Jan. 8, 2000

CHAPEL HILL, NC- - The North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept Clemson on Saturday at Koury Natatorium. The Tar Heel women, ranked 17th nationally, took a 150-93 victory over the Tigers. The men’s team, ranked 20th nationally, handed Clemson its first loss of the season, 142-101.

The Clemson men won both relays, with the 200 medley relay team of Will Rogers, Jano Dubreuil, Matt Stone and Brett Walker turning in a performance of 1:33.29. The Tiger 400 free relay team of Kenny Roberts, Rogers, Rob Etheridge and Mike Pridemore was victorious with a time of 3:05.79.

Walker, a sophomore from N. Huntington, PA, won the 50 free in 21.20, while Rogers, a junior from West Columbia, SC, won the 100 free in 46.47. Freshman diver Craig Thomas of Maryville, TN, won the one-meter event with a score of 256.94 and placed second in the three-meter competition with a score of 274.95.

For the Clemson women’s team, freshman Jenna Burtch of Holland, MI, won the 50 free in 23.97, while freshman Liz Dwors of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, won the 500 free in 4:58.28. The Tigers swept the diving events, with junior Betsy Potter (Elmira, NY) scoring 252.22 on the one-meter board, and senior Aly Susterka (Midland, MI) scoring 261.60 on the three-meter board.

The Clemson men’s team drops to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the ACC. The men will face Georgia Tech in Clemson on January 21 at 3 p.m. The Tiger women drop to 5-3 overall, 0-2 ACC with the loss. Both teams will compete against Alabama in Clemson on January 22 at 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S DUAL MEET SUMMARY Final Score: #17 NORTH CAROLINA 150, CLEMSON 93 Event #1: 200-Yard Medley Relay—1. North Carolina (Christy Watkins, Janna Turner, Summer Mack, Stefanie Rulis), 1:45.45, 2. Clemson (Krystal Ball, Mandy Commons, Katie Mizell, Jenna Burtch), 1:47.07, 3. North Carolina (Heather Stiles, Beth Colacurcio, Ilana Kavadlo, Jennie Gardner), 1:47.92. Event #2: 1000-Yard Freestyle—1. Lauren Silva (UNC), 10:06.60, 2. Liz Dwors (CU), 10:10.16, 3. Molly Sullivan (UNC), 10:15.51, 4. Danley Stone (UNC), 10:18.06, 5. Leigh Sanders (UNC), 10:27.62. Event #3: 200-Yard Freestyle—1. Katie Hathaway (UNC), 1:50.90, 2. Jennifer Strasburger (UNC), 1:51.75, 3. Katie Scoggins (UNC), 1:52.99, 4. Catherine Blaney (CU), 1:54.14, 5. Jennie Gardner (UNC), 1:54.22. Event #4: 50-Yard Freestyle—1. Jenna Burtch (CU), 23.97, 2. Christy Watkins (UNC), 24.13, 3. Stefanie Rulis (UNC), 24.55, 4. Leslie Anderson (CU), 24.57, 5. Caroline Peterson (CU), 24.59. Event #5: 400-Yard Individual Medley—1. Lauren Silva (UNC), 4:25.92, 2. Ginny Kirouac (CU), 4:26.67, 3. Kristin Lozeau (UNC), 4:29.83, 4. Kelly McLaughlin (UNC), 4:31.72, 5. Courtney Ellis (CU), 4:32.11. Event #6: One-Meter Diving—1. Betsy Potter (CU), 252.22, 2. Ashley Benner (UNC), 234.81, 3. Aly Susterka (CU), 228.74, 4. Jenny Goodman (UNC), 215.40, 5. Amy Tolley (CU), 171.07. Event #7: 200-Yard Butterfly—1. Ilana Kavadlo (UNC), 2:04.29, 2. Kelly McLaughlin (UNC), 2:05.40, 3. Melissa Fiss (UNC), 2:05.99, 4. Erin Combie (CU), 2:06.79, 5. Kristin Lozeau (UNC), 2:06.92. Event #8: 100-Yard Freestyle—1. Katie Hathaway (UNC), 51.67, 2. Jenna Burtch (CU), 52.10, 3. Jennifer Strasburger (UNC), 53.02, 4. Katie Scoggins (UNC), 53.10, 5. Catherine Blaney (CU), 53.23. Event #9: 200-Yard Backstroke—1. Heather Stiles (UNC), 2:03.01, 2. Summer Mack (UNC), 2:03.55, 3. Laura Collier (UNC), 2:04.10, 4. Lauren Rafferty (CU), 2:05.61, 5. Krystal Ball (CU), 2:07.09. Event #10: 500-Yard Freestyle—1. Liz Dwors (CU), 4:58.28, 2. Melissa Fiss (UNC), 5:01.77, 3. Molly Sullivan (UNC), 5:01.95, 4. Danley Stone (UNC), 5:03.89, 5. Lauren Silva (UNC), 5:05.28. Event #11: Three-Meter Diving—1. Aly Susterka (CU), 261.60, 2. Betsy Potter (CU), 258.75, 3. Jenny Goodman (UNC), 240.97, 4. Ashley Benner (UNC), 238.20, 5. Amy Tolley (CU), 149.09. Event #12: 200-Yard Breaststroke—1. Katie Hathaway (UNC), 2:17.69, 2. Janna Turner (UNC), 2:23.19, 3. Courtney Ellis (CU), 2:23.80, 4. Lauren Rafferty (CU), 2:24.59, 5. JoAnn Overton (UNC), 2:24.71. Event #13: 400-Yard Freestyle Relay—1. Clemson (Carolina Douglas, Leslie Anderson, Charli Reasons, Catherine Blaney), 3:31.79, 2. North Carolina (Stefanie Rulis, Christy Watkins, Summer Mack Jennifer Strasburger), 3:31.89, 3. North Carolina (Jennie Gardner, Katie Scoggins, Beth Colacurcio, Heather Stiles), 3:35.45. Updated Records: #17 North Carolina 5-1 overall, ACC 2-0, Clemson 3-3 overall, ACC 0-2.

MEN’S DUAL MEET SUMMARY Final Score: #20 NORTH CAROLINA 142, CLEMSON 101 Event #1: 200-Yard Medley Relay—1. Clemson (Will Rogers, Alejandro Dubreuil, Matt Stone, Brett Walker), 1:33.29, 2. North Carolina (Hal Wansley, David Slawinski, Sebastien Moity, John Spaziano), 1:34.41, 3. North Carolina (Kert Johnson, Sean Quinn, Drew Hathaway, Ben Davidson), 1:35.13. Event #2: 1000-Yard Freestyle—1. Stephen Mohr (UNC), 9:32.81, 2. Judd Glasco (UNC), 9:34.56, 3. Rob Amos (CU), 9:45.59, 4. Jeff Atteberry (CU), 9:45.60, 5. Mark Seidman (UNC), 9:46.06. Event #3: 200-Yard Freestyle—1. Brad Kline (UNC), 1:41.06, 2. Chris Moro (CU), 1:42.50, 3. Kenny Roberts (CU), 1:42.91, 4. Justin Rossi (UNC), 1:43.34, 5. Andy Meek (CU), 1:43.42. Event #4: 50-Yard Freestyle—1. Brett Walker (CU), 21.20, 2. Kevin Erndl (UNC), 21.28, 3. Mike Pridemore (CU), 21.29, 4. Rob Etheridge (CU), 21.47, 5. Matt Stone (CU), 21.51. Event #5: 400-Yard Individual Medley—1. David Slawinski (UNC), 3:59.04, 2. Chris Helin (UNC), 4:00.88, 3. Stephen Mohr (UNC), 4:03.26, 4. David Weeks (UNC), 4:06.90, 5. Matt Wilson (CU), 4:08.79. Event #6: One-Meter Diving—1. Craig Thomas (CU), 256.94, 2. Christian Zuburg (UNC), 251.69, 3. Stephen Krebs (UNC), 245.70, 4. Nate Spice (CU), 233.02, 5. Rob McMillen (UNC), 230.25. Event #7: 200-Yard Butterfly—1. David Weeks (UNC), 1:52.89, 2. Sebastien Moity (UNC), 1:54.00, 3. Wesley Morrow (CU), 1:54.59, 4. Warren Perry (UNC), 1:55.52, 5. Mike Pridemore (CU), 1:56.72. Event #8: 100-Yard Freestyle—1. Will Rogers (CU), 46.47, 2. Rob Etheridge (CU), 46.82, 3. Michael Chenier (UNC), 47.14, 4. Kenny Roberts (CU), 47.15, 5. Kevin Erndl (UNC), 47.74. Event #9: 200-Yard Backstroke—1. Chris Helin (UNC), 1:51.28, 2. Drew Cleveland (CU), 1:54.29, 3. Matthew Baldwin (UNC), 1:54.70, 4. Joey Tighe (CU), 1:55.47, 5. Mark Seidman (UNC), 1:55.51. Event #10: 500-Yard Freestyle—1. Brad Kline (UNC), 4:36.60, 2. Judd Glasco (UNC), 4:36.83, 3. Stephen Mohr (UNC), 4:39.56, 4. Justin Rossi (UNC), 4:41.01, 5. Andy Meek (CU), 4:42.76. Event #11: Three-Meter Diving—1. Christian Zuburg (UNC), 275.25, 2. Craig Thomas (CU), 274.95, 3. Stephen Krebs (UNC), 267.60, 4. Rob McMillen (UNC), 247.49, 5. Nate Spice (CU), 241.50. Event #12: 200-Yard Breaststroke—1. Chris Helin (UNC), 2:0.20, 2. David Slawinski (UNC), 2:04.10, 3. Sean Quinn (UNC), 2:05.14, 4. Sean Wallace (CU), 2:07.70, 5. Matt Norman (CU), 2:09.55. Event #13: 400-Yard Freestyle Relay—1. Clermson (Kenny Roberts, Will Rogers, Rob Etheridge, Mike Pridemore), 3:05.79, 2. North Carolina (John Spaziano, Kevin Erndl, Kert Johnson, Michael Chenier), 3:07.89, 3. Clemson (Chris Moro, Brett Walker, Ryan Pizagno, Matt Stone), 3:10.93. Updated Records: #20 North Carolina 3-2 overall, ACC 2-0, Clemson 3-1, ACC 1-1.