May 22, 2008

Tulsa, Okla. - In the opening round of the NCAA Doubles Championships, Taylor Fogleman and Chris Kearney survived a 22-point first set tiebreaker and a second set comeback bid by Denver's Adam Holmstrom and Niklas Persson to win 7-6(10), 2-6, 6-3. The victory over Holmstrom and Persson, ranked 12th in the nation, means that the sixth-ranked team of Fogleman and Kearney will advance to the round of 16 in the tournament, to be played on Friday.

Fogleman and Kearney's next opponent will be Harvard's 34th-ranked doubles pair, Ashwin Kumar and Sasha Ermakov. Kumar and Ermakov upset Michigan State's 23rd-ranked team of Adam Monich and Nick Rinks by the score of 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the second round of play. Friday's 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. #12 Adam Holmstrom & Niklas Persson 7-6(10), 2-6, 6-3