May 23, 2008

Tulsa, Okla. - UNC's sixth-ranked tandem of Taylor Fogleman and Chris Kearney scored a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Ashwin Kumar and Sasha Ermakov on Friday afternoon to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championship. The win improves their overall record this season to 22-9, including a 10-2 mark in tournament play.

Fogleman and Kearney's next opponent will be the winner of the match between Mississippi's Jonas Berg and Erling Tveit, and Illinois' Billy Heiser and Ryan Rowe. 5th-ranked Berg and Tveit, who are favored in the match, have faced Fogleman and Kearney once this year, an 8-4 win in Mississippi's NCAA Tournament win over North Carolina. Fogleman and Kearney have not played 11th-ranked Heiser and Rowe this year.

Fogleman and Kearney's quarterfinal match will be played on Saturday. The match time is to be announced at this point, and will be updated on TarHeelBlue.com as the schedule is finalized.

#6 Taylor Fogleman & Chris Kearney (UNC) d. #34 Ashwin Kumar & Sasha Ermakov (Harvard) 7-5, 6-3