March 20, 1999

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The 58th-ranked North Carolina men's tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to 47th-ranked Auburn Saturday afternoon in a consolation bracket match at the Blue-Gray Classic in Montgomery, Ala.

UNC's only point came at #4 singles where junior Aron Breziner defeated Auburn's Marcel Mizerski, 6-1, 6-3. Auburn evened its record at 6-6 with the win over the Tar Heels.

The Tar Heels finished 1-2 in the Blue-Gray tournament and fell to 7-8 overall on the season. Carolina has now lost four of five of its last six dual matches after starting the season with a 6-3 mark. Coach Sam Paul's team will try to get back into the winning column this coming Thursday when it plays host to Maryland at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center at 3:00 p.m. That is the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for UNC.

#47 AUBURN 4, #58 NORTH CAROLINA 1

SINGLES
1. Michael Grass (UNC) vs. George Matijasevic (AU), Did Not Finish
2. Tiago Ruffoni (AU) d. Assaf Drori (UNC), 6-2, 6-4
3. Mark Kovacs (AU) d. David Cheatwood (UNC), 6-4, 6-3
4. Aron Breziner (UNC) d. Marcel Mizerski (AU), 6-1, 6-3
5. Estevam Strecker (AU) d. Ben Elix (UNC), No Score Available
6. Remi Adamek (UNC) vs. Peter McGuone (AU), Did Not Finish

DOUBLES
(Played before singles, team winning majority of matches earns one team point)
1. George Matijasevic/Tiago Ruffoni (AU) d. David Cheatwood/Aron Breziner (UNC), 8-4
2. Mark Kovacs/Marcel Mizerski (AU) d. Michael Grass/Ben Elix (UNC), 8-3
3. Assaf Drori/Bjorn Rencken (UNC) vs. Estevam Strecker/Andy Winter (AU), Did Not Finish

RECORDS: North Carolina 7-8, Auburn 6-6