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Men's Tennis Wraps Up Day 2 At Knoxville Showdown
September 17, 2022 | Men's Tennis
KNOXVILLE, TENN.—Members of the University of North Carolina men's tennis team completed Day of action at the Knoxville Showdown on Saturday, playing singles and doubles matches against players from the University of Tennessee.
Chris Li and No. 43-ranked Ryan Seggerman picked up singles wins for Carolina, while the duo of Li and Karl Poling won its doubles match.
Seggerman came from behind to beat No. 115 Blaise Bicknell. After losing the first set 6-3, Seggerman took the second set 6-3 and outlasted Bicknell in a 7-5 third set victory. Meanwhile, Li beat Tennessee's Tomas Rodriguez in three sets, 6-3, 6-7 (0) and 6-3.
In doubles, Li and Poling beat Bicknell and Boris Kozlov, 6-4.
Saturday's Results
Friday's Results
Doubles Matches
Nic Meister/Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def. Marcel Kamrowski /Ondrej Horak (MTSU) 6-1
Mathis Debru/Oliver Okonkwo (Illinois) def. Hugo Hashimoto/Ishaan Ravichander (Columbia) 6- 3
Ryan Seggerman/Benjamin Kittay (North Carolina) def. Theo Winegar/Max Westphal (Columbia) 6-3
Logan Zapp/Peter Murphy (North Carolina) def. Roko Horvat/Henry Ruger (Columbia) 6-3
Michael Zheng/Alex Kotzen (Columbia) def. Karl Poling/Chris Li (North Carolina) 7-5
Singles Matches
Nic Meister (Illinois) def. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) 6-1, 6-1
Mathis Debru (Illinois) def. Mark Dillon (North Carolina) 6-2, 6-2
Ryan Seggerman (North Carolina) def. Alex Kotzen (Columbia) 7-6(5), 6-1
Peter Murphy (North Carolina) def. Hugo Hashimoto (Columbia) 7-6(2), 6-2
Benjamin Kittay (North Carolina) def. Ishaan Ravichander (Columbia) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Henry Ruger (Columbia) def. Chris Li (North Carolina) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Michael Zheng (Columbia) def. Logan Zapp (North Carolina) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3)
Roko Horvat (Columbia) def. Karl Poling (North Carolina) 6-1, 6-1
Theo Winegar (Columbia) def. Kenta Miyoshi IIllinois) 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-6(4)
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Chris Li and No. 43-ranked Ryan Seggerman picked up singles wins for Carolina, while the duo of Li and Karl Poling won its doubles match.
Seggerman came from behind to beat No. 115 Blaise Bicknell. After losing the first set 6-3, Seggerman took the second set 6-3 and outlasted Bicknell in a 7-5 third set victory. Meanwhile, Li beat Tennessee's Tomas Rodriguez in three sets, 6-3, 6-7 (0) and 6-3.
In doubles, Li and Poling beat Bicknell and Boris Kozlov, 6-4.
Saturday's Results
Doubles Matches
#7 Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui (Tenn.) def. Benjamin Kittay/Ryan Seggerman (UNC) 7-5
Kent Hunter/Tomas Rodriguez (Tenn.) def. Peter Murphy/Logan Zapp (UNC) 6-4
Chris Li/Karl Poling (UNC) def. Blaise Bicknell/Boris Kozlov (Tenn.) 6-4
Singles Matches
#43 Ryan Seggerman (UNC) def. #115 Blaise Bicknell (Tenn.) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
#82 Shunsuke Mitsui (Tenn.) def. Logan Zapp (UNC) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
#94 Kent Hunter (Tenn.) def. Peter Murphy (UNC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Boris Kozlov (Tenn.) def. #107 Karl Poling (UNC) 6-1, 6-1
Angel Diaz (Tenn.) def. Benjamin Kittay (UNC) 6-2, 6-3
Chris Li (UNC) def. Tomas Rodriguez (Tenn.) 6-3, 6-7(0), 3-6
Gabriele Brancatelli (Tenn.) def. Mark Dillon (UNC) 6-1, 6-1
#7 Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui (Tenn.) def. Benjamin Kittay/Ryan Seggerman (UNC) 7-5
Kent Hunter/Tomas Rodriguez (Tenn.) def. Peter Murphy/Logan Zapp (UNC) 6-4
Chris Li/Karl Poling (UNC) def. Blaise Bicknell/Boris Kozlov (Tenn.) 6-4
Singles Matches
#43 Ryan Seggerman (UNC) def. #115 Blaise Bicknell (Tenn.) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
#82 Shunsuke Mitsui (Tenn.) def. Logan Zapp (UNC) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
#94 Kent Hunter (Tenn.) def. Peter Murphy (UNC) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Boris Kozlov (Tenn.) def. #107 Karl Poling (UNC) 6-1, 6-1
Angel Diaz (Tenn.) def. Benjamin Kittay (UNC) 6-2, 6-3
Chris Li (UNC) def. Tomas Rodriguez (Tenn.) 6-3, 6-7(0), 3-6
Gabriele Brancatelli (Tenn.) def. Mark Dillon (UNC) 6-1, 6-1
Friday's Results
Doubles Matches
Nic Meister/Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def. Marcel Kamrowski /Ondrej Horak (MTSU) 6-1
Mathis Debru/Oliver Okonkwo (Illinois) def. Hugo Hashimoto/Ishaan Ravichander (Columbia) 6- 3
Ryan Seggerman/Benjamin Kittay (North Carolina) def. Theo Winegar/Max Westphal (Columbia) 6-3
Logan Zapp/Peter Murphy (North Carolina) def. Roko Horvat/Henry Ruger (Columbia) 6-3
Michael Zheng/Alex Kotzen (Columbia) def. Karl Poling/Chris Li (North Carolina) 7-5
Singles Matches
Nic Meister (Illinois) def. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) 6-1, 6-1
Mathis Debru (Illinois) def. Mark Dillon (North Carolina) 6-2, 6-2
Ryan Seggerman (North Carolina) def. Alex Kotzen (Columbia) 7-6(5), 6-1
Peter Murphy (North Carolina) def. Hugo Hashimoto (Columbia) 7-6(2), 6-2
Benjamin Kittay (North Carolina) def. Ishaan Ravichander (Columbia) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Henry Ruger (Columbia) def. Chris Li (North Carolina) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Michael Zheng (Columbia) def. Logan Zapp (North Carolina) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3)
Roko Horvat (Columbia) def. Karl Poling (North Carolina) 6-1, 6-1
Theo Winegar (Columbia) def. Kenta Miyoshi IIllinois) 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-6(4)
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