Feb. 19, 2000

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina's 48th-ranked men's tennis team improved to 4-2 on the season Saturday afternoon as Coach Sam Paul's Tar Heels defeated the 70th-ranked Brown Bears 6-1 at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. Brown dropped to 1-3 on the season with the loss.

UNC senior Tripp Phillips started the success for Carolina at #1 singles as he bested Justin Natale of Brown University 6-4, 6-2. Carolina senior Assaf Drori also won at #2 singles as he came back to beat Brown's Nick Malone, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Other Carolina singles victories were posted by sophomore Marcio Petrone at #3 singles, freshman Trystan Meniane at #5 singles and junior Chad Riley at #6 singles. Carolina also won the doubles point by sweeping all three matches.

The Tar Heels will return to action on March 8 when they play host to UNC-Charlotte at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center

MEN'S TENNIS SUMMARY

#48 North Carolin 6, #70 Brown 1
Singles (Best 2 of 3 sets)
#1 Tripp Phillips (UNC) d. Justin Natale (BU), 6-4, 6-2
#2 Assaf Drori (UNC) d. Nick Malon (BU), 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
#3 Marcio Petrone (UNC) d. Chris Wolfe (BU), 6-1, 6-4
#4 Chris Drake (BU) d. David Cheatwood (UNC), 6-2, 6-2
#5 Trystan Meniane (UNC) d. J. R. Argo (BU), 6-4, 6-2
#6 Chad Riley (UNC) d. Ricardo Eboli (BU), 6-4, 6-4

Doubles (1 Pro Set, Team Which Wins at least 2 doubles matches earns 1 team point)
#1 Phillips-Petrone (UNC) d. Natale-Malone (BU), 9-8
#2 Cheatwood-Tyne Brownlow (UNC) d. Wolfe-Drake (BU), 9-7
#3 Drori-Greg Archer (UNC) d. Argo-Eboli (BU), 9-8

Records: UNC 4-2, Brown 1-3