UNC men’s tennis earned its seventh consecutive team win on Sunday, sweeping No. 11 TCU 6-0.

Benjamin Sigouin won the clinching match at No. 2 singles away at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. He beat No. 125 Luc Fomba 7-6 (3), 6-3 to clinch the victory after William Blumberg won his match at No. 1 singles over No. 55 Alastair Gray and No. 80 Josh Peck came from behind to beat Tomas Jirousek 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3

Carolina, who is ranked fourth in the country, remains undefeated this season with all seven victories by shutout. The Tar Heels have also won three consecutive dual matches over ranked opponents, having beaten then-No. 19 Illinois and No. 12 South Carolina in Chapel Hill the previous weekend.

Sigouin and Rinky Hijikata won their match at No. 3 doubles, 6-3, before TCU won at No. 1 doubles when No. 34 Alastair Gray and Jacob Fearnley beat William Blumberg and Brian Cernoch.

Simon Soendergaard and Mac Kiger, ranked third in the nation in the latest ITA rankings, won the deciding doubles point for Carolina. They led their match, 5-2, before losing four straight games. Kiger served to keep it alive and force a tiebreaker. After trailing, 3-2, in the tiebreaker, Soendergaard and Kiger won the last five points to grab the win.

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The Tar Heels will return to action next weekend at the ITA National Indoor Championships in Madison, Wisconsin.  Seeding for the teams and players will be announced prior to the tournament.

Photo via GoHeels.com.

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