North Carolina
Wake Forest
Men's Tennis Falls to Wake Forest, 5-2
June 21, 1999 | Men's Tennis
April 7, 1999
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Led by the play of senior Myles Clouston, the 42nd-ranked Wake Forest men's tennis team defeated 74th-ranked North Carolina 5-2 Wednesday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Clouston, the nation's 55th-ranked singles player, defeated UNC senior Mike Grass, 6-0, 7-6 at #1 singles. At #1 doubles, Clouston combined with sophomore Raul Munoz to defeat UNCs Grass and Ben Elix, 8-6. Clouston and Munoz are the Atlantic Coast Conferences top-ranked doubles team at #14 nationally.
Carolina's victories came at #2 singles by junior Assaf Drori and #3 singles by sophomore David Cheatwood. UNC fell to 10-10 overall and 2-2 in the ACC with the loss to the Demon Deacons. Carolina had won all nine previous matches with the Deacons during the 1990s. Wake Forest improved to 11-10 overall and 3-2 in the ACC with the win.
The Tar Heels will play the second match of their four-match road trip on Saturday when they meet up with 24th-ranked Clemson (16-8, ACC 3-0) at 1 p.m. in Clemson, S.C.
#42 WAKE FOREST 5, #74 NORTH CAROLINA 2
Site: Winston-Salem, N.C.
Date: April 7, 1999
SINGLES
1. #55 Myles Clouston (WFU) d. Michael Grass (UNC), 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
2. Assaf Drori (UNC) d. Raul Munoz (WFU), 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
3. David Cheatwood (UNC) d. Michael Berger (WFU), 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)
4. Johan Hansen (WFU) d. Bjorn Rencken (UNC), 7-6 (9-7), 7-5
5. Brett Mauro (WFU) d. Aron Breziner (UNC), 6-2, 7-5
6. Justin Kaufmann (WFU) d. Chad Riley (UNC), 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
DOUBLES
(Played Before Singles, Best 2 of 3 Matches Win 1 pt. toward final score)
1. #14 Myles Clouston/Raul Munoz (WFU) d. Ben Elix/Michael Grass (UNC), 8-6
2. Michael Berger/Justin Kauffman (WFU) d. Remi Adamek/Assaf Drori (UNC), 8-3
3. Andres Guzman/Johan Hansen (WFU) d. David Cheatwood/Bjorn Rencken), UNC 9-8 (8-6)
RECORDS: North Carolina 10-10, ACC 2-2; Wake Forest 11-10, ACC 3-2
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