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Northwestern Hands Carolina Second Straight Loss
January 30, 2005 | Men's Tennis
Jan. 30, 2005
EVANSTON, ILL. - Northwestern's 40th-ranked Wildcats handed No. 18 North Carolina its second consecutive loss of the weekend as NU defeated the Tar Heels 5-2 in men's tennis action Sunday afternoon. Northwestern improved to 4-1 on the season while North Carolina fell to 2-2. UNC's points came from singles wins at No. 2 by junior Brad Pomeroy and at No. 3 by senior Geoff Boyd.
Carolina struggled on its weekend trip to the Midwest. The Tar Heels also lost on Saturday, falling to No. 34 Notre Dame 5-2 in Notre Dame, Ind. Northwestern gained the upper hand in Sunday's match when the clinched the doubles point with a win in a tiebreaker at No. 2 doubles. The Wildcats went on to win four of six singles matches, taking all of their points in straight set wins. At No. 1 singles, NU's Tommy Hanus, ranked #114, defeated UNC's Raian Luchici, ranked No. 66, 6-3, 6-3.
Pomeroy and Boyd had the wins for UNC. Pomeroy defeated Chuck Perrin at No. 2 singles 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 and Boyd downed Christian Tempke at No. 3 singles, 3-6, 6-3, 3-2 (injury default).
The Tar Heels return to action next Saturday when they host Campbell and James Madison in a doubleheader at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. Both matches will be played indoors. UNC and Campbell will play at 11 a.m. and the Tar Heels and the Dukes will begin their match at 5 p.m.
#40 Northwestern Wildcats 5, #18 North Carolina Tar Heels 2
Singles
No. 1 - #114 Tommy Hanus (NU) def. #66 Raian Luchici (UNC), 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 - Brad Pomeroy (UNC) def. Chuck Perrin (NU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
No. 3 - Geoff Boyd (UNC) def. Christian Tempke (NU), 3-6, 6-3, 3-2 (injury)
No. 4 - Willy Lock (NU) def. Benjamin Carlotti (UNC), 6-0, 6-3*
No. 5 - Adam Schaechterle (NU) def. Derek Porter (UNC), 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 - Matt Christian (NU) def. Sebastian Guejman (UNC), 7-5, 6-3
*Clinched Match
Doubles
No. 1 - Perrin/Tempke (NU) def. #9 Boyd/Pomeroy (UNC), 8-5
No. 2 - Schaechterle/Hanus (NU) def. David Stone/Guejman (UNC), 9-8
No. 3 - Luchici/Jonathan Janda (UNC) def. Christian/Justin Hoeveler (NU), 8-5
Team Records: Northwestern 4-1, North Carolina 2-2
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