North Carolina
Maryland
No Place Like Home for Men's Tennis
June 21, 1999 | Men's Tennis
March 25, 1999
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Playing at home for the first time in 26 days, the 75th-ranked University of North Carolina men's tennis team got back into the win column on Thursday afternoon as the Tar Heels crushed visiting Maryland 7-0 at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
The Tar Heels easily won the doubles point to take a quick 1-0 lead in the match and then they swept all six singles matches in straight sets to score the shutout victory. Victories were posted by senior Michael Grass at #1 singles, junior Assaf Drori at #2, sophomore David Cheatwood at #3, junior Aron Breziner at #4 and freshmen Bjorn Rencken and Ben Elix at #5 and #6.
UNC evened its overall record at 8-8 with the win over the Terrapins. The match was also Carolina's Atlantic Coast Conference opener. The Terps fell to 3-6 overall and 0-5 in ACC matches. The Tar Heels will play host to 61st-ranked Florida State on Sunday at 1 p.m. in another Atlantic Coast Conference match in its next outing on the courts.
#75 NORTH CAROLINA 7, MARYLAND 0
Singles
1. Michael Grass (UNC) d. T. J. Klier (UMD) 6-0, 6-1 2 Assaf Drori (UNC) d. Larry Chou (UMD) 6-1, 6-1 3. David Cheatwood (UNC) d. Kyle Cerminara (UMD) 6-0, 6-2 4. Aron Breziner (UNC) d. Jon Murchison (UMD) 6-1, 6-2 5. Bjorn Rencken (UNC) d. Luan Nguyen (UMD) 6-4, 6-2 6. Ben Elix (UNC) d. Dan Kenshalo (UMD) 6-2, 6-0Doubles
(Played before singles, team winning majority of matches earns one team point)
1. Michae; Grass/Ben Elix (UNC) d. Larry Chou/Jon Murchison (UMD) 8-0 2. Assaf Drori/Bjorn Rencken (UNC) d. Kyle Cerminara/James Logat (UMD) 8-1 3. Aron Breziner/David Cheatwood (UNC) d. Dan Kenshalo/Luan Nguyen (UMD) 8-4RECORDS: Maryland 3-6, ACC 0-5; North Carolina 8-8, ACC 1-0
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