North Carolina
Duke
Tar Heels Fall 5-2 To Blue Devils
March 31, 2009 | Men's Tennis
March 31, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina lost a tough rivalry match to Duke on Tuesday afternoon, falling behind in singles play after taking 2-0 lead.
The 25th-ranked Blue Devils won the last five matches decided in the 5-2 conference win.
The Tar Heels started off strong in doubles behind the stellar play of 27th-ranked Clay Donato and Taylor Fogleman, who won 8-5 at the No. 1 spot. Brennan Boyajian and Zach Hunter clinched the team point for UNC by pulling out a close 9-7 victory against Duke's David Holland and Jared Pinsky.
Donato then upped the Tar Heels' lead to two with his second win versus Duke's Reid Carleton this year, as the Blue Devils' No. 1 player had to retire in the second set with a back injury. After that, the match started to go downhill for Carolina, culminating with Dylan Arnold's three-set win at No. 3 singles that clinched the team victory for Duke.
With the win in Tuesday's match, Duke gains one point in the 2008-09 Carlyle Cup, the annual all-sports competition between the two schools. UNC currently leads the 2008-09 standings 11.5 points to 7.5. Points are awarded for head-to-head competitions in 23 varsity sports. Carolina has won the Cup four times, Duke has won three times and there has been one tie.
The Tar Heels hit the road for their next match, traveling to Blacksburg, Va. to face Virginia Tech. The No. 26 Hokies play UNC on Friday, April 3 at 3:00 p.m.
#25 Duke 5, #39 UNC 2
Records: Duke 12-5 (5-2), UNC 13-6 (2-4)
Doubles
1: Clay Donato and Taylor Fogleman [#27] (UNC) d. Kiril Dimitrov and Alain Michel (Duke) 8-5
2: Dylan Arnould and Reid Carleton (Duke) and Andrew Crone and Luke Mojica (UNC) 8-5
3: Brennan Boyajian and Zach Hunter (UNC) d. David Holland and Jared Pinsky (Duke) 9-7
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
1: Clay Donato [#35] (UNC) d. Reid Carleton [#38] (Duke) 6-4, 4-0 (ret.)
2: Kiril Dimitrov [#55] (Duke) d. Taylor Fogleman [#53] (UNC) 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
3: Dylan Arnould (Duke) d. Andrew Crone (UNC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
4: Jared Pinsky (Duke) d. Brennan Boyajian (UNC) 7-5, 7-6(5)
5: Alain Michel (Duke) d. Luke Mojica (UNC) 6-4, 7-5
6: Luke Marchese (Duke) d. Zach Hunter (UNC) 6-1, 7-6(3)
Order of finish: 1, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2
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