April 7, 1999

RALEIGH, N.C. - The 25th-ranked women's tennis team from North Carolina was upset Wednesday afternoon by 68th-ranked North Carolina State in a match played in Raleigh, N.C.

The loss was Carolina's third successive in an ACC match and dropped the Tar Heels to 12-7 overall on the season and 2-4 in the conference. N.C. State iumrpoved to 10-6 overall and 1-4 in the ACC with the win over UNC.

The loss was only the second of the season for the Tar Heels to a team ranked below them in the national rankings.

Victories for UNC were posted by freshman Caroline Hill at #2 singles, junior Cena Hackler at #4 singles and sophomore Courtney Zalinski at #5 singles. UNC's #1 doubles team of Hackler and junior Jessica Zaganczyk also win for the Tar Heels.

The Tar Heels will try to end their 1999 regular season in a more upbeat fashion this weekend when they play host to two matches at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. UNC will play 47th-ranked Maryland on Saturday at 11 a.m. and 46th-ranked Virginia on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Virginia match is the final match of the regular season. The ACC Tournament will be played in Atlanta, Ga., April 22-25.

#68 N.C. STATE 5, #25 NORTH CAROLINA 4

SINGLES

1. Nena Bonacic (NCSU) d. #100 Jessica Zaganczyk (UNC)     6-4, 6-1
2. Caroline Hill (UNC) d. Marissa Gildemeister (NCSU)      7-6 (7-5), 6-3
3. Francie Barragan (NCSU) d. Sarah Hawkins (UNC)          6-2, 6-0
4. Cena Hackler (UNC) d.  Kristen Nicholls (NCSU)          6-2, 6-1
5. Courtney Zalinski (UNC) d. Pilar Piana (NCSU)           6-2, 6-0
6. Katrina Gildemeister (NCSU) d. Emi Shaffer (UNC)        6-1, 6-1

1. Hackler/Zaganczyk (UNC) d. Barragan/Piana (NCSU)             8-3
2. Gildemeister/Gildemeister (NCSU) d. Shaffer/Zalinski (UNC)   8-4
3. Bonacic/Nicholls (NCSU) d. Hawkins/Hill (UNC)                8-6

Records:  North Carolina 12-7, ACC 2-4;  N.C. State 10-6, ACC 1-4.