Oct. 25, 2008

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. --- Second-seeded Sophie Grabinski and Sanaz Marand defeated Alexandra Luc and Stefi Balda of Clemson to advance to the quarterfinals of the ITA Regional Championships Saturday at Wake Forest's Indoor Tennis Center. The duo of Grabinski and Marand was the lone bright spot for Carolina Saturday, as the Tar Heels saw all six of their singles entries and two of three doubles entries fall.

Grabinski and Marand, who defeated Luc and Balda, 8-4, will meet Tennessee's Maria Sorbello and Rosalia Alda Sunday for a spot in the semifinals. The Carolina duo is the highest remaining seed in the draw after Tennessee's Caitlin Whoriskey and Zsofia Zubor, the No. 1 seeded group, fell in the round of 16.

Singles Main Draw
Round of 32
Sanaz Marand (UNC) d. Tara Bryne (ETSU) 6-1, 6-2
Josipa Bek (CLEM) d. Laura Reichert (UNC) 6-0, 6-2
Shinann Featherston (UNC) d. Ella Nze (DUKE) 6-2, 7-5
Keri Wong (CLEM) d. Austin Smith (UNC) 6-1, 6-2
Sophie Grabinski (UNC) d. Amanda Granson (DUKE) 6-3, 6-4
Katrina Tsang (UNC) d. Alexandra Luc (CLEM) 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2

Round of 16
Josipa Bek (CLEM) d. Sanaz Marand (UNC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Caitlin Whoriskey (TENN) d. Shinann Featherston (UNC) 6-3, 6-3
Jackie Wu (VANDY) d. Katrina Tsang (UNC) 6-4, 6-2
Laura Gioia (FUR) d. Sophie Grabinski (UNC) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles Main Draw
Alejandra Guerra/Arielle Van Strolley (UNCG) d. Laura Reichert/Haley Hemm (UNC) 9-8 (3)
Berkeley Brock/Lenka Hojckova (NCST) d. Katrina Tsang/Shinann Featherston (UNC) 8-4
Sanaz Marand/Sophie Grabinski (UNC) d. Alexandra Luc/Stefi Balda (CLEM) 8-4