April 20, 2002

RALEIGH, NC - The No. 2 seeded North Carolina Tar Heels downed the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 4-1 to advance to the championship match of the 2002 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Tennis Championship at the Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C.

North Carolina won the doubles point with victories from No. 2 Kendall Cline and Aniela Mojzis as well as at No. 3 from Kate Pinchbeck and Lee Bairos. Turning their attention to singles, the Tar Heels picked up victories at No. 4 from Mojzis, No. 5 from Bairos and No. 6 Cline to win the match 4-1.

The lone victory for Wake Forest came from No. 1 singles as Bea Bielik defeated Marlene Mejia 6-3, 6-0.

With the win, North Carolina improves its record to 21-4 while Wake Forest dops to 21-5 with the loss. The Tar Heels will face the top-seeded Blue Devils for the championship tomorrow, April 21 at 11:00 a.m. The Demon Deacons will await a bid for the NCAA Tournament.

North Carolina 4, Wake Forest 1
No. 1 - Bea Bielik (WF) d. Marlene Mejia (UNC) 6-3, 6-0
No. 2 - Kate Pinchbeck (UNC) vs. Janet Bergman (WF) DNF
No. 3 - Julie Rotundi (UNC) vs. Maren Haus (WF) DNF No. 4 - Aniela Mojzis (UNC) d. Karin Coetzee (WF) 6-2, 6-1 No. 5 - Lee Bairos (UNC) d. KatieMartzolf (WF) 6-2, 6-0 No. 6 - Kendall Cline (UNC) d. Danielle Schwartz (WF)6-2, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 - Mejia/Rotondi (UNC) vs. Bielik/Bergman (WF) DNF
No. 2 - Cline/Mojzis (UNC) d. Coetzee/Smith (WF) 8-1
No. 3 - Bairos/Pinchbeck (UNC) d. Martzolf/Schwartz (WF) 8-2