April 20, 2002

RALEIGH, NC - No. 2 seed North Carolina outlasted third-seeded Wake Forest 4-2 in a thrilling three-hour, 15-minute match to advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament finals at the Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center.

The Tar Heels will take on fifth-seeded Georgia Tech in Sunday's championship match, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.

North Carolina earned the crucial doubles point, taking a 1-0 lead. Winning at No. 2 doubles was Nicholas Monroe and Daniel Pinchbeck and at No. 3 was Geoff Boyd and Trystan Meniane. In singles play, UNC was lead by Daniel Pinchbeck at No. 3, Nicholas Monroe at No. 4 and Andrew Metzler at No. 6.

For the Deacs, No. 1 David Loewenthal and No. 5 Mike Murray both defeated their opponents.

With the loss the Demon Deacons drop to 17-5 while North Carolina improves to 18-5 and will take on Georgia Tech in tomorrow's ACC Championship match. Wake Forest will await a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

North Carolina 4, Wake Forest 2
No. 1 - David Loewenthal (WF) d. Marcio Petrone (UNC) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 - Trystan Meniane (UNC) vs. David Bere (WF) DNF
No. 3 - Daniel Pinchbeck (UNC) d. Derrick Spice (WF) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 - Nicholas Monroe (UNC) d. Trent Brendon (WF) 6-3, 7-6 (7)
No. 5 - Mike Murray (WF) d. Geoff Boyd (UNC) 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 - Andrew Metzler (UNC) d. Justin Kauffman (WF) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
No. 1 - Petrone/Archer (UNC) vs. Loewenthal/Brendon (WF) DNF
No. 2 - Monroe/Pinchbeck (UNC) d. Murray/Spice (WF) 8-6
No. 3 - Boyd/Meniane (UNC) d. Bere/Kauffmann (WF) 8-4