Following their first loss of the season, a 4-3 heartbreaker to Furman, the Tar Heels roared back, dominating South Carolina for a 6-1 victory.
"I think we were ready to play," UNC coach Sam Paul said. "We were sort of angry. We let one get away from us -- the Furman match -- that we shouldn't have, and we came back today and showed a lot of character."
The Tar Heels (3-1) started strongly, winning the doubles point, something that they failed to do in Tuesday night's loss.
The No. 1 seeded tandem of Marcio Petrone and Nicholas Monroe dominated play at the net and defeated USC's Seth Rose and Marcus Westman 8-6. At the No. 2 seed, David Cheatwood and Trystan Meniane beat Gamecock duo Guillaume Legat and Rodrigo Pacheco 8-4.
South Carolina (3-1) did post a win at the No. 3 seed, but UNC had the two victories it needed for the doubles point.
In singles action, the match was never in doubt.
Monroe and Greg Archer extended their records to 4-0 in dual match play, as Monroe defeated Carl Wermee 6-2, 6-0, and Archer edged Westman 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.
Chad Riley, who has been struggling after returning to the lineup after a shoulder injury, clinched the match with a 7-5, 6-3 win against Pacheco.
After Meniane outlasted Nasir Sherazi in three sets and USC's ace Rose tallied the Gamecocks' only point, UNC senior Cheatwood was left alone on center court.
