Men's Tennis Grabs Second Straight Big Road Win, 4-2 At No. 17 FSU

Sunday, March 13

Tallahassee, Fla.

1 PM

North Carolina

Florida State

Junior Anuj Watane

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Men's Tennis Grabs Second Straight Big Road Win, 4-2 At No. 17 FSU

March 13, 2022 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

TALLAHASSEE, FLA.—Brian Cernoch won a three-set clinching singles match as the No. 31-ranked North Carolina men's tennis team picked up its second consecutive huge road victory of the weekend, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at 17th-ranked Florida State.

Coming on the heels of Friday's 4-0 win at No. 24 Miami, Carolina's win over the Seminoles completed a strong road trip to the Sunshine State. Head coach Sam Paul's squad came up big with two wins over ranked foes on the road after facing adversity with injuries and inconsistency that had led to losses in four of five matches entering the weekend.

The Tar Heels improved to 8-5 this season, 3-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. FSU fell to 10-5, 1-3.

Just like it had done in Friday's win over the Hurricanes in Coral Gables, Carolina got off to a hot start by winning the doubles point on Sunday against the Seminoles. The eighth-ranked Tar Heel duo of Cernoch and Mac Kiger disposed of Sebastian Arcila and Loris Pourroy, 6-1, at No. 1 doubles. Logan Zapp and Casey Kania, ranked No. 57 nationally in the most recent ITA ratings, clinched the point with a 6-2 win at No. 2 over Maks Silagy and Josh Karpenschif.

Florida State won the first singles decision of the day by beating Henry Lieberman at No. 4, but the Tar Heels responded with straight-set victories by Kiger (6-2, 7-5 over Richard Thorngoana at No. 3) and Anuj Watane (6-0, 7-5 over Alex Bulte at No. 6) to retake the lead at 3-1.

The Seminoles pulled within a point with a win over Zapp at No. 5 before Cernoch clinched the win with a three-set win at No. 2 singles over Andreja Petrovic 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.

Caroilna will return to action on Wednesday March 16 at Duke.

North Carolina vs Florida State University Mar 13, 2022 at Tallahassee, FL
(Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center)
#31 North Carolina 4, #17 Florida State University 2

Singles competition

1. #82 Loris Pourroy (FSU_M) vs. Benjamin Sigouin (NC) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), unfinished
2. Brian Cernoch (NC) def. Andreja Petrovic (FSU_M) 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
3. Mac Kiger (NC) def. Richard Thongoana (FSU_M) 6-2, 7-5
4. Josh Karpenschif (FSU_M) def. Henry Lieberman (NC) 6-3, 6-2
5. Youcef Rihane (FSU_M) def. Logan Zapp (NC) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Anuj Watane (NC) def. Alex Bulte (FSU_M) 6-0, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. #8 Brian Cernoch/Mac Kiger (NC) def. Sebastian Arcila/Loris Pourroy (FSU_M) 6-1
2. Logan Zapp/Casey Kania (NC) def. Maks Silagy/Josh Karpenschif (FSU_M) 6-2
3. Benjamin Sigouin/Peter Murphy (NC) def. Alex Bulte/Andreja Petrovic (FSU_M) 5-2, unfinished

Match Notes:
North Carolina 8-5 (3-1); National ranking #31
Florida State University 10-5 (1-3); National ranking #17
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,3,6,5,2)