Men's Tennis Blanks Illinois, 4-0

Saturday, February 4

Chapel Hill

4 PM

North Carolina

Illinois

Karl Poling

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

February 4, 2023 | Men's Tennis

Box Score Final Results

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Karl Poling won the clinching match at No. 4 singles to send the 14th-ranked University of North Carolina men's tennis team to a 4-0 win over Illinois on Saturday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.

Carolina improved to 5-1 this seaon with the victory. Illinois fell to 6-4.

The Tar Heels won the doubles point to start the match. Poling and William Jansen won, 7-6 (7-2) in a tie-breaker at a No. 3 doubles. Mathis Debru and Oliver Okonkwo, the No. 48-ranked doubles team in the nation, defeated Ryan Seggerman and Casey Kania (NC) 7-6 (7-5) at No. 1. Brian Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay clinched the point with a 7-6 (7-5) win at No. 2 doubles.

Carolina swept three singles matches to complete the victory. Jansen won first at No. 3 singles in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, over William Mroz. Cernoch beat No. 95 Hunter Heck by a 6-4, 6-0 score to make the score 3-0, and Poling closed it out with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Kenta Myoshi.

Carolina will return to action on Sunday at 2:15 p.m. against No. 3-ranked TCU.

Tennis Match Results
Illinois vs North Carolina 02/04/2023 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center)
#14 North Carolina 4, Illinois 0

Singles competition
1. Brian Cernoch (NC) def. #95 Hunter Heck (ILL) 6-4, 6-0
2. #9 Ryan Seggerman (NC) vs. Gabrielius Guzauskas (ILL) 7-6 (7-3), 3-0, unfinished
3. Will Jansen (NC) def. William Mroz (ILL) 6-1, 6-1
4. Karl Poling (NC) def. Kenta Myoshi (ILL) 6-1, 6-3
5. Anuj Watane (NC) vs. Oliver Okonkwo (ILL) 6-3, 1-3, unfinished
6. Chris Li (NC) vs. Nic Meister (ILL) 6-4, 1-2, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #48 Mathis Debru/Oliver Okonkwo (ILL) def. Ryan Seggerman/Casey Kania (NC) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Brian Cernoch/Benjamin Kittay (NC) def. Hunter Heck/Lucas Horve (ILL) 7-6 (7-4)
3. Karl Poling/Will Jansen (NC) def. William Mroz/Gabrielius Guzauskas (ILL) 7-6 (7-2)

Match Notes:
Illinois 6-4
North Carolina 5-1; National ranking #14

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,1,4)

T-2:09 A-101