North Carolina
North Carolina State
Tar Heels Record First ACC Win Against Wolfpack
March 15, 2010 | Men's Tennis
March 15, 2010
CHAPEL HILL - North Carolina won the first four team points decided to beat N.C. State 6-1 in a top-40 matchup Monday afternoon.
The Tar Heels improve to 10-2 overall with the ACC season-opening win.
"I'm really proud of our guys," said head coach Sam Paul. "They did a great job against a good, dangerous N.C. State team."
UNC opened up the match by sweeping doubles play. Cam Ahari and Jose Hernandez clinched the team point by defeating N.C. State's Fernando Banos and Jaime Pulgar 8-3.
No. 103 Stefan Hardy was the first to finish in singles play with a 6-3, 6-3 victory against NCSU's Rob Lowe. Ninety-seventh ranked Brennan Boyajian extended the UNC lead to 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-4 win at the fourth singles flight. Needing one point to clinch the match, the Tar Heels turned to top singles player Clay Donato. The 49th-ranked senior beat State's Jaime Pulgar 6-4, 6-2 in a matchup of top-100 singles players to seal the victory for UNC.
The Tar Heels host No. 68 Auburn on Friday, March 19 at 2 p.m.
"We're looking forward to playing a strong Auburn team on Friday," said coach Paul. "That's what we're focusing on right now."
#30 North Carolina 6, #40 N.C. State 1
Records: UNC 10-2 (1-0), NCSU 11-2 (0-1)
Doubles
1: Clay Donato and Stefan Hardy (UNC) d. Rob Lowe and Frideric Prandecki (NCSU) 9-8(5)
2: Brennan Boyajian and Ryan Noble (UNC) d. Dominic Hodgson and Dave Thomson (NCSU) 8-5
3: Cam Ahari and Jose Hernandez (UNC) d. Fernando Banos and Jaime Pulgar (NCSU) 8-3
Singles
1: #49 Clay Donato (UNC) d. #94 Jaime Pulgar (NCSU) 6-4, 6-2
2: #68 Jose Hernandez (UNC) d. Dominic Hodgson (NCSU) 7-5, 6-4
3: #103 Stefan Hardy (UNC) d. Rob Lowe (NCSU) 6-3, 6-3
4: #97 Brennan Boyajian (UNC) d. Dave Thomson (NCSU) 6-2, 6-4
5: Rafael Paez (NCSU) d. #107 Ryan Noble (UNC) 7-6(3), 6-3
6: Andrew Crone (UNC) d. Fernando Banos (NCSU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5)
Order of finish
Doubles: 2, 3, 1
Singles: 3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6
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