Friday, April 22
Rome, Ga.
12:30 PM
North Carolina
4
vs
3
NC State
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Rafa Izquierdo Luque / 0 (91/-) [ST]
673
766
#2 Singles Match
12
Martins Rocens / 0 [ST]
13
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Robin Catry / 0 (113/-) [ST]
66
32
#4 Singles Match
12
Luca Staeheli / 0 [ST]
22
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Damien Salvestre / 0 [ST]
67
46
#6 Singles Match
12
Braden Shick / 0 [ST]
67
45
Order of Finish:
4,2,3,6,5,1
Players Mentioned
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Benjamin Sigouin and Peter Murphy
Photo by: ACC
MTEN Wins Thriller Over NCSU, 4-3, To Reach ACC Semis
April 22, 2022 | Men's Tennis
ROME, GA.— Brian Cernoch won the clincher as third-seeded North Carolina advanced to the semifinals of the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship with a suspense-filled, 4-3 win over sixth-seeded NC State on Friday at the Rome Tennis Center.
Cernoch, ranked 33rd nationally, beat No. 91 Rafa Izquierdo Luque in a long, three-set match at No. 1 singles to send the Tar Heels to the ACC semifinals for the seventh consecutive year. Cernoch won the match 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (5-7) and 6-3. He lost the first three games of the third set, then rallied to win six straight games over a cramping Luque.
Carolina will meet 10th-seeded Georgia Tech, which upset No. 2 seed Wake Forest, 4-2, on Friday. Earlier this month on April 3, UNC beat the Yellow Jackets, 7-0, in Chapel Hill.
UNC started the afternoon by winning the doubles point. Benjamin Sigouin and Peter Murphy continued their hot play of late at No. 3, winning 6-3 over Braden and Collin Shick. Casey Kania and Logan Zapp then clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win oer Robin Catry and Yannai Barkai, 6-4.
With the Tar Heels leading, 1-0, entering singles action, Zapp made it 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-2, straight set win at No. 4 over Luca Staeheli. Not long thereafer, Sigouin Carolina ahead, 3-0, with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Martins Rocens at No. 2.
The Wolfpack made things interesting with three consecutive wins at No. 3 singles over Mac Kiger, No. 6 over Murphy and No. 5 over Anuj Watane to tie the score at 3-3. Cernoch then outlasted Luque in the clincher.
Carolina beat the Wolfpack for the second time in a week, having also beaten NCSU, 4-3, on April 17 in the regular season finale in Raleigh after losing a non-conference, indoor meeting in Chapel Hill in February.
Tennis Match Results
NC State vs North Carolina 04/22/22 at Rome, Ga. (Rome Tennis Center)
#17 North Carolina 4, #20 NC State 3
Singles competition
1. #33 Brian Cernoch (NC) def. #91 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (ST) 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (5-7), 6-3
2. Benjamin Sigouin (NC) def. Martins Rocens (ST) 6-1, 6-3
3. #113 Robin Catry (ST) def. Mac Kiger (NC) 6-3, 6-2
4. Logan Zapp (NC) def. Luca Staeheli (ST) 6-2, 6-2
5. Damien Salvestre (ST) def. Anuj Watane (NC) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Braden Shick (ST) def. Peter Murphy (NC) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. #8 Brian Cernoch/Mac Kiger (NC) vs. #43 Martins Rocens/Fons Van Sambeek (ST) 5-5, unfinished
2. Casey Kania/Logan Zapp (NC) def. Robin Catry/Yannai Barkai (ST) 6-4
3. Benjamin Sigouin/Peter Murphy (NC) def. Braden Shick/Collin Shick (ST) 6-3
Match Notes:
NC State 18-9; National ranking #20
North Carolina 15-7; National ranking #17
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,2,3,6,5,1)
ACC Men's Tennis Championship, Match 9
Cernoch, ranked 33rd nationally, beat No. 91 Rafa Izquierdo Luque in a long, three-set match at No. 1 singles to send the Tar Heels to the ACC semifinals for the seventh consecutive year. Cernoch won the match 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (5-7) and 6-3. He lost the first three games of the third set, then rallied to win six straight games over a cramping Luque.
Carolina will meet 10th-seeded Georgia Tech, which upset No. 2 seed Wake Forest, 4-2, on Friday. Earlier this month on April 3, UNC beat the Yellow Jackets, 7-0, in Chapel Hill.
UNC started the afternoon by winning the doubles point. Benjamin Sigouin and Peter Murphy continued their hot play of late at No. 3, winning 6-3 over Braden and Collin Shick. Casey Kania and Logan Zapp then clinched the doubles point with a 6-4 win oer Robin Catry and Yannai Barkai, 6-4.
With the Tar Heels leading, 1-0, entering singles action, Zapp made it 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-2, straight set win at No. 4 over Luca Staeheli. Not long thereafer, Sigouin Carolina ahead, 3-0, with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Martins Rocens at No. 2.
The Wolfpack made things interesting with three consecutive wins at No. 3 singles over Mac Kiger, No. 6 over Murphy and No. 5 over Anuj Watane to tie the score at 3-3. Cernoch then outlasted Luque in the clincher.
Carolina beat the Wolfpack for the second time in a week, having also beaten NCSU, 4-3, on April 17 in the regular season finale in Raleigh after losing a non-conference, indoor meeting in Chapel Hill in February.
Final UNC 4 NCSU 3 Cernoch rallies from 0-3 in 3rd set to clinch the @ACCTennis QF 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 pic.twitter.com/T9RbUiW5lB
— UNC Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 22, 2022
UNC 3 NCSU 0 Sigouin d. Rocens 6-1, 6-3 pic.twitter.com/aLgPNQROhh
— UNC Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 22, 2022
UNC 2 NCSU 0 Zapp d. Staeheli 6-2, 6-2 pic.twitter.com/6BcTwk7Cb0
— UNC Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 22, 2022
Tennis Match Results
NC State vs North Carolina 04/22/22 at Rome, Ga. (Rome Tennis Center)
#17 North Carolina 4, #20 NC State 3
Singles competition
1. #33 Brian Cernoch (NC) def. #91 Rafa Izquierdo Luque (ST) 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (5-7), 6-3
2. Benjamin Sigouin (NC) def. Martins Rocens (ST) 6-1, 6-3
3. #113 Robin Catry (ST) def. Mac Kiger (NC) 6-3, 6-2
4. Logan Zapp (NC) def. Luca Staeheli (ST) 6-2, 6-2
5. Damien Salvestre (ST) def. Anuj Watane (NC) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Braden Shick (ST) def. Peter Murphy (NC) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. #8 Brian Cernoch/Mac Kiger (NC) vs. #43 Martins Rocens/Fons Van Sambeek (ST) 5-5, unfinished
2. Casey Kania/Logan Zapp (NC) def. Robin Catry/Yannai Barkai (ST) 6-4
3. Benjamin Sigouin/Peter Murphy (NC) def. Braden Shick/Collin Shick (ST) 6-3
Match Notes:
NC State 18-9; National ranking #20
North Carolina 15-7; National ranking #17
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,2,3,6,5,1)
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