North Carolina
Navy
No. 22 Tar Heels Defeat Midshipmen 6-1
February 25, 2010 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 25, 2010
CHAPEL HILL - No. 22 North Carolina won eight of nine matches played Thursday afternoon in a 6-1 victory against Navy.
The Tar Heels improve to 7-2 with the win and remain undefeated at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in 2010.
UNC head coach Sam Paul made a couple of adjustments to his regular lineup for the match against the Midshipmen, giving Dominican Republic native Jose Hernandez a chance to play at the top singles flight and moving fellow freshman Ryan Noble to the third spot. The two responded emphatically with 6-3, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-0 wins, respectively. Stefan Hardy also shifted up to No. 2 singles, where he cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 victory.
In doubles, the No. 2 pairing of Andrew Crone and Jose Hernandez and the No. 3 team of Cameron Ahari and Alex Rafiee both recorded 8-1 wins to clinch to the team doubles point.
UNC heads to Richmond, Va. on Sunday to play No. 60 VCU. The match begins at 5:00 p.m.
#22 North Carolina 6, Navy 1
Records: UNC 7-2, Navy 3-6
Doubles
1: Stefan Hardy and Ryan Noble (UNC) d. Owen Bullard and Eddie Konrad (Navy) 8-5
2: Andrew Crone and Jose Hernandez (UNC) d. Nick Birger and Ramsey Lemaich (Navy) 8-1
3: Cameron Ahari and Alex Rafiee (UNC) d. Zach Nicholson and Nicholas Gutsche (Navy) 8-1
Singles
1: #97 Jose Hernandez (UNC) d. Owen Bullard (Navy) 6-3, 6-0
2: #107 Stefan Hardy (UNC) d. Marcus Rebersak (Navy) 6-1, 6-2
3: #45 Ryan Noble (UNC) d. Anderson Walls (Navy) 6-0, 6-0
4: Jeremy New (Navy) d. Andrew Crone (UNC) 6-4, 7-6(5)
5: Luke Mojica (UNC) d. Zach Nicholson (Navy) 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-1, 1-0(7)
6: Kyle Baker (UNC) d. Nicholas Gutsche (Navy) 6-4, 6-7, 1-0(6)
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