For the second time over the last two weeks, the UNC men’s tennis team knocked off the South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday in Madison, Wisconsin as part of the ITA National Indoor Championships.

The fourth-seeded Tar Heels defeated the Gamecocks 4-2 in Friday’s first round action, remaining undefeated on the season and punching their ticket into Saturday’s quarterfinals.

After winning the doubles point, UNC clinched the team win with singles victories from William Blumberg (6-2, 3-6, 6-3), Brian Cernoch (6-4, 6-0) and Benjamin Sigouin (7-6, 6-3).

As a result, the Tar Heels will take on fifth-seeded Florida on Saturday with a spot in the semifinals on the line.

 

 

Photo via UNC Athletics

Related Stories
‹
No. 1 UNC Men's Tennis Rallies to Beat No. 14 South Carolina, Stay Undefeated
Despite trailing 3-0 early in Sunday’s match against No. 14 South Carolina in Columbia, the top-ranked UNC men’s tennis team dug deep and rallied for a 4-3 victory to stay undefeated. South Carolina won the doubles point to start the proceedings, then earned singles victories on court four and court one against UNC’s Brian Cernoch […]
No. 2 UNC Men's Tennis Tops South Carolina, Advances to ITA National Indoor Tournament
After defeating South Carolina by a score of 4-1 on Monday in Chapel Hill as part of ITA Kickoff Weekend, the No. 2 UNC men’s tennis team earned its spot in the upcoming ITA National Indoor Tournament. The Tar Heels won the doubles point to start the match, then took three of the first four […]
No. 2 Seed USC Hands No. 4 Seed UNC First Loss of 2020 in ITA Men's National Indoor Championship Match
Seeking the program’s second ever title at the National Indoor Championship finals on Monday, the No. 4 seed UNC men’s tennis team came up short in a 4-1 loss to No. 2 seed USC–representing the first loss of the season for head coach Sam Paul’s Tar Heels. For the first time in their last 24 […]
Men's Tennis: UNC Beats No. 1 Ohio State, to Earns Spot in National Indoor Championship
Sunday saw the UNC men’s tennis team put together its most impressive performance of the season to date, defeating the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes in a clean 4-0 sweep in the semifinals of the ITA National Indoor Championships. Ohio State was the defending champion of the event, which is being held this year in Madison, […]
UNC Men's Tennis Shuts Out Florida, Advances to Semifinals of ITA National Indoor Championships
With a 4-0 victory over the fifth-seeded Florida Gators on Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin, the No. 4 seed UNC men’s tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the ITA National Indoor Championships. Just one week after the UNC women’s team won the national indoor tournament, the men’s team is now closing in on replicating that […]
No. 4 UNC Men's Tennis Makes Quick Work of No. 12 South Carolina
Sunday marked the latest impressive victory by the fourth-ranked UNC men’s tennis team, as the Tar Heels rolled to a 4-0 shutout victory over the No. 12 South Carolina Gamecocks in Chapel Hill. The match began with UNC claiming the doubles point, and ended with three straight singles victories from Brian Cernoch (6-2, 6-2), Benjamin […]
Men's Tennis: No. 4 UNC Blanks Georgia State, Advances to ITA National Indoor Championships
The fourth-ranked UNC men’s tennis team picked up a 4-0 victory over the Georgia State Panthers at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill on Sunday, earning the Tar Heels a place in the upcoming ITA National Indoor Championships. After winning the doubles point to start the match, the Tar Heels got singles wins from […]
No. 6 Texas Tech Upsets No. 3 UNC in ITA Men's Indoor National Quarterfinals
Any chances of the third-ranked UNC men’s tennis team taking home its second ITA National Indoor title in three years came to a screeching halt Friday evening in Seattle, when the No. 6 Texas Tech Red Raiders rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Tar Heels in the tournament’s quarterfinals. It was the first loss […]
Men's Tennis: Tar Heels Knock Off No. 22 Notre Dame to Earn Spot in ITA National Indoor Quarterfinals
Looking to match the ITA National Indoor Title won by the school’s women’s tennis program last weekend, the third-ranked UNC men’s team started off their tournament run on the right foot Friday afternoon in Seattle–putting together a clean 4-0 sweep over the No. 22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The win moves the Tar Heels into […]
Tar Heels Earn No. 3 Seed for Men's ITA National Indoor Championships
Seedings for the Men’s ITA National Indoor Championships were revealed Wednesday, with head coach Sam Paul’s Tar Heels being placed No. 3 overall. The 16-team event takes place in Seattle from Friday, Feb. 16 through Monday, Feb. 19–and is hosted by the University of Washington. UNC enters with a perfect 7-0 record to this point […]
›