March 24, 2002
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 21st-ranked Georgia Tech women’s tennis team concluded a tough weekend road trip by dropping a 5-2 decision to eighth-ranked North Carolina on Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Yellow Jackets (11-6, 1-3 ACC) fell behind the Tar Heels (13-3, 2-0 ACC) by a 1-0 score early in the match by dropping all three of the day’s doubles matches. Tech’s team of Mysti Morris and Sekita Grant came the closest to picking up a doubles win, as they fell to Carolina’s Marlene Mejia and Julie Rotondi by an 8-6 score.
In singles action, North Carolina continued its strong play, winning all but two matches from Tech. The Jackets did pick up a pair of wins at the No. 5 and No. 6 positions in the lineup, as Mason Miller and Sekita Grant were both victorious. Miller was a winner at No. 5, as she picked up a straight-set victory over the Tar Heels’ Caroline Hill by a score of 6-4, 6-1. Grant was victorious over UNC’s Kendall Cline at the No. 6 spot, claiming a straight-set, 7-6 (3), 6-1 decision.
The Jackets will look to get back on track next weekend when they return home to host Virginia (March 30, 10 a.m.) and Maryland (March 31, 11 a.m.) in a pair of ACC match-ups.
#8 NORTH CAROLINA 5, #21 GEORGIA TECH 2DOUBLES1. Mejia/Rotondi (NC) d. Morris/Grant (GT), 8-62. Mojzis/Cline (NC) d. Wong/Miller (GT), 8-43. Pinchbeck/Bairos (NC) d. Koon/Ozolins (GT), 8-2
SINGLES 1. Marlene Mejia (NC) d. Mysti Morris (GT), 6-3, 6-4 2. Kate Pinchbeck (NC) d. Jaime Wong (GT), 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-2 3. Julie Rotondi (NC) d. Catherine Gunn (GT), 6-2, 6-4 4. Aiela Mojzis (NC) d. Laura Ozolins (GT), 6-2, 6-0 5. Mason Miller (GT) d. Caroline Hill (NC), 6-4, 6-1 6. Sekita Grant (GT) d. Kendall Cline (NC), 7-6 (3), 6-1
