Jan. 23, 2000

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The 20th-ranked University of North Carolina men's swimming and diving team lost its first dual meet since November 6, 1999 on Sunday, falling 176-124 to the 10th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers at the Maurice J. Koury Natatorium on the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill.

Carolina proved to be competitive against the Wahoos but was not able to match Virginia's top-line talent and considerable depth. The Tar Heels gained five individual wins in the one-meter diving competition (271.42 points) and three-meter diving competition (317.62 points) by freshman Stephen Krebs, in the 50-yard freestyle by sophomore Kevin Erndl (20.74), in the 200-yard backstroke by sophomore Chris Helin (1:49.15) and in the 500-yard freestyle by junior Brad Kline (4:30.85).

With the victory the Cavaliers improved to 5-1 on the season, 3-1 in the ACC. Carolina fell to 5-3 overall and 2-1 in the ACC.

Despite the loss to Virginia, the Tar Heels still lead the all-time dual-meet series against the Cavaliers by a lopsided 38-9 margin.

The Tar Heels will next be in action when they travel to College Park, Md. this coming Saturday to face up against the Maryland Terrapins in a 12 noon dual meet. Carolina then finishes its dual-meet season when the Tar Heels host arch-rival N.C. State at Koury Natatorium on Friday, February 4 at 5 p.m. The Tar Heels will also be the host school for 47th annual Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Championships February 24-26. The defending ACC champion Cavaliers will be heavy favorites to win their fourth conference title in history (1987, 1990, 1999) with the top competition coming from the #20 Tar Heels and the #22 Florida State Seminoles.

MEN'S DUAL MEET SUMMARY
Final Score: #10 VIRGINIA 176, #20 NORTH CAROLINA 124

Event #1:
200-Yard Medley Relay--1. Virginia (Guy Yimsomruay, Ed Moses, Doak Finch, Troy Johnson), 1:30.61, 2. North Carolina (Matt Baldwin, Chris Helin, Sebastien Moity, Kevin Erndl), 1:32.61*, 3. Virginia (Chris Mousetis, Jonathan Baird, Matt Lee, Jared Felker), 1:33.63.

Event #2:
1000-Yard Freestyle--1. Jamie Grimes (UVA), 9:13.02, 2. Judd Glasco (UNC), 9:14.57*, 3. Dan DeMarco (UVA), 9:15.24, 4. Stephen Mohr (UNC), 9:17.63*, 5. Mike Wheeler (UVA), 9:26.39.

Event #3:
200-Yard Freestyle--1. Austin Ramirez (UVA), 1:40.79, 2. Brad Kline (UNC), 1:40.87*, 3. Justin Rossi (UNC), 1:41.97*, 4. Troy Johnson (UVA), 1:42.29, 5. Ryan McGeary (UVA), 1:43.12.

Event #4:
100-Yard Backstroke--1. Chris Mousetis (UVA), 50.63, 2. Guy Yimsomruay (UVA), 50.96, 3. Chris Helin (UNC), 51.60*, 4. Matt Baldwin (UNC), 52.37, 5. Hal Wansley (UNC), 52.84.

Event #5:
100-Yard Breaststroke--1. Ed Moses (UVA), 53.45, 2. Sean Quinn (UNC), 57.54, 3. Dave Slawinski (UNC), 57.78, 4. Jonathan Baird (UVA), 58.00, 5. Justin Capuco (UVA), 58.05.

Event #6:
200-Yard Butterfly--1. Doak Finch (UVA), 1:45.61, 2. David Weeks (UNC), 1:50.08, 3. Michael Fuller (UVA), 1:50.28, 4. Daniel Zurowski (UVA), 1:51.80, 5. Evan Taylor (UVA), 1:52.20.

Event #7:
50-Yard Freestyle-1. Kevin Erndl (UNC), 20.74, 2. Jared Felker (UVA), 21.22, 3. Matt Lee (UVA), 21.30, 4. Jimmy Blitzer (UVA), 21.47, 5. Michael Chenier (UNC), 21.58*.

Event #8:
One-Meter Diving--1. Stephen Krebs (UNC), 271.42, 2. Christian Zuburg (UNC), 257.17, 3. Mattt LaConte (UVA), 246.37, 4. Joe Piorkowski (UVA), 230.77, 5. Rob McMillen (UNC), 217.87.

Event #9:
100-Yard Freestyle--1. Troy Johnson (UVA), 45.77, 2. Kevin Erndl (UNC), 46.87, 3. Jimmy Blitzer (UVA), 47.06, 4. Kert Johnson (UNC), 47.17, 5. Michael Chenier (UNC), 47.24.

Event #10:
200-Yard Backstroke--1. Chris Helin (UNC), 1:49.15*, 2. Chris Mousetia (UVA), 1:49.33, 3. Guy Yimsomruay (UVA), 1:51.46, 4. Mark Seidman (UNC), 1:51.90*, 5. Mike Wheeler (UVA), 1:52.07.

Event #11:
200-Yard Breaststroke--1. Ed Moses (UVA), 1:57.53, 2. Sean Quinn (UNC), 2:02.67, 3. Dave Slawinski (UNC), 2:03.53, 4. Justin Capuco (UVA), 2:07.25, 5. Jonathan Baird (UVA), 2:07.50.

Event #12:
500-Yard Freestyle--1. Brad Kline (UNC), 4:30.85, 2. Austin Ramirez (UVA), 4:31.16, 3. Michael Fuller (UVA), 4:33.64, 4. Jamie Grimes (UVA), 4:33.79, Stephen Mohr (UNC), 4:35.87.

Event #13:
100-Yard Butterfly--1. Doak Finch (UVA), 48.59, 2. Jared Felker (UVA), 50.39, 3. David Weeks (UNC), 50.51*, 4. Sebastien Moity (UNC), 50.62, 5. Matt Lee (UVA), 50.88.

Event #14:
Three-Meter Diving--1. Stephen Krebs (UNC), 317.62, 2. Christian Zuburg (UNC), 299.10, 3. Matt LaConte (UVA), 248.55, 4. Joe Piorkowski (UVA), 245.69, 5. Rob McMillen (UNC), 236.77.

Event #15:
200-Yard Individual Medley--1. Doak Finch (UVA), 1:49.99, 2. Chris Helin (UNC), 1:50.92, 3. Guy Yimsomruay (UVA), 1:52.33, 4. Chris Mousetis (UVA), 1:53.67, 5. David Slawinski (UNC), 1:54.35.

Event #16:
400-Yard Freestyle Relay--1. Virginia (Jimmy Blitzer, Jared Felker, Troy Johnson, Austin Ramirez), 3:04.18, 2. North Carolina (Kert Johnson, Justin Rossi, Kevin Erndl, Michael Chenier), 3:06.71, 3. North Carolina (John Spaziano, Ben Davidson, Brad Kline, David Weeks), 3:09.53.

Updated Records:
#20 North Carolina, 5-3 overall, 2-1 in the ACC, #10 Virginia, 5-1 overall, 3-1 in the ACC.

*UNC season best time for that individual/relay in the event