North Carolina
Va Commonwealth
Men's Tennis Swept by No. 27 VCU
June 21, 1999 | Men's Tennis
February 23, 1999
RICHMOND, VA. - The 47th-ranked University of North Carolina men's tennis team was swept Tuesday afternoon by 27th-ranked Virginia Commonwealth 6-0 at the Thalhimer Tennis Center on the VCU campus in Richmond. Carolina fell to 5-2 on the season with the loss to the Rams. The Rams won their ninth straight match of the season without a loss.
The Rams easily won all three doubles matches easily and then swept the #1 through the #5 singles matches in straight sets. The #6 singles match was called without a final result.
The Tar Heels will play again this Saturday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, playing William & Mary at 10 a.m. and UNC-Asheville at 4 p.m.
FINAL SCORE: #27 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 6, #47 NORTH CAROLINA 0
Singles Play
#1 Daniel Andersson (VCU) (#13) d. David Cheatwood (UNC), 6-0, 6-4
#2 Jose Sanchez (VCU) (#72) d., Michael Grass (UNC), 6-3, 6-4
#3 Johan Barras (VCU) d. Bjorn Rencken (UNC), 6-2, 6-2
#4 Manuel Kropfreiter (VCU) d. Assaf Drori, 6-2, 6-2
#5 Frank Moser (VCU) d. Ben Elix (UNC), 6-2, 6-0
#6 Olle Lundberg (VCU) vs. Chad Riley (UNC), Did Not Finish
Doubles Play
(Played Before Singles, Best 2 of 3 Matches wins 1 pt. toward final score)
#1 Daniel Andersson/Frank Moser (VCU) d. Michael Grass/David Cheatwood (UNC), 8-4
#2 Manuel Kropfeiter/Jose Sanchez (VCU) d. Bjorn Rencken/Assaf Drori (UNC), 8-5
#3 Johan Barras/Olle Lundberg (VCU) d. Ben Elix/Remi Adamek (UNC), 8-3
*Clinched Match
Records: North Carolina 5-2, Virginia Commonwealth 9-0
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