March 19, 1999

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - North Carolina's 58th-ranked men's tennis team fell to 26th-ranked Notre Dame 4-0 in the first round of the Blue-Gray Classic in Montgomery, Ala. Thursday evening.

The Fighting Irish improved to 11-4 on the season with the victory while the Tar Heels lost their fourth match in a row and now stand 6-7 on the season.

Notre Dame advanced to play 19th-ranked Texas A&M in the tournament quarterfinals on Friday. UNC will play Middle Tennessee State Friday in a tournament consolation quarterfinal match.

#26 NOTRE DAME 4, #58 NORTH CAROLINA 0

SINGLES
1. #2 Ryan Schire (UND) d. Michael Grass (UNC), 6-2, 6-4
2 Brian Patterson (UND) vs. Assaf Drori (UNC), Did Not Finish
3. Matt Daly (UND) d. David Cheatwood (UNC), 6-3, 6-4
4. Andrew Laflin (UND) vs. Aron Breziner (UNC), Did Not Finish
5. Casey Smith (UND) vs. Bjorn Rencken (UNC), Did Not Finish
6. Andy Warford (UND) d. Ben Elix (UNC), 6-1, 6-4

DOUBLES
(Played before singles, team winning majority of matches earns one team point)
1. Brian Patterson/Ryan Sachire (UND) d. Aron Breziner/David Cheatwood (UNC), 8-2
2. Trent Miller/Javier Taborga (UND) d. Ben Elix/Michael Grass (UNC), 8-4
3. Aaron Talarico/Andy Warford (UND) vs. Assaf Drori/Bjorn Rencken (UNC), Did Not Finish

RECORDS: North Carolina 6-7, Notre Dame 11-4