March 4, 2007
Final Stats
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The Navy tennis team completed a stretch of three matches in as many days with a 7-0 loss to 17th-ranked North Carolina, Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels remained undefeated through nine matches on the season with the victory, while Navy falls to 5-8 with the loss.
North Carolina won each of the three doubles matches to win the doubles point, but two of the matches were decided by 8-5 scores. Lenny Gullan and David Stone, ranked 56th nationally, defeated Navy's team of Jason Hill (So., Marietta, Ga.) and Nate Nelms (So., St. Mary's, Ga.) by that score at No. 1 doubles, with Stanley Kahl (Sr., Richland, Pa.) and Adrian Lai (Sr., Tucson, Ariz.) also losing 8-5 to Sebastian Guejman and Stefan Hardy at No. 2 doubles.
The Tar Heels would go on to win each of the six singles matches in straight sets.
"The doubles matches today were very close today," said Navy head coach John Officer. "We didn't play as well in the singles matches. North Carolina really steps up and puts pressure on their opponents and we didn't have enough answers to defend that."
The match against the Tar Heels caps a busy road trip for Navy that included a pair of 4-3 losses Friday at UNC Greensboro and Saturday to 39th-ranked North Carolina State.
"This was a very good trip for us," said Officer. "How we played against a talented North Carolina State team is a big confidence boost for us."
Navy will now be off from competition until playing Eastern Kentucky March 13 in St. Augustine, Fla.
North Carolina 7, Navy 0
Doubles -- N.C. wins the doubles point
#1 Gullan/David Stone (NC) def. Hill/Nelms, 8-5
#2 Guejman/Hardy (NC) def. Kahl/Lai, 8-5
#3 Fogleman/Kearney (NC) def. Alex James/Lemaich, 8-4
Singles
#1 Ben Carlotti (NC) def. Nate Nelms, 6-1, 6-2
#2 Stefan Hardy (NC) def. Jason Hill, 6-3, 6-2
#3 Chris Kearney (NC) def. Adrian Lai, 6-1, 6-1
#4 Sebastian Guejman (NC) def. Ramsey Lemaich, 6-2, 6-2
#5 Taylor Fogelman (NC) def. Stanley Kahl, 6-1, 6-1
#6 Will Plyler (NC) def. Jarrad Smoke, 6-2, 6-0
