The No. 6 seed UNC men’s tennis team kicked off its run through the NCAA Tournament on Saturday in Chapel Hill with a 4-0 victory over Presbyterian.

After winning the doubles point to start the match, UNC then reeled off three singles victories in quick succession thanks to William Blumberg (6-1, 6-1), Rinky Hijikata (6-0, 6-1) and Brian Cernoch (6-3, 6-2).

The Tar Heels improve to 20-3 overall on the season, while Presbyterian–the alma mater of UNC head coach Sam Paul–ends its year with a record of 11-6.

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UNC will host Oklahoma State on Sunday (1 p.m.) in its final home match of the year.

 

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