CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Karl Poling won the clinching match at No. 4 singles to send the 14th-ranked University of North Carolina men’s tennis team to a 4-0 win over Illinois on Saturday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.
Carolina improved to 5-1 this seaon with the victory. Illinois fell to 6-4.
The Tar Heels won the doubles point to start the match. Poling and William Jansen won, 7-6 (7-2) in a tie-breaker at a No. 3 doubles. Mathis Debru and Oliver Okonkwo, the No. 48-ranked doubles team in the nation, defeated Ryan Seggerman and Casey Kania (NC) 7-6 (7-5) at No. 1. Brian Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay clinched the point with a 7-6 (7-5) win at No. 2 doubles.
Carolina swept three singles matches to complete the victory. Jansen won first at No. 3 singles in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, over William Mroz. Cernoch beat No. 95 Hunter Heck by a 6-4, 6-0 score to make the score 3-0, and Poling closed it out with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Kenta Myoshi.
Carolina will return to action on Sunday at 2:15 p.m. against No. 3-ranked TCU.
Illinois vs North Carolina 02/04/2023 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center)
#14 North Carolina 4, Illinois 0
Singles competition
1. Brian Cernoch (NC) def. #95 Hunter Heck (ILL) 6-4, 6-0
2. #9 Ryan Seggerman (NC) vs. Gabrielius Guzauskas (ILL) 7-6 (7-3), 3-0, unfinished
3. Will Jansen (NC) def. William Mroz (ILL) 6-1, 6-1
4. Karl Poling (NC) def. Kenta Myoshi (ILL) 6-1, 6-3
5. Anuj Watane (NC) vs. Oliver Okonkwo (ILL) 6-3, 1-3, unfinished
6. Chris Li (NC) vs. Nic Meister (ILL) 6-4, 1-2, unfinished
Doubles…
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