April 22, 1999

ATLANTA - Georgia Tech's No. 1 doubles tandem of Sabrina Pardo and Mason Miller defeated the NC State tandem of Marissa and Katrina Gildemeister to clinch the eighth-seeded Yellow Jackets 6-2 victory over the ninth-seeded Wolfpack, Thursday, in the first round of the 1999 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Tennis Championships at the Racquet Club of the South.

Pardo and Miller won 8-2 to move Georgia Tech (12-9) into Friday's first round where the Yellow Jackets will face top-seeded Duke at 3 p.m. The loss eliminated the Wolfpack (10-12) from the tournament.

Georgia Tech won four of the six singles matches prior to doubles play. The Yellow Jackets led 4-1 before NC State's Nena Bonacic forced doubles play with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, win over Pardo at No. 1 singles.

Pardo then rallied with Miller to clinch the match for the Jackets at No. 1 doubles. Tech's Bobbi Guthrie and Tamarra Jenkin then concluded play with a win at No. 2.

Final Score: #8 Georgia Tech 6, #9 NC State 2

Singles

1. Nena Bonacic (NC State)Sabrina Pardo (GT) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6

2. Mason Miller (GT) d. Marissa Gildemeister (NC State) 7-6, 4-6, 6-0

3. Brie Glover (NC State) d. Bobbi Guthrie (GT) 6-3, 6-4

4. Xenia Uy (GT) d. Francie Barragan (NC State) 6-1, 6-1

5. Tamarra Jenkin (GT) d. Kristen Nicholls (NC State) 7-6, 6-2

6. Autumn Richards (GT) d. Katrina Gildemeister (NC State) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles

1. Sabrina Pardo/Mason Miller (GT) d. Marissa Gildemeister/Katrina Gildemeister (NC State)

8-2 2. Bobbi Guthrie/Tamarra Jenkin (GT) d. Francie Barragan/Brie Glover (NC State) 8-3

3. Sybi Parker/Autumn Richards (GT) vs. Nena Bonacic/Kristen Nicholls (NC State) DNF