University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Serves For ACC Title Beginning Thursday
April 16, 2003 | Men's Tennis
April 16, 2003
2003 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ACC TOURNAMENT MEN'S TENNIS NOTES
Opening Round
No. 7 Seed North Carolina vs. No. 8 Seed NC State
Millbrook Exchange Park, Raleigh, N.C.
Thursday, April 17, 2003, 10 a.m.
Following Rounds Dependent On Whether UNC Advances
Quarterfinal Round
UNC/NC State Winner vs. No. 2 Clemson
Friday, April 18, 2003, 12 Noon
Semifinal Round
UNC/NC State/Clemson vs. Georgia Tech/Florida State
Saturday, April 19, 2003, 12 p.m.
Championship March
Sunday, April 20, 2003, 11 a.m.
Probable North Carolina Line-up (10-10 Overall, 3-5 ACC Regular Season)
Singles
Pos. Player Class Hometown Overall Dual
#1 Trystan Meniane Sr. Martinique, France 22-10 13-6
#2 Nicholas Monroe Jr. Olathe, Kan. 23-9 14-4
#3 Andrew Metzler Jr. Kansas City, Mo. 23-15 10-9
#4 Derek Porter Fr. Coral Springs, Fla. 14-9 11-6
#5 Daniel Pinchbeck So. Edmondson Park, New South Wales 9-12 6-10
#6 Geoff Boyd So. Atlanta, Ga. 8-11 7-8
Doubles
#1 Meniane/Monroe 10-4
#2 Greg Archer/Boyd 1-4
#3 Metzler/Pinchbeck 2-1
Carolina's Record When...
Doubles Not Played: 1-0
Winning Doubles Point: 8-0
Losing the Doubles Point: 1-10
Head Coach: Sam Paul 148-88 overall at UNC (56-25 in ACC regular season matches), 10th year
Assistant: Ian Williams
Volunteer Assistant: Don Johnson
Carolina's Men's Tennis Highlights/Notes
o Carolina has an all-time record of 23-15 since the ACC Tournament went from a flighted format to a team format in 1986. UNC is 10-6 in quarterfinal matches, 8-2 in semifinals and 3-5 in championship matches. UNC was also 2-2 in consolation matches in 1986, 1987 and 1989. There was no tournament in 1987.
o Nicholas Monroe, Trystan Meniane and Derek Porter were named to the 2003 All-Atlantic Coast Conference team. Monroe was named to the team for the second succesive year while Meniane and Porter are first time All-ACC honorees.
o UNC won the 2002 Atlantic Coast Conference title, marking Carolina's 25th title and the first crown since 1992. Both the men's and women's teams won ACC titles last season, the second double ACC title for Carolina and first since the 1977-78 school year.
o Marcio Petrone was named the ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player.
o The Heels finished with a 3-5 regular-season ACC record. The Tar Heels played in tough luck during the season as three of their losses came by 4-3 scores, another by 4-2 and the fifth by 5-2. UNC has had a winning record in the ACC 13 of the last 15 years.
o The Atlantic Coast Conference this season has been one of the most competitive and outstanding conferences in the nation. The ACC is tied for second for the most teams ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Top 45 rankings this week with seven. The Southeastern Conference has 11 teams ranked followed by the Pac 10 and ACC with seven and then the Big 10 and Big 12 with four each. It is anticipated seven ACC teams will earn NCAA bids.
o Carolina finished tied for sixth in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the regular season standings with Georgia Tech. The Heels have finished either first, second or third in the ACC regular season standings in 13 of the past 15 years.
o After a solid 7-2 start to the 2003 season, the Tar Heels hit a rough spell with seven successive losses with six of the seven setbacks having the opponents score only four team points. UNC rebounded to win three of its last four with an upset of #30 Virginia and a tight 4-3 loss to #9 Duke.
o All 10 Tar Heel losses have been to nationally-ranked foes.
o Carolina played 13 of its 20 dual matches this year against nationally-ranked teams.
o Sam Paul is now in his 14th 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 148-88 including 56-25 in ACC regular season matches.
o Junior Nicholas Monroe has won eight straight dual matches heading into the ACC Tournament. Four of those eight wins are over nationally-ranked opponents.
o Trystan Meniane and Nicholas Monroe have combined for a record of 26-10 at the top two singles flights in the dual match season. UNC has best combined record at No. 1 and No. 2 in the league this year with a mark of 14-2 in ACC matches.
o In 10 of the past 12 years, Carolina's #1 singles player has earned All-America honors and/or participated in the singles phase of the NCAA Championships.
o UNC junior Ben Aiken ranks as one of the top student-athletes at Carolina. He recently received the Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete for men's tennis.
o Seniors Greg Archer and Trystan Meniane serve as co-captains of the 2003 Tar Heels.
o Senior Greg Archer won the 50th doubles match of his career last Sunday against NC State.
o Daniel Pinchbeck was named ACC Player of the Week February 3 after helping lead the Tar Heels to wins over Princeton and Georgia with two key singles victories including the clincher versus Princeton.
o Trystan Meniane will be seeking his 90th career victory when he plays against NC State Thursday. Two other Tar Heels have passed the 60-win plateau in their careers this season. Andrew Metzler had 68 singles wins and Nicholas Monroe has 64. Three Tar Heels have at least 20 wins this year. Metzler and Monroe both have 23 and Meniane has 22.
o UNC was 13-6 at No. 1 singles, 16-4 at No. 2 singles and 11-7 at No. 5 singles in the dual match season.
o Since 1990, UNC has a 106-37 record against opponents from the ACC including matches played in the regular season, ACC Tournament and NCAA Tournament. During that time UNC is 14-6 against Clemson, 6-14 against Duke, 14-3 against Florida State, 16-5 against Georgia Tech, 15-1 against Maryland, 17-0 against NC State, 12-5 against Virginia and 12-3 against Wake Forest.
o UNC has achieved a national ranking in the Top 30 at some point in the season in 13 of the last 14 years. Carolina's highest ranking this year was 13th on both March 5 and 12.
o The Tar Heels have won 25 ACC championships in school history which is more than any other league school. Clemson has won 11 titles, Duke 10 and Maryland and NC State two apiece.
o The Tar Heels are 1333-324-8 in dual matches all-time and 277-68 in ACC regular season dual matches all-time.
o The Tar Heels' match against on February had the unusual distinction of having all six singles matches go to three sets.
*Mystical Meniane...a senior from the French department of Martinique, Meniane has been his usual steady self this year...in the fall he qualified for the ITA National Indoors in Dallas by winning five matches in the regional tourney at Chapel Hill...he then advanced to the quarterfinals at National Indoors, losing to Bendedict Dorsch of Baylor, the No. 1 player in the country at that time...he is 22-10 on the season, 13-7 in dual matches...has won six of last seven dual matches...has 89 career singles wins as a Tar Heel...went 7-3 in tiebreakers and 9-3 in three-set matches this season...16-8 overall record in doubles...is 65-31 in his career in doubles...at No. 1 singles against Virginia he rallied from a 3-0 deficit (two services breaks down) in the final set to defeat Virginia's Doug Stewart to clich a 4-3 Tar Heel win...currently ranked No. 31 in nation in singles and No. 25 in doubles with Nicholas Monroe...went 9-8 in singles versus nationally-raned players in 2002-03, playing 17 of 32 matches against ranked foes...named 2003 All-ACC...was 6-2 in ACC dual matches...hails from Martinique, a department of the French Republic in the West Indies...the most famous person born in Martinique was Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
*Magnificent Monroe...the junior from Olathe, Kan., Nicholas Monroe is 23-9 overall in singles this year and 64-33 in his career as a Tar Heel...2002 and 2003 All-ACC selection...Monroe reached the semifinals of ITA Mid-Atlantic Indoor regionals in Chapel Hill last fall...he was 14-4 in dual matches...Monroe finished 7-0 in ACC dual matches this season...he is 17-9 overall in doubles this campaign...Monroe has won eight straight singles matches entering the ACC Tournament...won back to back three-set ACC encounters against Florida State and Virginia, both decided in third set tiebreakers...has the most doubles wins among the Tar Heels with 17...currently ranked No. 86 in nation in singles and No. 25 in doubles with Trystan Meniane...tied for team lead in singles victories with 23...clinched wins over Georgia and UTC.
*Magnifying Metzler...Junior Andrew Metzler of Kansas City, Mo., was a 2002 All-ACC choice...he is 23-15 in singles including 11-5 against ACC opponent played throughout the year...has won five singles matches in a row heading into ACCs...he rallied from a 6-2, 5-4 (40-love) deficit to clinch the first singles point against Georgia by a 2-6, 7-6, 6-1 score...he reached the finals of singles in the ACC Indoor Championships in 2002...career college record is 68-42...tied for team lead in singles win with 23...clinched wins over Charlotte, UAB and NC State.
*Rock 'n Roll Tar Heel...Freshman Derek "Rock" Poter of Coral Springs, Fla., has been solid as a rock just like his professional football linebacker daddy...he saved three match point in first ever UNC dual match and came to win a key singles contest against national powerhouse Georgia...three times this year he has come back from losing the first set in a dual match to claim victory...is 14-9 overall in singles...11-6 in dual matches...2003 All-ACC selection...clinched win over Auburn.
*Pinchbeck Points...A sophomore from Edmondson Park, New South Wales, Daniel Pinchbeck has been working hard to overcome a sophomore slump brought on by preseason injury problems...is 9-12 in singles and 32-16 for his career...named ACC Player of the Week February 3 after leading Heels to wins over Princeton and Georgia...had the clincher against Princeton...35-19 in career doubles...3-1 in tiebreakers this season...is younger brother of Kate Pinchbeck of Carolina's women's team.
*Bragging on Boyd...A sophomore from Atlanta, Ga., Geoff Boyd is 8-11 overall and 7-8 in dual matches...has career record of 24-27...in the Virginia match he combined with Greg Archer to stage a remarkable comeback from a 7-4 deficit to force a tiebreaker, winning 9-8 (7-4), clinching the deciding doubles point in a 4-3 UNC win...clinched win over Maryland...32-29 in career doubles.
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