Feb. 13, 2000

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The #51-ranked North Carolina men's tennis team won a close match against #66 Purdue to improve to 3-1 in dual-match competition. The Boilermakers were coming off a 4-3 win over #50 Wake Forest, but the Tar Heels were too strong, taking four singles matches and one doubles match. Purdue drops to 2-3 in dual-match play.

In singles action, Tripp Phillips lost at the #1 spot to Purdue's Jason Marshall, the 1999 Big Ten singles champion. Phillips forced a second-set tie-breaker, but Marshall held on to win 6-1, 7-6. Assaf Drori won a crucial match at #2 singles, defeating Derek Miller 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. Drori's three-set match was the last to finish, thus becoming the decisive match for the Tar Heels.

Junior David Cheatwood won at #3 singles, beating Laith Al-Agba, 6-4, 6-4. Marcio Petrone was a winner at #5 singles, beating Carl McCafferty 6-4, 6-4. At #5 singles, Trystan Meniane defeated Scott Mayer 6-2, 7-5. Chad Riley was defeated at #6 singles, losing to Andrew Wakefield 6-1, 5-7, 6-2.

In doubles action, Phillips and Petrone defeated Marshall and Wakefield at #1 doubles 9-6. But Purdue won the #2 and #3 doubles to clutch the doubles point.

The Tar Heels will host #17 Texas A&M at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18, and Brown at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19.
UNC vs. Purdue Singles Results
1. Jason Marshall (PU) def. Tripp Phillips (UNC), 6-1, 7-6
2. Assaf Drori (UNC) def. Derek Miller (PU), 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
3. David Cheatwood (UNC) def. Laith Al-Agba (PU), 6-4, 6-4
4. Marcio Petrone (UNC) def. Carl McCafferty (PU), 6-4, 6-4
5. Trystan Meniane (UNC) def. Scott Mayer (PU), 6-2, 7-5
6. Andrew Wakefield (PU) def. Chad Riley (UNC), 6-1, 5-7, 6-2

UNC vs. Purdue Doubles Results
1. Phillips/Petrone (UNC) def. Marshall/Wakefield (PU), 8-6
2. Al-Agba/Mayer (PU) def. Cheatwood/Meniane (UNC, 9-7
3. McCafferty/Miller (PU) def. Drori/Greg Archer (UNC), 8-4