kentucky
Alice Sukner Jessica Johnson Marshall
Melissa Applebaum Megan Bradley Miami (Florida)
Stacy Varnell Manon Kruse Middle Tennessee
Urska Juric Katka Sevcikova Missouri
Aniela Mojzis Kendall Cline North Carolina
Jessica Rush Cristelle Grier Northwestern
Heather Saluri Anda Perianu Oklahoma
Linda Faltynkova Katarzyna Kolodynska Oklahoma State
Courtney Nagle Daria Panova Oregon
Tiffany Brymer Jewel Peterson Southern California
Lauren Barnikow Erin Burdette Stanford
Vilmarie Castellvi Melissa Schaub Tennessee
Ziva Grasic Kendra Strohm Texas
Jessica Roland Roberta Spencer Texas A&M
Beverly Dawson Irina Tereschenko Texas Tech
Julie Smekodub Jenny Kuhn Tulane
Aleke Tsoubanos Sarah Riske Vanderbilt
Silvia Urickova Barbora Zahnova Virginia Commonwealth
Claire Carter Darija Klaic Washington
Candice Fuchs Kate Boomershine William and Mary

Alternates (listed in order):
1. Jennifer Tuchband Henriette Williams Virginia
2. Silvia Tornier Indra Erichsen San Diego State
3. Marta Jedrzejak Ramona But Maryland
4. Kate Pinchbeck Kendrick Bunn North Carolina