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Men's Tennis Back On The Court Monday Vs. Furman
February 23, 2024 | Men's Tennis
The University of North Carolina men's tennis team will return to the court after a 15-day break when it hosts Furman on Monday February 26 at 4 p.m. at the Chewning Tennis Center.
Pre-Match Notables
• The Tar Heels are 5-3 in 2024.
• The Paladins are 6-5 after a 6-1 loss at Clemson on Thursday. Furman will play at Jacksonville State on Saturday afternoon in Jacksonville, Ala., before heading to Chapel Hill.
• The Tar Heels lead the all-time series, 29-1-1.
• Carolina hasn't played a dual match since topping 24th-ranked Georgia, 6-1, on February 11 in Chapel Hill.
• UNC has won its last two matches (wins over Elon and Georgia at Chewning Tennis Center's Cone-Kenfield Indoor Courts).
• The Tar Heels are ranked No. 37 in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national poll. The Paladins are unranked.
• Five Carolina individuals are ranked in this week's ITA Singles Rankings:
#65 Karl Poling
#67 Will Jansen
#84 Will Peters
#99 Benjamin Kittay
#110 Phillip Jordan
• Monday will be Carolina's final non-conference match of the 2023-24 regular season.
• After the match with the Paladins, the Tar Heels will enter Atlantic Coast Conference play by hosting four matches in the first two weekends versus Georgia Tech (Friday March 1), Clemson (Sunday March 3), Virginia (Friday March 8) and Virginia Tech (Sunday March 10)
Pre-Match Notables
• The Tar Heels are 5-3 in 2024.
• The Paladins are 6-5 after a 6-1 loss at Clemson on Thursday. Furman will play at Jacksonville State on Saturday afternoon in Jacksonville, Ala., before heading to Chapel Hill.
• The Tar Heels lead the all-time series, 29-1-1.
• Carolina hasn't played a dual match since topping 24th-ranked Georgia, 6-1, on February 11 in Chapel Hill.
• UNC has won its last two matches (wins over Elon and Georgia at Chewning Tennis Center's Cone-Kenfield Indoor Courts).
• The Tar Heels are ranked No. 37 in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national poll. The Paladins are unranked.
• Five Carolina individuals are ranked in this week's ITA Singles Rankings:
#65 Karl Poling
#67 Will Jansen
#84 Will Peters
#99 Benjamin Kittay
#110 Phillip Jordan
• Monday will be Carolina's final non-conference match of the 2023-24 regular season.
• After the match with the Paladins, the Tar Heels will enter Atlantic Coast Conference play by hosting four matches in the first two weekends versus Georgia Tech (Friday March 1), Clemson (Sunday March 3), Virginia (Friday March 8) and Virginia Tech (Sunday March 10)
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