Maryland Tennis To Face Off Against ACC Foes
4/1/2002 7:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 1, 2002
* The No. 43 University of Maryland women's tennis team takes on defending ACC champions, the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils, at 11 a.m. on April 6 at the Tennis Center at College Park. The 9-6 Terps are 1-2 in ACC play. Maryland dropped both its weekend ACC contests to Clemson and Georgia Tech by an indentical score of 5-2.
* The Duke Blue Devils sport a young lineup this season, with Ioana Plesu as their lone senior. Leading the way in the No. 1 position is freshman Kelly McCain, followed by Amanda Johnson at the No. 2 spot and junior Julie DeRoo at No. 3 singles. The Blue Devils are 14-3 on the season and 2-0 in ACC play. They swept conference opponent N.C. State 7-0 and defeated Georgia Tech, 5-2.
* The Terps host the seventh-ranked Tar Heels of North Carolina on April 7 at 2 p.m. at the Tennis Center at College Park. North Carolina is 14-3 overall and 3-1 against conference opponents. Leading the way for the Tar Heels is junior ITA All-American Marlene Mejia at No. 1 singles. Co-captains senior Caroline Hill and junior Kate Pinchbeck bring experience to this team that is comprised of five underclassmen. A 2001 All-ACC selection, sophomore Julie Rotondi provides depth at the No. 2 singles position.
Terps in the ACC
* Maryland looks to rebound from last year's 1-7 finish in the ACC. Under head coach Martin Novak's guidance, the Terps have already notched their first ACC win when Maryland edged Florida State, 4-3, on March 16.
* Junior Marta Jedrzejak (Sieradz, Poland) clinched the deciding match for Maryland against FSU, eliminating Lauren Walker in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. Junior No. 38 Delila Causevic (Sarajevo, Bosnia) defeated Anca Dumitrescu, 6-2, 6-2. Senior Pamela Floro (Manila, Philippines) utilized her experience to overpower Jessica Balbuena, 2-6, 6-4, 6-0. Down 2-4 in the second set of that game, Floro went on to win the next 10 games in a row. Freshman Emily DeCamilla (Sacramento, Calif.) defeated Christina Denny in three sets as well, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4.
* The Terps were unable to overpower Clemson and Georgia Tech last weekend. Against the Tigers, Floro and Jedrzejak notched the only two singles wins and against the Yellow Jackets, Causevic was the only Terp to prevail in singles competition. Causevic defeated Georgia Tech's Mysti Morris, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
