LOUISVILLE, KY.—Benjamin Kittay won the clincher at No. 6 singles as the 10th-ranked University of North Carolina men’s tennis team shotout No. 20 Louisville, 4-0, on the road on Sunday afternoon. The Tar Heels won their third match in a row to start Atlantic Coast Conference play and improved to 10-4, 3-0 ACC.
Carolina started the afternoon by winning a tough doubles point, including getting an initial win by the 56th-ranked duo of Will Jansen and Karl Poling at No. 2, 6-1. Brian Cernoch and Kittay, ranked, No. 37, won the clincher by beating 14th-ranked Fabien Salle and Natan Rodrigues in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-5).
UNC went 3-0 in singles play to seize the team victory. Karl Poling started things off with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Salle at No. 3, before Anuj Watane beat Andre Steinbach, 6-2, 6-1, for a 3-0 lead. Kittay won the clincher, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.
The Tar Heels will return to action on Sunday March 12 at home against Wofford.
Tennis Match Results
North Carolina vs Louisville Men’s Tennis
3/5/2023 at Louisville, Ky.
(Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
#10 North Carolina 4, #20 Louisville Men’s Tennis 0
Singles competition
1. #24 Etienne Donnet (LOU-MT) vs. #72 Brian Cernoch (NC) 6-1, 6-7, unfinished
2. #44 Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) vs. #112 Will Jansen (NC) 1-6, 5-6, unfinished
3. Karl Poling (NC) def. Fabien Salle (LOU-MT) 7-5, 6-0
4. Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) vs. Chris Li (NC) 6-7, 2-1, unfinished
5. Anuj Watane (NC) def. Andre Steinbach (LOU-MT) 6-2, 6-1
6. Benjamin Kittay (NC) def. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #37 Brian Cernoch/Benjamin Kittay (NC) def. #14 Fabien Salle/Natan Rodrigues (LOU-MT) 7-6 (7-5)
2. #56 Will Jansen/Karl Poling (NC) def. Alex Wesbrooks/Matthew Fung (LOU-MT) 6-1
3. Etienne Donnet/Sergio Hernandez (LOU-MT) def. Casey Kania/Peter Murphy (NC) 6-2
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,5,6)
Kittay clinches the win at Louisville 7-6(4), 6-1 pic.twitter.com/L7Y2HvOK5R
— Carolina Men’s Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) March 5, 2023
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