University of North Carolina Athletics
Saturday, May 6
Chapel Hill
1 PM
North Carolina
4
vs
1
Drake
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Jeremy Schifris / 0 [DRAKE]
05
67
#2 Singles Match
12
Matija Matic / 0 [DRAKE]
44
66
#3 Singles Match
1234
Oliver Johansson / 0 [DRAKE]
6310
460UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Evan Fragistas / 0 [DRAKE]
31
66
#5 Singles Match
1234
O. Sonesson Lidholt / 0 [DRAKE]
6000
261UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Reid Jarvis / 0 [DRAKE]
32
66
Order of Finish:
6,1,2
Players Mentioned
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Logan Zapp won his match at No. 6 singles.
Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI
Singles Wins Propel Men's Tennis Past Drake, 4-1
May 6, 2023 | Men's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—North Carolina swept four singles matches and Karl Poling won the clincher as UNC beat Drake, 4-1, in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship on Saturday afternoon at the Chewning Tennis Center.
Making its 31st NCAA appearance and 27th under 30th-year head coach Sam Paul, Carolina dropped the doubles point before completing four singles victories in rapid succession and advancing. With their win, the Tar Heel men (18-8) move on to Sunday's NCAA second round to face Utah, which beat Old Dominion, 4-1, earlier on Saturday in Chapel Hill.
UNC has reached at least the Round of 16 in eight consecutive NCAA Championships and will try for a ninth appearance in a row on Sunday at 2 p.m. when it hosts the 17th-ranked Utes. Like the Tar Heels, Utah also lost the doubles point in its win over ODU before dominating in singles play.
Brian Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay, ranked No. 33 in the nation, cruised to a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles to start the afternoon for Carolina. At No. 3 doubles, the Bulldogs got a come-from-behind, 6-4 win over Poling and Will Jansen after trailing 3-0. Drake grabbed the doubles point when Matija Matic and Oliver Johansson nipped the ninth-ranked duo of Ryan Seggerman and Casey Kania, 7-5.
UNC won its four singles matches in a span of under two minutes, led first by Logan Zapp, who picked up Carolina's initial win at No. 6 when he beat Reid Jarvis, 6-3, 6-2. Cernoch followed seconds later by beating Jeremy Schifris, 6-0, 7-5, at No. 1 singles. Seggerman was next in line with his 6-4, 6-4 victory over Matic at No. 2.
Around a minute later, Poling won at No. 4 to clinch the team win, beating Evan Fragistas, 6-3, 6-1.
Saturday's Tar Heel win was part of a doubleheader with the UNC women's team, which beat Old Dominion for a berth in the NCAA Super Regional round later in the afternoon.
Making its 31st NCAA appearance and 27th under 30th-year head coach Sam Paul, Carolina dropped the doubles point before completing four singles victories in rapid succession and advancing. With their win, the Tar Heel men (18-8) move on to Sunday's NCAA second round to face Utah, which beat Old Dominion, 4-1, earlier on Saturday in Chapel Hill.
UNC has reached at least the Round of 16 in eight consecutive NCAA Championships and will try for a ninth appearance in a row on Sunday at 2 p.m. when it hosts the 17th-ranked Utes. Like the Tar Heels, Utah also lost the doubles point in its win over ODU before dominating in singles play.
Brian Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay, ranked No. 33 in the nation, cruised to a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles to start the afternoon for Carolina. At No. 3 doubles, the Bulldogs got a come-from-behind, 6-4 win over Poling and Will Jansen after trailing 3-0. Drake grabbed the doubles point when Matija Matic and Oliver Johansson nipped the ninth-ranked duo of Ryan Seggerman and Casey Kania, 7-5.
UNC won its four singles matches in a span of under two minutes, led first by Logan Zapp, who picked up Carolina's initial win at No. 6 when he beat Reid Jarvis, 6-3, 6-2. Cernoch followed seconds later by beating Jeremy Schifris, 6-0, 7-5, at No. 1 singles. Seggerman was next in line with his 6-4, 6-4 victory over Matic at No. 2.
Around a minute later, Poling won at No. 4 to clinch the team win, beating Evan Fragistas, 6-3, 6-1.
Saturday's Tar Heel win was part of a doubleheader with the UNC women's team, which beat Old Dominion for a berth in the NCAA Super Regional round later in the afternoon.
UNC 3 Drake 1 Seggerman 6-4, 6-4 pic.twitter.com/VwkoDsnX8n
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) May 6, 2023
Tennis Match Results
Drake vs North Carolina
5/6/2023 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chewning Tennis Center)
#14 North Carolina 4, #72 Drake 1
Singles competition
1. #43 Brian Cernoch (NC) def. Jeremy Schifris (DRAKE) 6-0, 7-5
2. #58 Ryan Seggerman (NC) def. Matija Matic (DRAKE) 6-4, 6-4
3. Will Jansen (NC) vs. Oliver Johansson (DRAKE) 4-6, 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
4. Karl Poling (NC) def. Evan Fragistas (DRAKE) 6-3, 6-1
5. Benjamin Kittay (NC) vs. O. Sonesson Lidholt (DRAKE) 2-6, 6-0, 1-0, unfinished
6. Logan Zapp (NC) def. Reid Jarvis (DRAKE) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Matija Matic/Oliver Johansson (DRAKE) def. #9 Casey Kania/Ryan Seggerman (NC) 7-5
2. #33 Brian Cernoch/Benjamin Kittay (NC) def. Reid Jarvis/Evan Fragistas (DRAKE) 6-2
3. Jeremy Schifris/O. Sonesson Lidholt (DRAKE) def. Will Jansen/Karl Poling (NC) 6-4
Match Notes:
Drake 17-10; National ranking #72
North Carolina 18-8; National ranking #14
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,1,2, 4) T-1:59
Drake vs North Carolina
5/6/2023 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chewning Tennis Center)
#14 North Carolina 4, #72 Drake 1
Singles competition
1. #43 Brian Cernoch (NC) def. Jeremy Schifris (DRAKE) 6-0, 7-5
2. #58 Ryan Seggerman (NC) def. Matija Matic (DRAKE) 6-4, 6-4
3. Will Jansen (NC) vs. Oliver Johansson (DRAKE) 4-6, 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
4. Karl Poling (NC) def. Evan Fragistas (DRAKE) 6-3, 6-1
5. Benjamin Kittay (NC) vs. O. Sonesson Lidholt (DRAKE) 2-6, 6-0, 1-0, unfinished
6. Logan Zapp (NC) def. Reid Jarvis (DRAKE) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Matija Matic/Oliver Johansson (DRAKE) def. #9 Casey Kania/Ryan Seggerman (NC) 7-5
2. #33 Brian Cernoch/Benjamin Kittay (NC) def. Reid Jarvis/Evan Fragistas (DRAKE) 6-2
3. Jeremy Schifris/O. Sonesson Lidholt (DRAKE) def. Will Jansen/Karl Poling (NC) 6-4
Match Notes:
Drake 17-10; National ranking #72
North Carolina 18-8; National ranking #14
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,1,2, 4) T-1:59
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