Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech men's tennis team gave up a 7-0 decision at the hands of No. 6 North Carolina on Saturday afternoon at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center in Blacksburg, Virginia.
UNC (10-2, 3-0 ACC) got out to a quick 1-0 lead after claiming the doubles point with wins on courts two and three.
The Hokies (8-5, 0-3 ACC) were unable to get anything going in singles as the Tar Heels claimed wins on all six courts in straight sets.
Henrik Korsgaard forced a tiebreak on court two after giving up the first set 6-4 to No. 100 Brian Cernoch. The two were tied at 6-6 to force the tiebreak where they kept it close, but the UNC player held on to win it 7-6(7).
Tech's Alex Ribeiro also kept his sets close, but Blaine Boyden closed it out to win on court three 6-4, 6-4.
The Hokies will be back on the court Monday at 2 p.m. when they host William & Mary in a non-conference match.
(3/2/2019) 2019 MEN'S TENNIS vs. NORTH CAROLINA
Singles
1. #68 William Blumberg (UNC) def. #58 Jason Kros (VT) 6-2, 6-1
2. #100 Brian Cernoch (UNC) def. Henrik Korsgaard (VT) 6-4, 7-6(7)
3. Blaine Boyden (UNC) def. Alex Ribeiro (VT) 6-4, 6-4
4. #48 Josh Peck (UNC) def. Carlo Donato (VT) 6-3, 6-3
5. Simon Soendergaard (UNC) def. Brandon Perez (VT) 6-1, 6-0
6. Mac Kiger (UNC) def. Evan Fragistas (VT) 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: 5,1,6,4,2,3
Doubles
1. #25 Korsgaard/Ribeiro (VT) vs. Blumberg/Boyden (UNC) 3-4 dnf
2. Kiger/Soendergaard (UNC) def. Kros/Perez (VT) 6-1
3. Peck/Cernoch (UNC) def. Donato/Mesmer (VT) 6-2
Order of finish: 2,3