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No. 11 Georgia Drops No. 20 North Carolina 4-1
January 30, 2011 | Men's Tennis
Jan. 30, 2011
ATHENS, Ga. - The No. 20 Tar Heel men's tennis team finished the ITA Kickoff in disappointing fashion, dropping a tough match Sunday to No. 11 Georgia 4-1.
After an emotional 4-3 victory Saturday over ACC opponent Georgia Tech, the Tar Heels were unable to retain their form against the home team, losing 4-1 after capturing the doubles point.
Though North Carolina lost four singles matches before the overall match ended early, they were able to again excel in doubles.
After losing the No. 3 doubles match, Stefan Hardy and Zach Hunter improved to 2-0 on the weekend at No. 2 doubles with a defeat of No. 23 Sadio Doumbia and Ignacio Taboada 9-8(4).
The upstart pairing of Brennan Boyajian and Jose Hernandez clinched the point when they defeated No. 14 Javier Garrapiz and Hernus Pieters at No. 1 doubles in another tiebreak, 9-8(2). The pair had an outstanding weekend, defeating the No. 8 team in the country before ousting the previously undefeated Georgia duo.
The Tar Heels will enjoy an extended break before they look to bounce back against Navy on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at Chapel Hill's Cone Kenfield Tennis Center.
No. 11 UGA 4, No. 20 UNC 1
Records: UGA 3-0, UNC 2-1
Singles competition
1. #53 Wil Spencer (UGA) def. #30 Jose Hernandez (UNC) 6-4, 6-0
2. #13 Javier Garrapiz (UGA) def. #103 Stefan Hardy (UNC) 6-3, 6-2
3. #47 Sadio Doumbia (UGA) def. #90 Brennan Boyijan (UNC) 6-2, 6-2
4. Drake Bernstein (UGA) def. Kyle Baker (UNC) 6-3, 6-3
5. #119 Hernus Pieters (UGA) vs. William Parker (UNC) 3-2, unfinished
6. Ignacio Taboada (UGA) vs. Zach Hunter (UNC) 2-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Brennan Boyijan/Jose Hernandez (UNC) def. #14 Javier Garrapiz/Hernus Pieters (UGA) 9-8 (7-2)
2. Stefan Hardy/Zach Hunter (UNC) def. #23 Sadio Doumbia/Ignacio Taboada (UGA) 9-8 (7-4)
3. Drake Bernstein/Wil Spencer (UGA) def. Cameron Ahari/William Parker (UNC) 8-2
Order of finish:
Doubles (3,1,2)
Singles (3,2,1,4)
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