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MTEN Rallies Past Hurricanes, 4-3, In Coral Gables
April 3, 2026 | Men's Tennis
CORAL GABLES, FLA.—North Carolina's men's tennis team fell behind early but raced to overtake Miami and beat the Hurricanes, 4-3, on Friday at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.
After losing the doubles point and falling behind, 2-0, the Tar Heels roared back to dominate singles play and pick up the road victory. Carolina won four of the final five singles matches of the day.
After UNC had won three singles matches in a row to take a 3-2 lead, a weather delay paused the action for a bit before Rafael Segado topped Niels Ratiu in three sets on court four to tie the team score at 3-all.
Senior Constantinos Djakouris clinched it for Carolina with a three-set, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over Mehdi Sadaoui on court five.
With the victory, Carolina's first road win of the season, the Tar Heels improved to 12-9 overall and 5-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, breaking a tie in the conference standings with the Hurricanes, who fell to 12-10, 4-7.
Up Next
Carolina will continue its road trip in the Sunshine State with Sunday's 2 p.m. match at Florida State. The Tar Heels will conclude the regular season on Saturday April 11 at Duke.
How it Happened — Doubles
• Carolina won the morning's first doubles match on court two when Chris Xu and Ratiu topped Antonio Prat and Segado, 6-2.
• Miami took the doubles points when Nacho Serra Sanchez and Jules Garot beat Ian Mayew and Logan Zapp, 6-2, on court three and #43 Sadoui and Jakub Kroslak topped UNC's #34 team of Roan Jones and Anthony Wright, 6-4, on court one.
How it Happened — Singles
• Miami took a 2-0 lead with a win by #118 Serra Sanchez over #58 Jones, 6-2, 6-0 on court two.
• The Tar Heels then rallied with three consecutive singles wins to take a 3-2 lead.
• Freshman Kase Schinnerer started things off with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Garot on court six.
• Not long thereafter, 117th-ranked Xu beat #115 Prat in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4 to tie the score at 2-2.
• Mayew gave Carolina a 3-2 lead with his 7-5, 6-3 win on court No. 3 over Kroslak.
• The Hurricanes made things interesting with a win by Segado over Ratiu on court four, but Djakouris won his fourth clincher of the season with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Sadaoui on court four.
#51 UNC 4, #42 Miami 3
Doubles
1. #43 Mehdi Sadoui/Jakub Kroslak (UM) def. #34 Roan Jones/Anthony Wright (UNC) 6-4 (clinch)
2. Chris Xu/Niels Ratiu (UNC) def. Antonio Prat/Rafael Segado (UM) 6-2
3. Nacho Serra Sanchez/Jules Garot (UM) def. Ian Mayew/Logan Zapp (UNC) 6-2
(order of finish: 2, 3, 1)
Singles
1. #117 Chris Xu (UNC) def. #115 Antonio Prat (UM) 6-3, 6-4
2. #118 Nacho Serra Sanchez (UM) def. #58 Roan Jones (UNC) 6-2, 6-0
3. Ian Mayew (UNC) def. Jakub Kroslak (UM) 7-5, 6-3
4. Rafael Segado (UM) def. Niels Ratiu (UNC) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
5. Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) def. Mehdi Sadaoui (UM) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 (clinch)
6. Kase Schinnerer (UNC) def. Jules Garot (UM) 6-4, 6-4
(order of finish: 2, 6, 1, 3, 4, 5)
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