Staff Report
NOTRE DAME, Ind. -- The No. 28 North Carolina women's tennis team fell to 11th-ranked Notre Dame on Sunday at the Eck Tennis Pavilion 6-1.
The Tar Heels (4-1) won the doubles point by taking two of three matches from the Fighting Irish, but were swept in singles play.
The doubles teams of Elina Bairos and Marlene Mejia and Erin Niebling and Courtney Zalinski both won their matches 8-6.
UNC was playing without Julie Rotondi, who is sidelined with an ankle injury that she sustained against Kentucky.
The Tar Heels were playing their second match of the weekend Sunday. The team defeated 16th-ranked Northwestern 4-3 Saturday.
UNC opened the match strong, taking the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and 3. In singles, the Tar Heels won three of the six matches, including three-set wins by Kate Pinchbeck and Lee Bairos.
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