April 21, 2000

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Clemson defeated Virginia 6-3 in the quarterfinal round of the 234d Annual ACC Women's Tennis Championship at Atlanta, GA Friday morning.

With the win, Clemson improves to 15-5 overall, while Virginia falls to 13-10 this season.

Clemson will meet the winner of the Maryland-Duke match at 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Duke is seeded second, while Maryland is seeded seventh.

Carmina Giraldo won her 28th match of the season as she defeated Amy O'Donnell of Virginia at number-one singles 6-1, 6-2. Giraldo has a 27-6 record overall at singles.

CLEMSON 6, VIRGINIA 3

Singles
1. Carmina Giraldo (C) d. Amy O'Donnell (V) 6-1, 6-2
2. Cath Galvin (C) d. Christie Schweer (V) 6-3, 6-3
3. Renata Brito (C) d. Henriette Williams (V) 7-6, 2-6, 6-3
4. Laurence Jayet (C) d. Leslie Cook (V) 7-5, 6-3
5. Jen Tuchband (V) d. Christina Oldock (C) 7-6, 6-4
6. Kelly Weaver (V) d. Anna Savitskaya (V) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
1. Brito-Jayet (C) d. Cook-Schweer (V) 8-2
2. Christine Kim-O'Donnell (V) d. Giraldo-Galvin (C) 8-6
3. Savitskaya-Cinny Clausen (C) d. Tuchband-Weaver (V) 8-6