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Strong Start For Tar Heel Men In ITA Regional Main Draw
October 17, 2025 | Men's Tennis
CARY, N.C.—Three Tar Heel singles players and all five doubles teams moved on in a successful Friday in the main draw of the 2025 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Carolina Regional at the Cary Tennis Park.
Roan Jones, Chris Xu and Ian Mayew all went 2-0 in singles play to reach Saturday's round of 16 in the main draw. Constantinos Djakouris and Kase Schinnerer both won their first-round matches on Friday morning before falling in the round of 32.
On the doubles side, Carolina duos of Ian Mayew and Schinnerer, Jones and Anthony Wright, Djakouris and Oliver Narbut, Niels Ratiu and Xu and Nick Mangiapane and Logan Zapp all won their first-round matches to advance to Saturday's round of 32.
The two singles finalists and the doubles champion this weekend at the Carolina Regional will earn bids to the NCAA Individual Championships next month in Orlando.
Qualifying Draw First Round
Nick Mangiapane (UNC) def. Boyd Schreiber (Gardner-Webb) 6-4, 6-4
Ian Mayew (UNC) def. Andrew Hayduke (UNCW) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Kase Schinnerer (UNC) def. Alexander Fernindina Fragasso (Campbell) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
Qualifying Draw Second Round
Ian Mayew (UNC) def. Jack Dixon (Coastal Carolina) 6-2, 6-0
Kase Schinnerer (UNC) def. Evan Duggal (Furman) 6-2, 6-4
Alex Degabriele (UNCW) def. Nick Mangiapane (UNC) 6-3, 6-2
Friday October 17, 2025
Singles Main Draw Round of 64
Kase Schinnerer (UNC) def. Thomas Drapeau (Campbell) 6-3, 6-1
Chris Xu (UNC) def. Lukas Steffen (UNCW) 6-2, 6-2
Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) def. Jindrinch Brill (NC A&T) 6-2, 6-0
Ian Mayew (UNC) def. Jordi Domenech (UNCW) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
Roan Jones (UNC) def. Rodrigo Alves (NCCU) 6-3, 6-0
#6 seed Lucas Andrade da Silva (South Carolina) def. Anthony Wright (UNC) 6-4, 6-4
Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Niels Ratiu (UNC) 6-2, 6-7, 6-4
Singles Main Draw Round of 32
Cherie Linniere (Clemson) def. Kase Schinnerer (UNC) 6-3, 6-4
#9 seed Romain Gales (Clemson) def. Constantinos Djakouris 6-4, 6-2
Chris Xu def. Jan Montero Diaz (Queens) 6-2, 6-2
Ian Mayew def. Victor Markov (Clemson) 7-5, 6-4
Roan Jones def. Matisse Farzam (Clemson) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Main Draw Round of 64
Ian Mayew/Kase Schinnerer (UNC) def. Iannis Fernandes/Curzio Manucci (Coastal Carolina) 8-2
Roan Jones/Anthony Wright (UNC) def. Dario Navarro/Daksh Prasad (Presbyterian) 8-5
Constantinos Djakouris/Oliver Narbut (UNC) def. Adi Dagan/Matias Lofink (Campbell) 8-7 (5)
#3 seed Niels Ratiu/Chris Xu (UNC) def. Alex Han/Nico Snyder (Furman) 8-6
Nick Mangiapane/Logan Zapp (UNC) def. Harry Abel/Alexander Thompson (UNCW) 8-5
Roan Jones, Chris Xu and Ian Mayew all went 2-0 in singles play to reach Saturday's round of 16 in the main draw. Constantinos Djakouris and Kase Schinnerer both won their first-round matches on Friday morning before falling in the round of 32.
On the doubles side, Carolina duos of Ian Mayew and Schinnerer, Jones and Anthony Wright, Djakouris and Oliver Narbut, Niels Ratiu and Xu and Nick Mangiapane and Logan Zapp all won their first-round matches to advance to Saturday's round of 32.
The two singles finalists and the doubles champion this weekend at the Carolina Regional will earn bids to the NCAA Individual Championships next month in Orlando.
2025 ITA Carolina Regional Results
Thursday October 16, 2025Qualifying Draw First Round
Nick Mangiapane (UNC) def. Boyd Schreiber (Gardner-Webb) 6-4, 6-4
Ian Mayew (UNC) def. Andrew Hayduke (UNCW) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Kase Schinnerer (UNC) def. Alexander Fernindina Fragasso (Campbell) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
Qualifying Draw Second Round
Ian Mayew (UNC) def. Jack Dixon (Coastal Carolina) 6-2, 6-0
Kase Schinnerer (UNC) def. Evan Duggal (Furman) 6-2, 6-4
Alex Degabriele (UNCW) def. Nick Mangiapane (UNC) 6-3, 6-2
Friday October 17, 2025
Singles Main Draw Round of 64
Kase Schinnerer (UNC) def. Thomas Drapeau (Campbell) 6-3, 6-1
Chris Xu (UNC) def. Lukas Steffen (UNCW) 6-2, 6-2
Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) def. Jindrinch Brill (NC A&T) 6-2, 6-0
Ian Mayew (UNC) def. Jordi Domenech (UNCW) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
Roan Jones (UNC) def. Rodrigo Alves (NCCU) 6-3, 6-0
#6 seed Lucas Andrade da Silva (South Carolina) def. Anthony Wright (UNC) 6-4, 6-4
Veljko Krstic (Elon) def. Niels Ratiu (UNC) 6-2, 6-7, 6-4
Singles Main Draw Round of 32
Cherie Linniere (Clemson) def. Kase Schinnerer (UNC) 6-3, 6-4
#9 seed Romain Gales (Clemson) def. Constantinos Djakouris 6-4, 6-2
Chris Xu def. Jan Montero Diaz (Queens) 6-2, 6-2
Ian Mayew def. Victor Markov (Clemson) 7-5, 6-4
Roan Jones def. Matisse Farzam (Clemson) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Doubles Main Draw Round of 64
Ian Mayew/Kase Schinnerer (UNC) def. Iannis Fernandes/Curzio Manucci (Coastal Carolina) 8-2
Roan Jones/Anthony Wright (UNC) def. Dario Navarro/Daksh Prasad (Presbyterian) 8-5
Constantinos Djakouris/Oliver Narbut (UNC) def. Adi Dagan/Matias Lofink (Campbell) 8-7 (5)
#3 seed Niels Ratiu/Chris Xu (UNC) def. Alex Han/Nico Snyder (Furman) 8-6
Nick Mangiapane/Logan Zapp (UNC) def. Harry Abel/Alexander Thompson (UNCW) 8-5
Ian Mayew d. Jordi Domenech(UNCW) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 #ITARegionals Rd. 64 pic.twitter.com/Szvcxys39i
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) October 17, 2025
Chris Xu d. Jan Montero Diaz (Queens) 6-2, 6-2 into Rd. 16 @ITA_Tennis Regionals pic.twitter.com/pZcWZzJClh
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) October 17, 2025
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