Feb. 12, 2000

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The North Carolina men's tennis team was dealt its first loss of the season, dropping all but two matches to #20 Texas, which improved to 5-0 for the season. Four of the six singles matches went to three sets and three singles matches and one doubles match included tie-breakers.

Tripp Phillips had match-point at #1 singles, but lost to Brandon Hawk in a match that was decided by a third-set tie-breaker. Carolina's Marcio Petrone and Trystan Meniane were also defeated in three-set matches. Chad Riley was the lone winner for the Tar Heels. Riley defeated Ron Kloppert at the #6 spot, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

Tripp Phillips and Marcio Petrone also had match-point in the #1 doubles match, but were unable to convert, losing 9-8 (6) to Texas' Michael Blue and Nick Crowell. The Tar Heels also lost at #2 doubles. At #3 doubles, Carolina's Greg Archer and Assaf Drori combined to defeat Kloppert and Stephen Patak, 8-5. But Texas' wins at #1 and #2 clutched the doubles point for the Longhorns.

The Tar Heels will face Purdue on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Boilermakers defeated Wake Forest 4-3 on Saturday, winning the #1, #5, and #6 singles matches and all three doubles matches.

Singles Results
1. Brandon Hawk (Texas) def. Tripp Phillips (UNC), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7)
2. Michael Blue (Texas) def. Assaf Drori (UNC), 7-5, 6-2
3. Nick Crowell (Texas) def. David Cheatwood (UNC), 7-6 (1), 6-4
4. Jorge Haro (Texas) def. Marcio Petrone (UNC), 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
5. Craig Edmondson (Texas) def. Trystan Meniane (UNC) 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-2
6. Chad Riley (UNC) def. Ron Kloppert (Texas) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

Doubles Results
1. Blue/Crowell (Texas) def. Phillips/Petrone (UNC), 9-8 (6)
2. Hawk/Haro (Texas) def. Cheatwood/Meniane (UNC), 8-4
3. Greg Archer/Drori (UNC) def. Kloppert/Stephen Patak (Texas) 8-5