Feb. 20, 2009

Washington, D.C. - The Georgetown University men's tennis team (1-7) was defeated this afternoon by the 22nd-ranked UNC Tar Heels, 7-0

The Hoyas struggled in doubles play, winning only four games. Michael Clarke (Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago/Saddlebrook Prep) and David Tillem (Atlanta, Ga./The Weber School) were defeated by the eleventh-ranked Clay Donato and Taylor Fogleman. Andrew Crone and Zach Hunter clinched the team point for UNC shortly afterwards, beating Georgetown's Andrew Bruhn (Storrs, Conn./E.O. Smith) and Adam Gross (Quogue, N.Y./Westhampton).

With the score at 1-0, UNC extended its lead in singles play. Clarke and Kenneth Wong (Repulse Bay, Hong Kong/St. Pauls's (N.H.) came close to winning their first sets, but both were turned away, 7-5. Wong won a team-high eight games in singles play for the Hoyas.

Georgetown will host Brown at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Yates Field House.

#22 UNC 7, Georgetown 0
Doubles
1: Clay Donato and Taylor Fogleman (UNC) [#11] d. Michael Clarke and David Tillem (Georgetown) 8-0
2: Andrew Crone and Zach Hunter (UNC) d. Andrew Bruhn and Adam Gross (Georgetown) 8-2
3: Brennan Boyajian and Alex Rafiee (UNC) d. Rafael Notario and Kenneth Wong (Georgetown) 8-2
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles
1: Clay Donato (UNC) [#27] d. David Tillem (Georgetown) 6-0, 6-2
2: Taylor Fogleman (UNC) [#42] d. Andrew Bruhn (Georgetown) 6-0, 6-0
3: Andrew Crone (UNC) d. Michael Clarke (Georgetown) 7-5, 6-1
4: Brennan Boyajian (UNC) d. Adam Gross (Georgetown) 6-1, 6-2
5: Luke Mojica (UNC) d. Kenneth Wong (Georgetown) 7-5, 6-3
6: Alex Rafiee (UNC) d. Rafael Notario (Georgetown) 6-2, 6-0
Order of finish: 2, 1, 6, 4, 3, 5