North Carolina
Louisville
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,2,1,3
Players Mentioned
Men's Tennis Trips No. 29 Louisville, 4-1
March 25, 2022 | Men's Tennis
With the victory, Carolina improved to 10-6 overall this season, including 5-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Louisville fell to 13-6, 5-2.
The Tar Heels won for the fourth time in their last five matches.
"That was a big win today," head coach Sam Paul said afterward. "Louisville's a good team that had only lost one ACC match coming into today. That was a quality win for us."
The Tar Heels grabbed the doubles point to start the afternoon. Benjamin Sigouin and Peter Murphy cruised by Matthew Fung and Alex Westbrooks, 6-1, at No. 3. Brian Cernoch and and Mac Kiger, ranked No. 5 nationally, then picked up a 7-5 win at No. 1 over Etienne Donnet and Tin Chen to clinch the point.
Murphy picked up the first singles victory of the day, cruising to a 6-1, 6-0 win over David Mizrahi at No. 6 to give Carolina a 2-0 lead. Cernoch also won in straight sets, beating Josh Howard-Tripp 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2 for a 3-0 UNC advantage.
Moments after Donnet beat Sigouin at No. 1 by a score of 6-4, 6-4, Kiger clinched the team victory for the Tar Heels in a tiebreak, beating Chen 6-1, 7-6 (7-4).
Louisville vs North Carolina
03/25/2022 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chapel Hill Tennis Club)
#24 North Carolina 4, #29 Louisville 1
Singles competition
1. Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) def. Benjamin Sigouin (NC) 6-4, 6-4
2. #28 Brian Cernoch (NC) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (LOU-MT) 6-4, 6-2
3. Mac Kiger (NC) def. Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
4. Logan Zapp (NC) vs. Sergio Hernandez (LOU-MT) 6-4, 4-4, unfinished
5. Anuj Watane (NC) vs. Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) 2-6, 6-2, unfinished 6. Peter Murphy (NC) def. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #5 Brian Cernoch/Mac Kiger (NC) def. Etienne Donnet/Tin Chen (LOU-MT) 7-5
2. #67 Logan Zapp/Casey Kania (NC) vs. Natan Rodrigues/Sergio Hernandez (LOU-MT) 6-5, unfinished
3. Benjamin Sigouin/Peter Murphy (NC) def. Matthew Fung/Alex Wesbrooks (LOU-MT) 6-1
Match Notes:
Louisville 13-6, 5-2 ACC; National ranking #29
North Carolina 10-6, 5-2 ACC; National ranking #24
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,2,1,3)
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