Looking to build off its title at the National Indoor Championships last fall, the No. 3 UNC men’s tennis team began its march through the NCAA Tournament with a 4-0 win over the College of Charleston Cougars.
The Tar Heels didn’t drop a single set in the match, as they improved to 26-4 this season–ending Charleston’s seven-match winning streak that included its first ever Colonial Athletic Association Championship.
The Cougars finish the season with a record of 19-7.
Jack Murray clinched the match for UNC with his 6-3, 6-0 win over Zack Lewis. (Jeffrey A. Camarati/ UNC Athletics)
UNC’s top two players, Brayden Schnur and Ronnie Schneider, helped clinch the doubles point for the Tar Heels by teaming with Jack Murray and Anu Kodali.
Schnur and Murray defeated Charleston’s team of Vasily Kichigan and Josh Record 6-1, while Schneider and Kodali won their match against Zack Lewis and Charlie Ghriskey by a score of 6-3.
In the singles portion of the match–where six different matches are played simultaneously–UNC’s Robert Kelly was the first to clinch a victory after his dominating performance against Kichigan, in which he won 6-0, 6-1.
Schneider finished his match against Rodrigo Encinas–a 6-1, 6-1 blowout–soon after, while Murray didn’t need much longer to seal the deal.
The junior from Beverly Hills, Michigan knocked off Zack Lewis 6-3, 6-0 to send the Tar Heels through to Sunday’s second round.
Up Next:
Awaiting UNC on Sunday is the Tulane Green Wave (15-8), a group that defeated Dartmouth 4-0 early Saturday morning.
Game Notes:
- UNC’s singles competitors not only won each of their first sets, they were each ahead in their second sets when the match was clinched, and thus stopped.
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