March 28, 1999

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Playing at home for the second time in 26 days, the 75th-ranked University of North Carolina men's tennis team grabbed its second ACC victory Sunday afternoon as the Tar Heels edged past the 61-ranked Florida State Seminoles 4-3 at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.

UNC clinched the doubles point with wins at #1 and #2. Senior Michael Grass and freshman Ben Elix defeated Florida State's Ty Braswell and Davidson Kozlowski 8-6, while Remi Adamek and Assaf Drori defeated Noah Schnell and Jeff Scarella 8-3. Carolina's David Cheatwood and Bjorn Rencken fell to Florida State's Mike Ingham and Yvo Niks 8-2.

Rencken clinched the match for the Tar Heels with a come back victory over FSU's Chad Mooney. The South African freshman fought back after a 3-6 loss in the first set to seal the Tar Heel victory with a final score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Drori and Cheatwood also earned points for the Heels at #2 and #3 respectively. Drori won a tight 6-3, 6-4 match against FSU's Kozzlowski, while FSU's Ingham defaulted after a 6-4, 4-1 match score to UNC's Cheatwood.

UNC pushed its overall record at 9-8 and ACC record to 2-0 with the win over FSU. The Seminoles fell to 10-7 overall and 2-4 in ACC matches. The Tar Heels will play host to #44-ranked Miami on Saturday, April 3, at 1 p.m.

#75 NORTH CAROLINA 4, FLORIDA STATE 3

SINGLES
1. Yvo Nicks (FSU) d. Michael Grass 6-4, 6-2
2. Assaf Drori (UNC) d. Davidson Kozlowski 6-3, 6-4
3. David Cheatwood (UNC) default Mike Ingham 6-4, 4-1
4. Chad Mooney (FSU) d. Aaron Breziner 6-3, 6-4
5. Bjorn Rencken (UNC) d. Steve Weinstein 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Noah Schnell (FSU) d. Remi Adamed 6-2, 6-2

DOUBLES
(Played before singles, team winning majority of matches earns one team point)
1. Grass/Ben Elix (UNC) d. Braswell/Kyzolowski 8-6
2. Adamek/Drori (UNC) d. Schnell/Jeff Scarella 8-3
3. Ingham/Niks (FSU) d. Cheatwook/Rencken 8-2

RECORDS: FSU 10-7, ACC 2-4; North Carolina 9-8, ACC 2-0