May 12, 2003

Gainesville, FL ----- The NCAA Women's Tennis Championships Round of 16 field is set following the completion of Sunday's second round matches. North Carolina, ranked 11th in the country and seeded 13th, advanced with a 4-1 win over 19th-ranked Clemson.

Fourteen of the 16 seeded teams advanced, with Kansas State shocking 12th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth and Harvard topping 16th-seeded Arizona to join the elite field.

All 16 teams now travel to Gainesville, Fla., for the remainder of the NCAA Championships. Round of 16 matches will be played on Thursday, May 15 at the Ring Tennis Complex on the University of Florida campus.

Carolina will play No. 4 seed California. It will be the second meeting between the two schools this season. Earlier this year, Carolina lost a hard-fought match to the Bears, 4-3 in Berkeley.

NCAA Women,s Tennis Championships: Match Times

TEAM: Round of 16 (8 Matches)
Match 1: Duke vs. William & Mary: 8 a.m. ^ Stadium Courts
Match 2: Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt: 8 a.m. ^ Varsity Courts
Match 3: Florida vs. Arizona State: 11 a.m. ^ Stadium Courts
Match 4: UCLA vs. Washington: 11 a.m. ^ Varsity Courts
Match 5: Harvard vs. Stanford: 2 p.m. ^ Stadium Courts
Match 6: Georgia vs. Kentucky: 2 p.m. ^ Varsity Courts
Match 7: California vs. North Carolina: 5 p.m. ^ Stadium Courts
Match 8: Kansas State vs. Southern Calif.: 5 p.m. ^ Varsity Courts

TEAM: Quarterfinals (4 Matches)
Match 9: Match 3 vs. Match 2 winners: 10 a.m. ^ Stadium Courts
Match 10: Match 1 vs. Match 4 winners: 10 a.m. ^ Varsity Courts
Match 11: Match 5 vs. Match 6 winners: 2 p.m. ^ Stadium Courts
Match 12: Match 7 vs. Match 8 winners: 2 p.m. ^ Varsity Courts

TEAM: Semifinals (2 Matches)
Match 13: Match 9 vs. Match 10 winners: 10 a.m. ^ Stadium Courts
Match 14: Match 11 vs. Match 12 winners: 2 p.m. ^ Stadium Courts

TEAM: Final (1 Match)
Match 15: Match 13 vs. Match 14 winners: 1 p.m. ^ Stadium Courts