Men's and Women's Swim Teams Fall to Virginia

Saturday, January 23

Charlottesville, Va.

TBA

North Carolina

108

135

Virginia

June 21, 1999 | Swimming & Diving

By: UNC Athletic Communications

January 23, 1999

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The University of Virginia's 18th-ranked men's swimming and diving team defeated 14th-ranked North Carolina in dual-meet action for the first time since 1993 Saturday afternoon, humbling the six-time defending ACC champion Tar Heels 135-108 in Charlottesville, Va.

The win over the Tar Heels establishes the Cavaliers as the prohibitive favorite to end North Carolina's six-year run as the ACC champion next month when the ACC Championships are held at College Park, Md., February 25-27, 1999.

The win for the Cavaliers improved their record this year to 6-3 overall, 3-2 in the ACC. Carolina fell to 7-2 overall and 2-1 in the ACC. The Tar Heels had won seven meets in a row since losing at sixth-ranked Georgia in the season opener. The victory by Virginia also ended a seven-meet winning streak for Carolina in ACC dual meets. The Heels last lost in the league at N.C. State in the final regular-season meet of the 1996-97 season.

Carolina won six of 13 events in the meet, but 1-2-3 finishes by Virginia in both the 1000-yard and 200-yard freestyle events doomed the Tar Heels to defeat. Despite the loss to the Cavaliers, the Tar Heels still lead the all-time series against UVA by a gaudy 38-8 margin.

In the women's meet, the 19th-ranked and defending ACC champion Cavaliers dominated the 18th-ranked Tar Heels 180-120. The win was Virginia's fourth against 20 losses in the series history. The Cavaliers also defeated the Tar Heels in Charlottesville this decade in 1993 and in 1997.

With the win, Virginia remains undefeated in dual meets this season, improving to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the ACC. Carolina fell to 5-3-1 overall and 1-2 in the ACC. The only other time Carolina has ever lost two ACC dual matches in the same season in its history was 1987-88.

The Cavaliers will be favored to successfully defend their ACC Championship when the meet is held at College Park, Md. February 18-20, 1999.

UNC returns to the pool next Saturday when it plays host to a tri-meet in Chapel Hill with ACC rival Maryland and non-conference foe Virginia Tech. Both of those teams are unranked. Action will begin at the Maurice J. Koury Natatorium in Chapel Hill next Saturday at 12 noon.

WOMEN'S MEET SUMMARY--#19 VIRGINIA 180, #18 NORTH CAROLINA 120

200-Yd. Medley Relay--1. Virginia (Meghan Iffland, Danica Wizniuk, Kori Forster, Rebecca Cronk), 1:43.63; 2. North Carolina (Summer Mack, Erika Acuff, Katie Hathaway, Tracey Rankin), 1:45.07; 3. Virginia (Jennifer Napier, Kate Slonaker, Meghan McCubbins, Julie Gehm), 1:45.77.

1000-Yd. Freestyle--1. Emily Carrig (UVA), 10:07.62; 2. Molly Sullivan (UNC), 10:13.19; 3. Melissa Fiss (UNC), 10:14.92; 4. Sharon Reidlinger (UVA), 10:16.37; 5. Bridget Vogelsang (UVA), 10:24.99.

200-Yd. Freestyle--1. Erika Acuff (UNC), 1:51.07; 2. Jennifer Strasburger (UNC), 1:51.61; 3. Megan Roesch (UVA), 1:51.76; 4. Laura Sullivan (UVA), 1:51.98; 5. Emily Trakas (UVA), 1:53.21.

100-Yd. Backstroke--1. Summer Mack (UNC), 56.37; 2. Meghan Iffland (UVA), 56.69; 3. Kelsey Durkin (UNC), 57.28; 4. Heather Stiles (UNC), 57.32; 5. Jennifer Napier (UVA), 1:00.12.

100-Yd. Breaststroke--1. Danica Wizniuk (UVA), 1:02.58; 2. Katie Hathaway (UNC), 1:03.37; 3. Kate Slonaker (UVA), 1:04.43; 4. Beth Schlessman (UNC), 1:06.18; 5. JoAnn Overton (UNC), 1:08.46.

200-Yd. Butterfly--1. Emily Carrig (UVA), 2:04.39; 2. Kristin Lozeau (UNC), 2:04.49; 3. Melissa Fiss (UNC), 2:04.67; 4. Ilana Kavadlo (UNC), 2:04.91; 5T. Valerie Zammitti (UVA), Kelly McLaughlin (UNC), 2:05.62.

50-Yd. Freestyle--1. Rebecca Cronk (UVA), 23.38; 2. Meghan McCubbins (UVA), 23.61; 3. Julie Gehm (UVA), 23.95; 4. Tracey Rankin (UNC), 24.01; 5. Stefanie Rulis (UNC), 24.74.

One-Meter Diving--1. Colbert (UVA), 264.75; 2. Smith (UVA), 250.50; 3. Holly Mills (UNC), 206.25; 4. Beth Waldo (UNC), 203.78; 5. McNeil (UVA), 203.10.

100-Yd. Freestyle--1. Rebecca Cronk (UVA), 51.63; 2. Katie Hathaway (UNC), 51.64; 3. Mehan Roesch (UVA), 52.17; 4. Emily Trakas (UVA), 52.53; 5. Jennifer Strasburger (UNC), 52.57.

200-Yd. Backstroke--1. Heather Stiles (UNC), 2:02.74; 2. Kelsey Durkin (UNC), 2:03.29; 3. Meghan Iffland (UVA), 2:04.73; 4. Jennie Gardner (UNC), 2:06.82; 5. Sarah Givan (UNC), 2:08.87.

200-Yd. Breaststroke--1. Danica Wizniuk (UVA), 2:17.04; 2. Erika Acuff (UNC), 2:17.51; 3. Kate Slonaker (UVA), 2:22.12; 4. Kristin Lozeau (UNC), 2:24.65; 5. JoAnn Overton (UNC), 2:25.27.

500-Yd. Freestyle--1. Laura Sullivan (UVA), 4:56.87; 2. Emily Carrig (UVA), 4:59.19; 3. Bridget Vogelsang (UVA), 5:01.39; 4. Molly Sullivan (UNC), 5:01.58; 5. Katie Cramm (UVA), 5:05.12.

100-Yd. Butterfly--1. Meghan McCubbins (UVA), 56.37; 2. Kori Forster (UVA), 57.09; 3. Summer Mack (UNC), 57.46; 4T. Ilana Kavadlo (UNC), Valerie Zammitti (UVA), 57.95.

Three-Meter Diving--1. Smith (UVA), 294.53; 2. Colbert (UVA), 262.88; 3. Holly Mills (UNC), 240.98; 4. Beth Waldo (UNC), 220.20; 5. Triden (UVA), 213.83.

200-Yd. Individual Medley--1. Erika Acuff (UNC), 2:04.94; 2. Heather Stiles (UNC), 2:09.08; 3. Kristin Lozeau (UNC), 2:09.63; 4. Monica Nista (UVA), 2:11.36; 5. Kelly McLaughlin (UNC), 2:11.91.

400-Yd. Freestyle Relay--1. Virginia (Emily Trakas, Rebecca Cronk, Meghan Iffland,. Meghan McCubbins), 3:26.67; 2. Virginia (Kate Slonaker, Julie Gehm, Megan Roesch, Laura Sullivan), 3:28.32; 3. North Carolina (Katie Hathaway, Tracey Rankin, Summer Mack, Jennifer Strasburger), 3:28.83.

Records: North Carolina, 5-3-1 overall, 1-2 in the ACC; Virginia, 7-0 overall, 5-0 in the ACC

MEN'S MEET SUMMARY--#18 VIRGINIA 135, #14 NORTH CAROLINA 108

400-Yd. Medley Relay--1. North Carolina (Ted Brisson, Chris Helin, Tucker Shade, Kevin Erndl), 3:19.36; 2. Virginia (Chris Mousetis, Ed Moses, Doak Finch, Turner Graves), 3:20.89; 3. North Carolina (John Spaziano, Ethan Hall, Chris Jennings, Mike Callahan), 3:24.59.

1000-Yd. Freestyle--1. Jamie Grimes (UVA), 9:16.60; 2. Austin Ramirez (UVA), 9:21.21; 3. Michael Fuller (UVA), 9:23.89; 4. Seth Laughlin (UNC), 9:28.61; 5. Justin Rossi (UNC), 9:34.64.

200-Yd. Freestyle--1. Shamek Pietucha (UVA), 1:39.09; 2. Jimmy Blitzer (UVA), 1:40.74; 3. Ryan McGeary (UVA), 1:41.11; 4. Tom Schmelzer (UNC), 1:41.58; 5. Brad Kline (UNC), 1:41.79.

50-Yd. Freestyle--1. Ted Brisson (UNC), 20.75; 2T. Matt Lee (UVA), Chris Jennings (UNC), Kevin Erndl (UNC), 21.33; 5. Jared Felker (UVA), 21.48.

200-Yd. Individual Medley--1. Chris Helin (UNC), 1:50.47; 2. Doak Finch (UVA), 1:52.36; 3. Mike Renshaw (UVA), 1:53.55; 4. Casey Hughes (UVA), 1:53.56; 5. David Slawinski (UNC), 1:54.71.

One-Meter Diving--1. Cunningham (UVA), 278.33; 2. Piorkowski (UVA), 255.33; 3. Christian Zuburg (UNC), 250.20; 4. Kevin Mangum (UNC), 237.30; 5. Rokoff (UVA), 230.48.

200-Yd. Butterfly--1. Shamek Pietucha (UVA), 1:46.58; 2. Tucker Shade (UNC), 1:49.58; 3. Michael Fuller (UVA), 1:50.84; 4. Sebastien Moity (UNC), 1:52.37; 5. David Weeks (UNC), 1:53.57.

100-Yd. Freestyle--1. Ted Brisson (UNC), 45.77; 2. Jimmy Blitzer (UVA), 46.73; 3. John Spaziano (UNC), 46.79; 4T. Turner Graves (UVA), Art Staddon (UVA), 47.24.

200-Yd. Backstroke--1. Shamek Pietucha (UVA), 1:49.84; 2. Doak Finch (UVA), 1:50.63; 3. Tom Schmelzer (UNC), 1:51.14; 4. Chris Mousetis (UVA), 1:52.37; 5. Matt Baldwin (UNC), 1:53.01.

500-Yd. Freestyle--1. Brad Kline (UNC), 4:32.01; 2. Austin Ramirez (UVA), 4:32.97; 3. Ryan McGearey (UVA), 4:34.31; 4. Jamie Grimes (UVA), 4:35.23; 5. Michael Fuller (UVA), 4:35.85.

Three-Meter Diving--1. Piorkowksi (UVA), 267.68; 2. Christian Zuburg (UNC), 260.40; 3. Cunningham (UVA), 252.60; 4. Kevin Mangum (UNC), 247.95; 5. Rokoff (UVA), 219.45.

200-Yd. Breaststroke--1. Ed Moses (UVA), 2:00.76; 2. Chris Helin (UNC), 2:02.83; 3. Casey Hughes (UVA), 2:05.53; 4. Ethan Hall (UNC), 2:06.17; 5. David Slawinski (UNC), 2:06.82.

400-Yd. Freestyle Relay--1. North Carolina (Chris Jennings, Tucker Shade, Kevin Erndl, John Spaziano), 3:05.09; 2. Virginia (Jimmy Blitzer, Turner Graves, Matt Lee, Ryan McGeary), 3:05.61; 3. North Carolina (Kert Johnson, Brad Kline, Tom Schmelzer, Matt Baldwin), 3:07.86.