TALLAHASSEE, FLA.—Brian Cernoch received a three-set clinching singles match because the No. 31-ranked North Carolina males’s tennis group picked up its second consecutive enormous highway victory of the weekend, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at 17th-ranked Florida State.
Approaching the heels of Friday’s 4-Zero win at No. 24 Miami, Carolina’s win over the Seminoles accomplished a robust highway journey to the Sunshine State. Head coach Sam Paul‘s squad got here up large with two wins over ranked foes on the highway after going through adversity with accidents and inconsistency that had led to losses in 4 of 5 matches getting into the weekend.
The Tar Heels improved to 8-5 this season, 3-1 within the Atlantic Coast Convention. FSU fell to 10-5, 1-3.
Identical to it had performed in Friday’s win over the Hurricanes in Coral Gables, Carolina received off to a scorching begin by successful the doubles level on Sunday towards the Seminoles. The eighth-ranked Tar Heel duo of Cernoch and Mac Kiger disposed of Sebastian Arcila and Loris Pourroy, 6-1, at No. 1 doubles. Logan Zapp and Casey Kania, ranked No. 57 nationally in the newest ITA scores, clinched the purpose with a 6-2 win at No. 2 over Maks Silagy and Josh Karpenschif.
Florida State received the primary singles choice of the day by beating Henry Lieberman at No. 4, however the Tar Heels responded with straight-set victories by Kiger (6-2, 7-5 over Richard Thorngoana at No. 3) and Anuj Watane (6-0, 7-5 over Alex Bulte at No. 6) to retake the lead at 3-1.
The Seminoles pulled inside a degree with a win over Zapp at No. 5 earlier than Cernoch clinched the win with a three-set win at No. 2 singles over Andreja Petrovic 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.
Caroilna will return to motion on Wednesday March 16 at Duke.
(Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Heart)
#31 North Carolina 4, #17 Florida State College 2
Singles competitors
1. #82 Loris Pourroy (FSU_M) vs. Benjamin Sigouin (NC) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), unfinished
2. Brian Cernoch (NC) def. Andreja Petrovic (FSU_M) 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
3. Mac Kiger (NC) def. Richard Thongoana (FSU_M) 6-2, 7-5
4. Josh Karpenschif (FSU_M) def. Henry Lieberman (NC) 6-3, 6-2
5. Youcef Rihane (FSU_M) def. Logan Zapp (NC) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Anuj Watane (NC) def. Alex Bulte (FSU_M) 6-0, 7-5
Doubles competitors
1. #8 Brian Cernoch/Mac Kiger (NC) def. Sebastian Arcila/Loris Pourroy (FSU_M) 6-1
2. Logan Zapp/Casey Kania (NC) def. Maks Silagy/Josh Karpenschif (FSU_M) 6-2
3. Benjamin Sigouin/Peter Murphy (NC) def. Alex Bulte/Andreja Petrovic (FSU_M) 5-2, unfinished
Match Notes:
North Carolina 8-5 (3-1); Nationwide rating #31
Florida State College 10-5 (1-3); Nationwide rating #17
Order of end: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,3,6,5,2)
UNC Three FSU 1 Watane d. Bulte 6-0, 7-5 pic.twitter.com/oYBm2oH7Pu
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UNC 2 FSU 1 Kiger d. Thongoana 6-2, 7-5 pic.twitter.com/9VrRtWEyjN
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