Phillips Advances to NCAA Second Round
Senior plays in second round Thursday at 11:30 a.m.
Tripp Phillips of UNC handed USCB's Simon Shinn his first dual match loss of the year.

Tripp Phillips of UNC handed USCB's Simon Shinn his first dual match loss of the year.

May 25, 2000

ATHENS, GA. - University of North Carolina senior men's tennis player Tripp Phillips advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Division I Singles Championship Wednesday by defeating Simon Shinn of the University of California at Santa Barbara 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. The loss was Shinn's first in a dual match this spring.

Phillips advances to the second round where he will play a yet to be determined opponent at 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Phillips improved his singles record to 23-5 on the year with Wednesday's victory.