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No. 3 Ohio State Hands No. 22 UNC Second Loss of Season
February 7, 2010 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 7, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Third-ranked Ohio State dealt No. 22 North Carolina its second loss of the 2010 season Sunday.
The Buckeyes defeated the Tar Heels 6-1, as Ryan Noble won the lone UNC team point in singles play.
In doubles, Clay Donato and Stefan Hardy beat Ohio State's top-ranked pairing of Chase Buchanan and Justin Kronauge 8-2. Ninety-second ranked Noble beat No. 34 Shuhei Uzawa 7-6(2) 6-4 at the fifth singles flight.
The Tar Heels face No. 36 Michigan on Saturday, Feb. 20 in Ann Arbor, Mich. at 6 p.m.
#3 Ohio State 6, #22 North Carolina 1
Records: OSU 6-0, UNC 5-2
Doubles
1. Stefan Hardy and Clay Donato (UNC) def. Chase Buchanan and Justin Kronauge (OSU) 8-2
2. Balazs Novak and Dino Marcan (OSU) def. Andrew Crone and Ryan Noble (UNC) 8-4
3. Matt Allare and Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) def. Brennan Boyajian and Jose Hernandez (UNC) 8-6
Singles
1. #103 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. #36 Clay Donato (UNC) 6-3, 6-4
2. Justin Kronauge (OSU) def. Jose Hernandez (UNC) 7-5, 6-3
3. Dino Marcan (OSU) def. #99 Brennan Boyajian (UNC) 6-1, 7-5
4. Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Stefan Hardy (UNC) 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (11-9)
5. #92 Ryan Noble (UNC) def. #34 Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
6. Matt Allare (OSU) def. Andrew Crone (UNC) 6-1, 6-4
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