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Mississippi State
Carolina Earns Third-Straight Elite Eight Spot
May 21, 2016 | Men's Tennis
The third-ranked North Carolina men's tennis team earned its 28th win of the season, a program record, by beating No. 21 Mississippi State 4-0 Friday in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 in Tulsa, Okla. Playing at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, the Tar Heels claimed the doubles point and then got singles wins from Brayden Schnur at No. 1, Brett Clark at No. 3 and Jack Murray at No. 4.
The Tar Heels are now 28-4 and have advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the third year in a row, the fourth time in program history. They'll face either Georgia or USC Sunday at 5 p.m. ET for a spot in the Final Four, which would be a program first.
No. 3 UNC 4, No. 21 Mississippi State 0
Doubles
1. #27 Jack Murray/Brayden Schnur (North Carolina) def. #47 Mate Cutura/Vaughn Hunter (Mississippi State), 7-6 (5)
2. Anu Kodali/Ronnie Schneider (North Carolina) def. Trevor Foshey/Luka Sucevic (Mississippi State), 6-2
3. Rishab Agarwal/Niclas Braun (Mississippi State) def. Brett Clark/Andrew Gores (North Carolina), 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles
1. #26 Brayden Schnur (North Carolina) def. #34 Mate Cutura (Mississippi State), 6-3, 6-4
2. #54 Rishab Agarwal (Mississippi State) vs. #28 Ronnie Schneider (North Carolina), 7-5, 3-4 DNF
3. #46 Brett Clark (North Carolina) def. #70 Nuno Borges (Mississippi State), 6-4, 6-4
4. Jack Murray (North Carolina) def. Niclas Braun (Mississippi State), 6-4, 6-3
5. Strahinja Rakic (Mississippi State) vs. Anu Kodali (North Carolina), 6-4, 6-5 DNF
6. Blaine Boyden (North Carolina) vs. Luka Sucevic (Mississippi State), 6-3, 5-5 DNF
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 4
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