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Men's Tennis Team Wins Third in a Row
June 21, 1999 | Men's Tennis
February 6, 1999
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The 47th-ranked University of North Carolina men's tennis team won its third successive dual match of the 1999 season Saturday morning, defeating the UNC-Charlotte 49ers 5-2 at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
The Tar Heels were scheduled to play a second dual match on Saturday, hosting UNC-Asheville at 4 p.m. at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. Both matches Saturday were played scheduled to be played indoors.
With the win over the 49ers, UNC improved to 3-0 on the season, while the 49ers fell to 0-2 on the campaign. Carolina sophomore David Cheatwood, a Fayetteville, N.C. native, made his first career start at the #1 singles position, defeating Jan Pollmueller of UNCC, 6-2, 6-2. Tar Heel senior co-captain Michael Grass clinched the match for the Tar Heels at #3 singles, coming from behind to beat Sasha Parc, 4-6, 7-5, 6-0. Grass had to overcome two match points in the second set to earn the win. Grass trailed 6-4, 5-4, 40-15, but staved off the next two points and ended up winning the last nine games of the match.
After meeting UNC-Asheville this afternoon at 4 p.m., UNC will be off one week before hosting ninth-ranked South Carolina next Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
NORTH CAROLINA 5, UNC-CHARLOTTE 2
Singles
1. David Cheatwood (UNC) d. Jan Pollmueller (UNCC), 6-2, 6-2
2. Jeff Kuchma (UNCC) d. Bjorn Rencken (UNC), 7-6, 7-6
3. Michael Grass (UNC) d. Sasha Parc (UNCC), 4-6, 7-5, 6-0
# 4. Ola Jonsson (UNCC) d. Ben Elix (UNC), 7-5, 6-4
5. Chad Riley (UNC) d. Jasper Hulsebosch (UNCC), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Aron Breziner (UNC) d. John Valenti (UNCC), 6-2, 6-2
Doubles*
1. Jonsson/Pollmueller (UNCC) d. Cheatwood/Grass (UNC), 9-8 (7-4)
2. Elix/Rencken (UNC) d. Hulsebosch/Parc (UNCC), 8-5
3. Remi Adamek/Riley (UNC) d. Kuchma/Jonathan McGovern (UNCC), 8-6
*Played before singles, best 2 of 3 matches wins 1 point toward final score
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