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Kiger & Murphy Advance To Doubles Final At Duke Bonk Invite
September 18, 2021 | Men's Tennis
CARY, N.C.—The University of North Carolina doubles team of senior Mac Kiger and sophomore Peter Murphy won its first two matches this weekend at the Duke Bonk Invite at the Cary Tennis Park, advancing to the championship match on Sunday.
Top-seeded in the Doubles A Draw, Kiger and Murphy advanced to Sunday's final with a pair of wins on Friday. First, they defeated Juan Lopez de Azcona & Jakob Schnaitter (Wake Forest), 6-3. Then they beat NC State's team of Fons Van Sambeek & C. Schick, 6-3, in the semfinals to advance to Sunday morning's final.
In singles action, Kiger and Murphy both advanced to the A Draw quarterfinals before losing on Saturday.
Tar Heels Logan Zapp and Anuj Watane also took part in action in Cary. Full results through Saturday are below.
Tar Heel Results at the 2021 Duke Bonk Invite
Friday
Singles A Draw
Connor Krug (Duke) def. Anuj Watane, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Robin Catry (NC State) def. Logan Zapp, 6-3, 6-3
Peter Murphy def. #3 seed Inigo Torre (VCU), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Mac Kiger def. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles A Draw
Friday
#1 seed Mac Kiger & Peter Murphy def. Juan Lopez de Azcona & Jakob Schnaitter (Wake Forest), 6-3
Mac Kiger & Peter Murphy def. Fons Van Sambeek & C. Schick (NC State), 6-3
A Dale & Andrew Zhang (Duke) Anuj Watane & Logan Zapp, 7-5
Robin Catry & J. Schrader (NC State) def. Anuj Watane & Logan Zapp, 7-5
Singles A Draw
Saturday
#1 seed Jakob Schnaitter (Wake Forest) def. Anuj Watane, 6-2, 7-6 (0)
#4 seed Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Logan Zapp, w/o
Juan Lopez de Azcona (Wake Forest) def. Peter Murphy, 6-3, 7-5 (quarterfinals)
#2 seed Sid Banthia (Wake Forest) def. Mac Kiger, 6-4, 3-0 (ret.) (quarterfinals)
Top-seeded in the Doubles A Draw, Kiger and Murphy advanced to Sunday's final with a pair of wins on Friday. First, they defeated Juan Lopez de Azcona & Jakob Schnaitter (Wake Forest), 6-3. Then they beat NC State's team of Fons Van Sambeek & C. Schick, 6-3, in the semfinals to advance to Sunday morning's final.
In singles action, Kiger and Murphy both advanced to the A Draw quarterfinals before losing on Saturday.
Tar Heels Logan Zapp and Anuj Watane also took part in action in Cary. Full results through Saturday are below.
Tar Heel Results at the 2021 Duke Bonk Invite
Friday
Singles A Draw
Connor Krug (Duke) def. Anuj Watane, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Robin Catry (NC State) def. Logan Zapp, 6-3, 6-3
Peter Murphy def. #3 seed Inigo Torre (VCU), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Mac Kiger def. Fons Van Sambeek (NC State), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles A Draw
Friday
#1 seed Mac Kiger & Peter Murphy def. Juan Lopez de Azcona & Jakob Schnaitter (Wake Forest), 6-3
Mac Kiger & Peter Murphy def. Fons Van Sambeek & C. Schick (NC State), 6-3
A Dale & Andrew Zhang (Duke) Anuj Watane & Logan Zapp, 7-5
Robin Catry & J. Schrader (NC State) def. Anuj Watane & Logan Zapp, 7-5
Singles A Draw
Saturday
#1 seed Jakob Schnaitter (Wake Forest) def. Anuj Watane, 6-2, 7-6 (0)
#4 seed Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Logan Zapp, w/o
Juan Lopez de Azcona (Wake Forest) def. Peter Murphy, 6-3, 7-5 (quarterfinals)
#2 seed Sid Banthia (Wake Forest) def. Mac Kiger, 6-4, 3-0 (ret.) (quarterfinals)
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