Tar Heels To Face Vanderbilt In NCAA Round Of 16
2005 Carolina Women's Tennis NCAA Tournament Notes
May 16, 2005 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The North Carolina women's tennis team will face Vanderbilt in the round of 16 in the 2005 NCAA Championships. Carolina, the 13th overall seed in the tournament, will begin play against Vanderbilt, the tournament's fourth seed, at noon on Thursday, May 19 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. The Tar Heels and Commodores will square-off on the Henry Feild Courts. The NCAA Championships is hosted this year by the University of Georgia. This marks the third time Georgia has served as host for the women's championship after having the event in 1994 and 2004. Live scoring for both the team and individual tournaments will be available through the University of Georgia website. Results will be updated throughout the course of the matches in progress. Tickets are available online at georgiadogs.com or can be purchased by calling 1-877-542-1231. Carolina (22-9) advanced to the round of 16 after defeating Richmond 4-0 and Duke 4-0 in the first and second rounds, respectively. For the fourth straight year, Carolina was one of 16 schools to host a regional. UNC has advanced to the round of 16 three times in the last four years. Making its seventh NCAA tournament appearance, Carolina is 10-6 in NCAA play. Its best finish was in 2002, when UNC reached the quarterfinals. Carolina fell to Stanford 4-1. In his 14 years of coaching, Head Coach Brian Kalbas is 17-9 in NCAA play in his careers at North Carolina and William & Mary. This marks the sixth time Kalbas has taken his team to the round of 16. The Vanderbilt Commodores (22-5) defeated Tennessee-Martin 5-0 in NCAA first-round action and then went on to beat South Alabama 4-0 in the second round. Both matches were in Nashville, Tenn., as Vanderbilt also hosted a regional. The Commodores finished the SEC 9-2 and in the SEC Tournament, fell to Florida 4-1 in the championship match. In their last meeting on Feb. 5, Vanderbilt edged Carolina 4-3 in the ITA National Indoor Championships in Madison, Wis. NCAA Round of 16 Schedule
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