Sunday’s ACC Men’s Tennis Championship match saw the top-seeded Virginia Cavaliers come from behind to top No. 3 seed UNC by a score of 4-3.

The Tar Heels (19-3) won the doubles point to take the early lead, then went ahead 2-0 after a singles victory by Brian Cernoch (6-2, 6-0).

Virginia won each of the next two matches to tie the team score, before the Tar Heels went back ahead with a win by Josh Peck (6-1, 6-3) on Court Three.

The Cavaliers hung tough, however, and won each of the last two matches to clinch the league title–on a day where UNC’s top player, William Blumberg, was limited to just doubles competition with an ankle injury.

This was UNC’s first ACC Championship final match since 2018.

 

 

 

Photo via UNC Athletics

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