ACC Tournament Men's Tennis Notes

April 18, 2002

Quarterfinal Round
#25 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Virginia/Maryland
Raleigh, N.C., Friday, April 19, 2001, 12 p.m. E.D.T.

Semifinal Round (If Applicable)
#25 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Wake Forest/Clemson
Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, April 20, 2001, 1 p.m. E.D.T.

Championship (If Applicable)
#25 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Other Semifinal Winner
Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, April 21 2002, 11 a.m. E.D.T.

Probable North Carolina Line-up

Singles

Pos.	Player	Class	Hometown	Overall	Dual
#1	Marcio Petrone	Sr.	Bairro, Meireles, Brazil	23-6	17-3
#2	Trystan Meniane	Jr.	Martinique, France	24-10	15-6
#3	Daniel Pinchbeck	Fr.	Edmondson Park, Australia	20-4	18-2
#4	Nicholas Monroe	So.	Olathe, Kan.	22-10	14-6
#5	Geoff Boyd	Fr.	Atlanta, Ga.	15-12	10-9
#6	Andrew Metzler	So.	Kansas City, Mo.	24-8	14-5

Doubles

#1	Greg Archer/Petrone	14-7	Carolina's Record When...
#2	Monroe/Pinchbeck	3-1	Winning Doubles Point: 13-0
#3	Boyd/Meniane	3-1	Losing the Doubles Point: 3-5

Head Coach: Sam Paul 135-77 overall at UNC (53-19 in ACC regular season matches) 9th year
Assistant: Marc Schwartz
Volunteer Assistant: Don Johnson

Carolina's Men's Tennis Highlights

Finished with a 7-1 ACC record, the best record by Carolina in the league since 1996 when the Heels were 8-0. UNC has had a winning record in the ACC 13 of the last 14 years.

Carolina finished second in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Heels have finished either first, second or third in the ACC in 13 of the past 14 years.

After a solid 8-4 start, the Tar Heels turned it on in the latter part of the season to win eight of their last nine dual matches of the year.

In none of its five losses this year have the Tar Heels lost more than four of the seven points in the match. UNC fell to #20 Texas 4-3, #31 South Carolina 4-3, #44 Harvard 4-2, #46 Tulsa 4-1 and #11 Duke 4-3.

Carolina played 14 of its 21 dual matches this year against nationally-ranked teams.

Sam Paul is now in his 13th season at North Carolina. He came to Chapel Hill as an assistant coach in 1989 and became head coach in 1993. His career record as head coach is 135-77 including 53-19 in ACC regular season matches.

Paul is second amongst active ACC coaches in career winning percentage.

In nine of the past 11 years, Carolina's #1 singles player has earned All-America honors and/or participated in the singles phase of the NCAA Championships

Three different Tar Heels were named Atlantic Coast Conference Players of the Week this year. They were freshman Daniel Pinchbeck on March 11, senior Marcio Petrone on April 1 and sophomore Nicholas Monroe on April 15.

Both senior Marcio Petrone and junior Trystan Meniane both surpassed the 50-win mark this year in singles play at UNC. Meniane is 65-33 in his career and Petrone 56-27. Petrone played his freshman year at Florida International before transferring to Carolina.

Five of Carolina's six starters in singles have won 20 or more singles matches during the course of the 2001-02 season. Meniane and sophomore Andrew Metzler both have 24 wins, Petrone has 23 victories, Monroe 22 triumphs and Pinchbeck 20 wins.

Carolina did not lose a single match this year at the #3 singles flight. Pinchbeck won there six times and Monroe twice. UNC was 7-1 at #1 singles (all Petrone), 7-1 at #4 singles (Monroe 5-1, Pinchbeck 2-0) and 6-2 at #6 singles (all Metzler).

The Tar Heels lost only one home match all season (4-3 to #20 Texas on February 1) and one match played indoors all year (also 4-3 to #20 Texas on February 1).

Since 1990, UNC has a 100-32 record against opponents from the ACC including matches played in the regular season, ACC Tournament and NCAA Tournament. During that time UNC is 14-5 against Clemson, 6-13 against Duke, 14-2 against Florida State, 15-4 against Georgia Tech, 14-1 against Maryland, 16-0 against NC State, 10-5 against Virginia and 11-2 against Wake Forest.

UNC has achieved a national ranking in the Top 30 at some point in the season in 12 of the last 13 years. Carolina's highest ranking this year is 25th, its current Intercollegiate Tennis Association rating.

The Tar Heels have won 24 ACC championships in school history which is more than any other league school. Clemson has won 11 titles, Duke 10 and Maryland NC State two apiece.

The Tar Heels are 1319-313-8 in dual matches all-time and 274-63 in ACC dual matches all-time.

Noting Carolina in the NCAA Championship...North Carolina was invited to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth time in the last 10 years in 2001 and the 11th time overall since the tournament went to a team format in 1977. Carolina's NCAA Tournament bids have come in 1977, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001. The Tar Heels advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in 1992. Carolina advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in 1977, 1978, 1992 and 1993. Last year Carolina lost in the first round of play to the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Noting Nicholas...the sophomore from Olathe, Kan., Nicholas Monroe is 22-10 overall in singles this year and 40-23 in his career as a Tar Heel...he was 14-6 in dual matches...Monroe finished 7-1 in ACC dual matches this season...he is 18-16 overall in doubles this campaign...was named ACC Player of the Week on April 15...Monroe has won eight straight singles matches entering the ACC Tournament.

Metzler Moments...a transfer from the University of Kansas, sophomore Andrew Metzler of Kansas City, Mo., has made a positive impact this season...he reached the finals of singles in the ACC Indoor Championships in January...has a 24-8 record overall in singles to up his career college record to 44-25...was 14-5 in dual matches this season...was 6-2 at #6 singles in the ACC...won seven of his eight tiebreakers this season...clinched matches against Furman and Wake Forest.

Boyd Bits...a freshman from Atlanta, Ga., Geoff Boyd moved into the lineup and has been a strong contributor all season...he has posted a 15-12 overall record, 5-3 versus ACC at the #5 spot...has won six of his nine tiebreakers...clinched matches against Davidson, Campbell and Brown.

Petrone Produces...the senior from Brazil, Marcio Petrone has had nothing short of a magnificent senior campaign...he entered the season ranked 62nd nationally in singles but was as low as #122 in the March 6, 2002, ratings...in the most recent ranking released this past Wednesday he is now up to #34...his senior year record is 23-6 overall, 17-3 in dual matches...he was 7-1 in ACC dual matches...leads Carolina with five match-clinching wins (NC State, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Florida State, Virginia)...has an 18-8 overall record in doubles...played six ranked opponents this year, going 4-2...losses were to #6 Jean Simon of Texas and #11 Phillip King of Duke...the highest ranked opponent he defeated was Georgia Tech's #28 Roger Anderson...won nine of his last 10 dual matches of the season.

Detailing Daniel...a freshman from Edmondson Park, Australia, Daniel Pinchbeck has been one of the best surprises in the ACC this year...he worked his way up to #3 in the lineup and went undefeated in eight ACC dual matches...has won seven straight singles matches heading into the ACC Tournament...overall he is a sterling 20-4... in dual matches he was 7-1 at #3, 5-1 at #4 and 6-0 at #6...clinched matches against Rice and Virginia Commonwealth...he defeated #112 Marton Ott of VCU to clinch that win...also upset #103 Jason Zimmerman of Duke......19-7 overall in doubles...is younger brother of Kate Pinchbeck of Carolina's women's team.

Touting Trystan...a junior from the French dependancy of Martinique, Meniane has been his usual steady self this year...he is 24-10 on the season, 15-6 in dual matches...has 65 career singles wins as a Tar Heel...went 5-3 in tiebreakers this season...21-8 overall record in doubles...clinched match wins against West Virginia, William and Mary and Maryland...won 14 of his first 15 singles matches of the dual match season.

Paul Moving Up Charts...Head Coach Sam Paul's 53-19 ACC record places him fourth all-time among conference coaches in winning percentage. Paul's conference winning percentage ranks second among active ACC coaches...Paul should be a top candidate to be ACC Coach of the Year in 2002 as the Tar Heels have improved from 11-9 in 2001 to 16-5 this season.

Clinching Wins
The following players have won the decisive fourth point in Carolina's victories this spring:

Geoff Boyd (3)	Davidson, Campbell, Brown
Trystan Menaine (3)	West Virginia, William & Mary, Maryland
Andrew Metzler (2)	Furman, Wake Forest
Nicholas Monroe (1)	Charlotte
Marcio Petrone (5)	NC State, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Florida State, Virginia
Daniel Pinchbeck (2)	Rice, Virginia Commonwealth

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