Cary, N.C. - The Charlotte 49ers men's tennis team began singles play with six singles wins on the first day of the ITA Carolina Regional at the Cary Tennis Park in Cary, North Carolina.
Leonardo Menezes defeated Clemson's Arturo Pinazo, 6-4, 6-2, in the first round. Then, he defeated Duke's Ryan Dickerson, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, in the second round. He will play Wake Forest's Skander Mansour in the third round on Saturday. Francis Pare lost to Wake Forest's Mansouri, 6-3, 6-3, in the first round. He defeated Coastal Carolina's Francesco Migliano, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in the consolation round.