Sunday, April 2
Chapel Hill
1 PM
North Carolina
4
vs
3
Wake Forest
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Melios Efstathiou / 0 (11/-) [WFU]
67
26
#2 Singles Match
12
Filippo Moroni / 0 [WFU]
24
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Matthew Thomson / 0 [WFU]
465
627
#4 Singles Match
12
Jurabek Karimov / 0 (103/-) [WFU]
61
76
#5 Singles Match
12
Luciano Tacchi / 0 [WFU]
66
10
#6 Singles Match
123
Juan Lopez de Azcona / 0 [WFU]
266
634
Order of Finish:
5,2,1,4,3,6
Players Mentioned
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Will Jansen celebrates the win with Anuj Watane.
Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
Jansen Clinches Thrilling, 4-3 Win Over No. 16 Wake Forest
April 2, 2023 | Men's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Freshman Will Jansen gutted out a come-from-behind win at No. 3 singles to clinch the victory as No. 13 North Carolina beat No. 16 Wake Forest, 4-3, in men's action at the Carolina Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.
Jansen fought off a match point on deuce while trailing 3-5 in the third set, winning the clincher by winning four consecutive games. His 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 win over Matthew Thomson at No. 3 singles gave UNC a decisive, 4-2 lead before Wake won the final decision of the afternoon to make it 4-3.
The Tar Heels won their eighth match in 10 outings to improve to 15-6 overall and 7-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference action this season. Wake fell to 21-8, 5-3, dropping its second match of the weekend after previously losing at Duke on Friday.
"That was a good bounce-back after a disappointing loss to NC State on Friday," UNC head coach Sam Paul said. "We give them credit, but to come back and play today and get that out of our system was really good. We were in some holes today. We were in a hole in doubles at No. 1, and then they came back and got it done for us. I think we're getting a little more adjusted to playing outside and playing on these courts.
"Obviously, Will Jansen, what a tremendous job he's doing for us as a freshman. Ryan Seggerman comes on and put the gas down for us, and then Karl Poling played a great match. That was a great team victory for us against a very good Wake Forest team."
Casey Kania and Seggerman came from behind to clinch a spirited doubles point for Carolina. The duo, ranked No. 19 nationally, trailed Luciano Tacchi and Jurabek Karimov, 3-0, at No. 1 doubles before roaring back to win, 7-6 (7-4).
Jansen and Poling had started doubles play by winning, 6-3, at No. 3. Wake's Filippo Moroni and Thomson responded with a 6-3 victory at No. 2 over Benjamin Kittay and Brian Cernoch.
Tacchi won the first singles decision of the day, 6-1, 6-0 over Tar Heel Logan Zapp at No. 5, making the score 1-1. Seggerman regained the lead for Carolina with a dominant, 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles over Moroni, only to see the Demon Deacons tie the score at two apiece with Cernoch's loss at No. 1 to 11th-ranked Melios Efstathiou, 2-6, 6-7 (4).
Poling (No. 100) won a matchup of ranked opponents when he beat the No. 103-ranked Karimov at No. 4, 7-6 (4), 6-1, leading to Jansen's win in the clincher.
Kittay was leading, 4-3, in the third set before cramps led to his 6-2, 3-6, 4-6 loss to Juan Lopez de Azcona at No. 6 singles in the day's final singles match.
The Tar Heels will return to action next Saturday at 1 p.m. at home against Duke before concluding the regular season with home matches the following weekend against Miami and Florida State.
Tennis Match Results
Wake Forest vs North Carolina 04/02/2023 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Carolina Tennis Center)
#13 North Carolina 4, #16 Wake Forest 3
Singles competition
1. #11 Melios Efstathiou (WFU) def. #47 Brian Cernoch (NC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
2. #37 Ryan Seggerman (NC) def. Filippo Moroni (WFU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Will Jansen (NC) def. Matthew Thomson (WFU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
4. #100 Karl Poling (NC) def. #103 Jurabek Karimov (WFU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
5. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Logan Zapp (NC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Benjamin Kittay (NC) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #19 Casey Kania/Ryan Seggerman (NC) def. Luciano Tacchi/Jurabek Karimov (WFU) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Filippo Moroni/Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. #32 Benjamin Kittay/Brian Cernoch (NC) 6-3
3. Will Jansen/Karl Poling (NC) def. Melios Efstathiou/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Wake Forest 21-8, 5-3 ACC; National ranking #16 North Carolina 15-6, 7-2 ACC; National ranking #13
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,2,1,4,3,6)
T-2:58 A-276
Jansen fought off a match point on deuce while trailing 3-5 in the third set, winning the clincher by winning four consecutive games. His 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 win over Matthew Thomson at No. 3 singles gave UNC a decisive, 4-2 lead before Wake won the final decision of the afternoon to make it 4-3.
The Tar Heels won their eighth match in 10 outings to improve to 15-6 overall and 7-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference action this season. Wake fell to 21-8, 5-3, dropping its second match of the weekend after previously losing at Duke on Friday.
"That was a good bounce-back after a disappointing loss to NC State on Friday," UNC head coach Sam Paul said. "We give them credit, but to come back and play today and get that out of our system was really good. We were in some holes today. We were in a hole in doubles at No. 1, and then they came back and got it done for us. I think we're getting a little more adjusted to playing outside and playing on these courts.
"Obviously, Will Jansen, what a tremendous job he's doing for us as a freshman. Ryan Seggerman comes on and put the gas down for us, and then Karl Poling played a great match. That was a great team victory for us against a very good Wake Forest team."
Casey Kania and Seggerman came from behind to clinch a spirited doubles point for Carolina. The duo, ranked No. 19 nationally, trailed Luciano Tacchi and Jurabek Karimov, 3-0, at No. 1 doubles before roaring back to win, 7-6 (7-4).
Jansen and Poling had started doubles play by winning, 6-3, at No. 3. Wake's Filippo Moroni and Thomson responded with a 6-3 victory at No. 2 over Benjamin Kittay and Brian Cernoch.
Tacchi won the first singles decision of the day, 6-1, 6-0 over Tar Heel Logan Zapp at No. 5, making the score 1-1. Seggerman regained the lead for Carolina with a dominant, 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles over Moroni, only to see the Demon Deacons tie the score at two apiece with Cernoch's loss at No. 1 to 11th-ranked Melios Efstathiou, 2-6, 6-7 (4).
Poling (No. 100) won a matchup of ranked opponents when he beat the No. 103-ranked Karimov at No. 4, 7-6 (4), 6-1, leading to Jansen's win in the clincher.
Kittay was leading, 4-3, in the third set before cramps led to his 6-2, 3-6, 4-6 loss to Juan Lopez de Azcona at No. 6 singles in the day's final singles match.
The Tar Heels will return to action next Saturday at 1 p.m. at home against Duke before concluding the regular season with home matches the following weekend against Miami and Florida State.
Tennis Match Results
Wake Forest vs North Carolina 04/02/2023 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Carolina Tennis Center)
#13 North Carolina 4, #16 Wake Forest 3
Singles competition
1. #11 Melios Efstathiou (WFU) def. #47 Brian Cernoch (NC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
2. #37 Ryan Seggerman (NC) def. Filippo Moroni (WFU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Will Jansen (NC) def. Matthew Thomson (WFU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
4. #100 Karl Poling (NC) def. #103 Jurabek Karimov (WFU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
5. Luciano Tacchi (WFU) def. Logan Zapp (NC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) def. Benjamin Kittay (NC) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #19 Casey Kania/Ryan Seggerman (NC) def. Luciano Tacchi/Jurabek Karimov (WFU) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Filippo Moroni/Matthew Thomson (WFU) def. #32 Benjamin Kittay/Brian Cernoch (NC) 6-3
3. Will Jansen/Karl Poling (NC) def. Melios Efstathiou/Juan Lopez de Azcona (WFU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Wake Forest 21-8, 5-3 ACC; National ranking #16 North Carolina 15-6, 7-2 ACC; National ranking #13
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,2,1,4,3,6)
T-2:58 A-276
Will Jansen enjoys the sweet feeling of victory!#GoHeels pic.twitter.com/xhx5oW8E0k
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 2, 2023
UNC 4 WFU 2 Jansen d. Thomson 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 pic.twitter.com/f3IlCDW76s
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 2, 2023
UNC 3 WFU 2 Poling d. Karimov 7-6(4), 6-1 pic.twitter.com/1MqOajozwZ
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 2, 2023
UNC 1 WFU 0 Kania/Seggerman 7-6(4) pic.twitter.com/m5ifFft8iM
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 2, 2023
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