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Sunday, May 11
Chapel Hill, N.C.
1:00 p.m.
Duke University
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Blue Devils Fall at North Carolina in NCAA Tournament Second Round
5/11/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Chapel Hill, N.C. ? No. 43 Duke and No. 12 North Carolina met for the first time ever in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. with the host Tar Heels edging the Blue Devils 4-2 to advance to the round of 16.
"I thought we played really well all the way through," said head coach Jay Lapidus. "Our matchups with them are not very good but we played about as well as we could with the matchups we had. I was really happy with the way and how hard we competed."
The two squads went back-and-forth throughout the match with North Carolina putting the first point on the board with wins at the No. 1 and 2 doubles spots. No. 6 Taylor Fogleman and Chris Kearney edged No. 33 David Goulet and Christopher Price in a tiebreaker 9-8 (2) to take the point.
Duke was strong at the top of the order in the second round match with both Goulet and Reid Carleton earning victories to put the Blue Devils on top 2-1. Goulet, ranked No. 55 in the ITA singles rankings, made quick work of No. 115 Benjamin Carlotti in the top spot with a 6-2, 6-2 win. He improved to 18-11 on the season and claimed his sixth victory over a ranked opponent. No. 78 Carleton also defeated his sixth ranked opponent with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over No. 73 Stefan Hardy in the No. 2 spot. Carleton, a freshman from Naples, Fla., finished the year as the team leader with a 27-9 overall record. He won his final six singles matches.
The Tar Heels fought back with victories at the final three spots to win the match. Clay Donato defeated Dylan Arnould in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 4 spot. Duke's Alain Michel led in the second set, 5-2, but Will Plyler battled back and would eventually win a tiebreaker for a straight-set 6-0, 7-6 (8-6) victory. UNC's Taylor Fogleman also closed out his match with a tiebreaker win, defeating Alex Stone 6-2, 7-6 (3) to clinch the match.
Duke ends the 2007-08 season with an 11-14 overall record. North Carolina improves to 21-5 with the victory and moves on in the NCAA Tournament.
Goulet will compete in the NCAA singles championships next week at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Duke University Men's Tennis
Duke University vs North Carolina (May 11, 2008)
#12 North Carolina 4, #43 Duke University 2
May 11, 2008 at Chapel Hill, N.C.
Singles competition
1. #55 David Goulet (DU) def. #115 Benjamin Carlotti (UNC) 6-2, 6-2
2. #78 Reid Carleton (DU) def. #73 Stefan Hardy (UNC) 6-2, 6-4
3. #91 Chris Kearney (UNC) vs. Kiril Dimitrov (DU) 6-7 (8-10), 6-1, 1-0, unfinished
4. Clay Donato (UNC) def. Dylan Arnould (DU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Taylor Fogleman (UNC) def. Alex Stone (DU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Will Plyler (UNC) def. Alain Michel (DU) 6-0, 7-6 (8-6)
Doubles competition
1. #6 Taylor Fogleman/Chris Kearney (UNC) def. #33 David Goulet/Christopher Price (DU) 9-8 (7-2)
2. #54 Clay Donato/Stefan Hardy (UNC) def. Reid Carleton/Kiril Dimitrov (DU) 8-5
3. Tristan Heinrich/David Stone (UNC) vs. Dylan Arnould/Alex Stone (DU) 5-6, unfinished
Match Notes
Duke University 11-14; National ranking #43
North Carolina 21-5; National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,2,4,6,5)
NCAA Tournament Second Round
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