March 3, 2000

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina's 28th-ranked women's tennis team fell to No. 13 William & Mary by a score of 6-3 Wednesday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.

Tar Heel freshman Marlene Mejia claimed the lone singles victory for Carolina, a 6-1, 6-0 trouncing of the Tribe's Delphine Troch in the No. 1 spot.

The Heels' other victories came in doubles action, where Mejia teamed with junior Kristin Koenig to win at No. 2 (8-6), and the freshman duo of Kendrick Bunn and Kate Pinchbeck won at No. 1 doubles by a score of 9-7.

The Tar Heels fell to 2-5 in dual-match play with the loss.

Carolina has a big weekend of action, as the Heels host No. 44 Illinois Saturday and No. 53 Harvard Sunday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.

No. 13 William & Mary 6, No. 28 North Carolina 3

Singles

1. Marlene Mejia (UNC) d. Delphine Troch (W&M), 6-1, 6-0
2. Carlijn Buis (W&M) d. Jessica Zaganczyk (UNC), 2-6, 6-4, 7-6
3. Carolijn van Rossum (W&M) d. Erin Niebling (UNC), ret.
4. Jessyca Arthur (W&M) d. Kendrick Bunn (UNC), 6-4, 6-4
5. Andrea Coulter (W&M) d. Courtney Zalinski (UNC), 6-3, 6-1
6. Nina Kamp (W&M) d. Kate Pinchbeck (UNC), 6-2, 6-4

1. Bunn/Pinchbeck (UNC) d. van Rossum/Troch (W&M), 9-7
2. Mejia/Koenig (UNC) d. Arthur/Kari Olsen (W&M), 8-6
3. Kamp/Coulter (W&M) d. Zalinski/Zaganczyk (UNC), 9-7