CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Freshman Will Jansen won the deciding singles match as No. 16 North Carolina beat No. 47 Miami, 4-2, in men’s tennis on Sunday afternoon at the Chewning Tennis Center.
With the victory, the Tar Heels (17-7, 9-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) clinched the No. 4 seed in next weekend’s ACC Championship and a bye to Friday’s quarterfinal round in nearby Cary, N.C.
Sunday marked the final regular season home matches for a quartet of Tar Heels: graduate students Brian Cernoch and Ryan Seggerman and seniors Mark Dillon and Henry Lieberman.
The Tar Heels took the doubles point to grab a 1-0 lead. Jansen and Karl Poling beat Antonio Prat and Martin Katz, 6-4, at No. 3 to get things started, and Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay downed Franco Aubone and Dan Martin, 6-4 at No. 2.
Miami tied the score at 1-all when the 52nd-ranked Martin beat No. 45 Cernoch, 6-1 and 6-4 at No. 1 singles. The Hurricanes took a brief, 2-1 lead when Nacho Serra Sanchez beat Chris Li, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 5.
The Tar Heels then clawed back and won two consecutive singles matches to retake the lead at 3-2. Seggerman, ranked, No. 43 this week by the ITA, came from down a set to beat No. 87 Katz in three sets at No. 2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Jansen won the clincher at No. 3 singles, outlasting Prat by a score of 6-1, 6-7 (8-10) and 6-3.
The Tar Heels will return to action on Friday at the ACC Championship in Cary, N.C. Seeding and matchups will be announced soon, so check back GoHeels.com for updates.
Tennis Match Results
Miami vs North Carolina 04/16/2023
at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chewning Tennis Center)
#16 North Carolina 4, #47 Miami 2
Singles competition
1. #52 Dan Martin (UM) def. #45 Brian Cernoch (NC) 6-1, 6-4
2. #43 Ryan Seggerman (NC) def. #87 Martin Katz (UM) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Will Jansen (NC) def. Antonio Prat (UM) 6-1, 6-7 (8-10), 6-3
4. #121 Karl Poling (NC) def. Leo Bierbaum (UM) 6-4, 7-5
5. Nacho Serra Sanchez (UM) def. Chris Li (NC) 6-4, 6-2
6. Benjamin Kittay (NC) vs. Franco Aubone (UM) 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 2-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #17 Ryan Seggerman/Casey Kania (NC) vs. Juan Martin Jalif/Martin Vergara (UM) 5-5, unfinished
2. #36 Brian Cernoch/Benjamin Kittay (NC) def. Franco Aubone/Dan Martin (UM) 6-4
3. Karl Poling/Will Jansen (NC) def. Antonio Prat/Martin Katz (UM) 6-4
Match Notes:
Miami 14-9, 5-7 ACC; National ranking #47
North Carolina 17-7, 9-3 ACC; National ranking #16
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