Conference play for the No. 2 UNC men’s tennis team began on Sunday in Chapel Hill, as the Tar Heels rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies.

The Tar Heels won the doubles point and then took five of the six singles matches to improve their overall record to 11-1 in 2020 and 1-0 inside the ACC.

Earning singles victories for UNC were: William Blumberg (6-0, 6-0), Rinky Hijikata (7-6, 6-2), Josh Peck (6-2, 6-3), Simon Soendergaard (6-4, 7-6) and Brian Cernoch (6-4, 6-3).

With the loss, Virginia Tech fell to 5-4 overall and 0-1 inside the league.

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UNC returns to the court on Wednesday in Raleigh for a top-10 showdown against rival NC State set to begin at 4 p.m.

 

 

 

Photo via UNC Athletics

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