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Carolina Notches Second Victory of Day Against JMU
January 25, 2009 | Men's Tennis
Jan. 25, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina's 20th-ranked men's tennis team recorded a win in the nightcap of their season-opening doubleheader.
The Tar Heels followed their 5-2 win over Charlotte with a 7-0 shutout of James Madison in the evening match.
Clay Donato and Taylor Fogleman notched their second 8-0 victory of the day to kick off play in doubles. Andrew Crone and Zach Hunter did the same, as their second 8-3 win delivered a 1-0 lead to the Tar Heels.
Brennan Boyajian opened up singles play with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Ville Maaranen, making him 2-0 in his first two dual matches as a Tar Heel. Donato followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Mike Smith, putting the Tar Heels a point away from clinching the win. Andrew Crone proceeded put the match away, dropping only four games in a straight sets win over Tommi Nissinen. With the victory in hand at 4-0, Cameron Ahari, Taylor Fogleman and Luke Mojica finished their matches out well, each recording a win to complete a 7-0 blanking of James Madison.
The Tar Heels will take a day off before they hit the courts again for another doubleheader on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Both matches will be at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. The match against Campbell will start at 3:00 p.m., followed by North Carolina Central at 7:30 p.m.
#20 UNC 7, James Madison 0
Records: UNC 2-0, James Madison 0-4
Doubles
1: Clay Donato and Taylor Fogleman (UNC) [#5] d. Jared Robinson and Mike Smith (JMU) 8-0
2: Andrew Crone and Zach Hunter (UNC) d. Ville Maaranen and Tommi Nissinen (JMU) 8-3
3: Yaroslav Voznenko and Matt King (JMU) d. Luke Mojica and Alex Rafiee (UNC) 9-8(6)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1: Clay Donato (UNC) d. Mike Smith (JMU) 6-1, 6-1
2: Taylor Fogleman (UNC) d. Jared Robinson (JMU) 6-0, 7-5
3: Andrew Crone (UNC) d. Tommi Nissinen (JMU) 6-2, 6-2
4: Brennan Boyajian (UNC) d. Ville Maaranen (JMU) 6-0, 6-0
5: Luke Mojica (UNC) d. Matt King (JMU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
6: Cameron Ahari (UNC) d. Yaroslav Voznenko (JMU) 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 1, 3, 6, 2, 5
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