Jackets Fall to #11 North Carolina – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

THE FLATS – On Friday, the Georgia Tech men’s tennis team (11-8, 2-3 ACC) fell 5-2 in a conference matchup against No. 11 North Carolina (13-5, 5-1 ACC).

It was tough fight between the two teams to decide who would claim the doubles point. Brandon McKinney and Elias Shokry’s 6-4 win over North Carolina’s Karl Poling and Will Jansen evened the score 1-1 after Tech’s loss on court one. Although Keshav Chopra and Rohan Sachdev challenged No. 54 Brian Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay, but they ultimately fell 7-5 and granted North Carolina the doubles point.

Tech earned two victories in singles play. No. 34 Andres Martin dominated North Carolina’s No. 47 Cernoch in a 6-4, 6-1 decision. No. 86 Chopra rallied back from a 3-6 loss in the first to take down North Carolina’s Will Jansen 6-2, 10-3 in the final two sets.

Singles
#34 Martin (GT) def. #47 Cernoch (UNC); 6-4, 6-1
#37 Seggerman (UNC) def. #60 McDaniel (GT); 7-6 [7-4], 6-3
#86 Chopra (GT) def. Jansen (UNC); 3-6, 6-2, 10-3
#100 Poling (UNC) def. Sachdev (GT); 6-3, 6-2
Zapp (UNC) def. Shokry (GT); 6-3, 6-1
Kittay (UNC) def. Bauer (GT); 7-6 [7-3], 3-6, 10-2

Order of finish: 1, 5, 4, 2, 3, 6

Doubles
#19 Seggerman/Kania (UNC) def. #20 Martin/McDaniel (GT); 6-4
#54 Cernoch/Kittay (UNC) def. Chopra/Sachdev (GT); 7-5
McKinney/Shokry (GT) def. Poling/Jansen (UNC); 6-4

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

UP NEXT:
Tech returns home on Sunday for another ACC match with No. 15 Duke at 12 p.m.

Alexander-Tharpe Fund
The Alexander-Tharpe Fund is the fundraising arm of Georgia Tech athletics, providing scholarship, operations and facilities support for Georgia Tech’s 400-plus student-athletes. Be a part of developing Georgia Tech’s Everyday Champions and helping the Yellow Jackets compete for championships at the highest levels of college athletics by supporting the Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund, which directly provides scholarships for Georgia Tech student-athletes. To learn more about supporting the Yellow Jackets, visit atfund.org.   

For the latest information on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, follow us on Instagram (@GT_MTEN), Twitter (@GT_MTEN), Facebook (Georgia Tech Men’s Tennis) or visit us at www.ramblinwreck.com.