North Carolina
Boston College
UNC Opens ACC Season With Win Over Eagles
February 29, 2012 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 29, 2012
LONGMEADOW, MASS. - North Carolina opened its 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference dual match season by defeating Boston College Wednesday night 7-0 at the Grande Meadows Club. UNC won all three doubles matches handily and then swept all seven singles tilts in straight sets.
Winners in singles for the Tar Heels were junior Jose Hernandez at #1, freshman Esben Hess-Olesen at #2, senior Brennan Boyajian at #3, senior Joey Burkhardt at #4, junior William Parker at #5 and freshman Oystein Steiro at #6.
The Tar Heels improved to 4-4 on the season and 1-0 in the ACC with the win while BC fell to 3-4 overall, 0-3 in the conference.
UNC now heads to Hawai'i where Carolina will play two matches next week over Spring Break. The Tar Heels meet Hawai'i Pacific Monday at 4 p.m. and the University of Hawai'i next Wednesday at 8 p.m.
#28 North Carolina 7, Boston College 0
Doubles (Team Winning Majority Of Matches Earns One Team Point)
1. #59 Brennan Boyajian and Oystein Steiro (UNC) d. Akash Muppidi and Alex Skinner (BC), 8-5
2. Joey Burkhardt and Jose Hernandez (UNC) d. Billy Grokenberger and Jonathan Raude (BC), 8-1
3. Cameron Ahari and Esben Hess-Olesen (UNC) d. Philip Nelson and Matt Wagner (BC), 8-4
Singles (One Team Point Per Singles Match)
1. #34 Jose Hernandez (UNC) d. Akash Muppidi (BC), 6-4, 7-5
2. #117 Esben Hess-Olesen (UNC) d. Alex Skinner (BC), 6-3, 6-2
3. #90 Brennan Boyajian (UNC) d. Billy Grokenberger (BC) 6-3, 6-1
4. Joey Burkhardt (UNC) d. Philip Nelson (BC), 6-2, 6-2
5. William Parker (UNC) d. Jonathan Raude (BC), 6-4, 6-1
6. Oystein Steiro (UNC) d. Jonathan Schroeder (BC), 6-3, 6-4
Records: North Carolina 4-4 (ACC 1-0), Boston College 3-4 (ACC 0-3)
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