North Carolina
Virginia Tech
Carolina Dominates No. 49 Virginia Tech 6-1
March 23, 2014 | Men's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The No. 6 North Carolina men's tennis team (16-3, 3-1 ACC) notched its third ACC win of the season on Sunday afternoon, defeating 49th-ranked Virginia Tech (8-7, 1-3 ACC) 6-1 at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
The Tar Heels were able to pull away down the stretch on all three doubles courts before winning five of the six singles matches to claim the victory.
Carolina's duo of Brayden Schnur and Brett Clark got on the board first in doubles by edging Andreas Bjerrehus and Hunter Koontz 8-6 in a hard-fought match on court one.
Oystein Steiro and Nelson Vick overcame the pesky pair of Amerigo Contini and Joao Monteiro - who fought off multiple match points - to clinch the doubles point for the Tar Heels on court two by an 8-5 count.
The 67th-ranked freshmen duo of Jack Murray and Ronnie Schneider added a doubles win on court three after the point was clinched to improve their dual-match record this spring to 12-2
Murray also picked up the Tar Heels' first singles win, beating Aaron Gomez 6-0, 6-1 on court six in impressive fashion. Joao Monteiro countered for Virginia Tech with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Esben Hess-Olesen on court four.
Junior Oystein Steiro clinched the victory for Carolina on court five, withstanding a rally from Virginia Tech's Florian Nicoud for a 6-1, 7-6(7-2) win.
In other results, No. 32 Ronnie Schneider added to his impressive freshman campaign with a 7-5, 6-3 victory on court two, and No. 52 Brett Clark won in straight sets on court three.
The final match of the evening saw Carolina's 18th-ranked Brayden Schnur battle through three sets to defeat the Hokies' 24th-ranked Amerigo Contini 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on court one in a spirited bout.
"It says a lot about our team that we were able to bounce back from Friday's match [against Virginia]," said North Carolina head coach Sam Paul. "We were playing really good tennis today at times."
Carolina will continue its ACC slate on Friday when it takes on Boston College in Dedham, Mass. at 5 p.m.
#6 North Carolina 6, #49 Virginia Tech 1
Doubles (Team Winning Majority Of Matches Earns One Team Point)
Order of match finish: (1,2,3)
1. Brayden Schnur/Brett Clark (UNC) d. Andreas Bjerrehus/Hunter Koontz (VT), 8-6
2. Oystein Steiro/Nelson Vick (UNC) d. Amerigo Contini/Joao Monteiro (VT), 8-5
3. #67 Ronnie Schneider/Jack Murray (UNC) d. Florian Nicoud/Jai Corbett (VT), 8-5
Singles (One Team Point Per Singles Match)
Order of match finish: (6,4,5,2,3,1)
1. #18 Brayden Schnur (UNC) #24 Amerigo Contini (VT), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. #32 Ronnie Schneider (UNC) Andreas Bjerrehus (VT), 7-5, 6-3
3. #51 Brett Clark (UNC) Hunter Koontz (VT), 7-6(7-2), 6-2
4. Joao Monteiro (VT) d. Esben Hess-Olesen (UNC), 6-2, 6-1
5. Oystein Steiro (UNC) d. Florian Nicoud (VT), 6-1, 7-6(7-2)
6. Jack Murray (UNC) d. Aaron Gomez (VT), 6-0, 6-1
Team Records: North Carolina (16-3, 3-1 ACC), Virginia Tech (8-7, 1-3 ACC)
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