Jan. 30, 2008

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina's No. 10 men's tennis team completed a doubleheader sweep Tuesday night with a 7-0 victory over North Carolina Central in an indoor match at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. Earlier in the day the Tar Heels opened their dual match season with a 7-0 victory over Campbell.

Carolina played a radically different lineup against the Eagles with only senior Will Plyler playing his second singles match of the day. In doubles, the No. 3-ranked team of Taylor Fogleman and Chris Kearney held serve a second time in the day and Andrew Crone and Stefan Hardy also posted their second win of the day. Seniors Sandeep Daiya and Jeff Schroeder earned a doubles start at No. 3 and bageled their opponents 8-0.

In singles play, it was Plyler at No. 2 with a 6-0, 6-1 win over John Stephenson. Andrew Crone (#1), Karl Wishart (#3), Sandeep Daiya (#4), Jeff Schroeder (#5) and Maclane Wilkison (#6) had straight set victories for UNC. Altogether, UNC dropped only five games in singles play.

Carolina is now 2-0 and the Tar Heels will host a doubleheader Friday against Charlotte at 3 p.m. and James Madison at 7:30 p.m.

Dual Match: 1-29-08
Final Score: North Carolina Central 0 at #10 North Carolina 7
Match Time & Place: Indoors 7:30 p.m.
Doubles (Team winning majority of matches claims one team point)
#1 Fogleman/Kearney (UNC) [#3 national rank] d. Chatman/Stephenson (NCC), 8-2
#2 Andrew Crone/Hardy (UNC) d. Byrd/Jackson (NCC), 8-0
#3 Sandeep Daiya/Jeff Schroeder (UNC) d. Allsup/Estevez (NCC),8-0
Singles (One team point for each singles match)
#1 Andrew Crone (UNC) d. Trey Chatman (NCCU), 6-2, 6-1
#2 Will Plyler (UNC) d. John Stephenson (NCCU), 6-0, 6-1
#3 Karl Wishart (UNC) d. Bryan Jackson (NCCU), 6-0, 6-1
#4 Sandeep Daiya (UNC) d. Jermaine Byrd (NCCU), 6-0, 6-0
#5 Jeff Schroeder (UNC) d. Joey Estevez (NCCU), 6-0, 6-0
#6 Macclane Wilkison (UNC) d. Stephen Allsup (NCCU), 6-0, 6-0