March 2, 2002

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The University of North Carolina men's tennis team defeated the Charlotte 49ers, 6-1, at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, Saturday afternoon.

"We played well, " said head coach, Sam Paul. "It was a hard fought victory. This was a more experienced team than we are that we played today."

The Tar Heels (5-2) swept all three doubles matches against Charlotte (1-5) before winning five of the six singles matches. Sophomore Nicholas Monroe clinched the victory for Carolina with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Joakim Peterson at the #3 singles position.

UNC's lone senior, Marcio Petrone, won his fifth consecutive match of the season with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Ola Jonsson. The Bairro, Meireles, Brazil native will look to continue his recent success Sunday afternoon, March 3, when he leads the Tar Heels against a tough #34 Rice team.

"I think we let some sets slip away (against Charlotte), " said Paul. "We can handle those things a little bit better and we'll hopefully try to improve on that tomorrow."

The Tar Heels will conclude their weekend homestand with a match against Rice Sunday afternoon. The match will take place in the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center and will begin at 4 p.m.

Match Results: Singles

No. 1 Marcio Petrone (UNC) d. Ola Jonsson (Charlotte) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

No. 2 Trystan Meniane (UNC) d. Jacob Nordwall (Charlotte) 7-5, 6-3

No. 3 Nicholas Monroe (UNC) d. Joakim Peterson (Charlotte) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1

No. 4 Daniel Pinchbeck (UNC) d. Jonathan McGovern (Charlotte) 6-4, 6-0

No. 5 Andrew Metzler (UNC) d. Mario Santoso (Charlotte) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1 (#33) Monroe/Boyd (UNC) d. Jonsson/Peterson (Charlotte) 8-6

No. 2 Petrone/Archer (UNC) d. Nordwall/McGovern (Charlotte) 8-2

No. 3 Meniane/Pinchbeck (UNC) d. Clark/Santoso (Charlotte) 8-3