University of North Carolina Athletics
North Carolina
Elon
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,4,3,2,6,5
Players Mentioned
Men's Tennis Races Past Elon, 6-1
February 12, 2023 | Men's Tennis
With the win, the Tar Heels improved to 6-2 this season. Elon fell to 2-3.
Carolina took a 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point for the sixth time in eight matches this season. Brian Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay cruised to a 6-2 win at No. 2, followed by a 6-4 win by No. 37 Casey Kania and Ryan Seggerman over 55th-ranked Daniel Martin and Oskar Antinheimo.
Cernoch was dominant in singles, giving the Tar Heels a 2-0 lead with a quick, 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 over Martin. Cernoch is now 5-1 in singles play in dual matches this season. Karl Poling followed by breezing to a 6-0, 6-2 win over Ahmed Hosni at No. 4 to make the team score 3-0 UNC. Poling is 8-3 overall this season, 5-1 in dual matches.
Will Jansen clinched the team win with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 4 over Veljko Krstic that made it 4-0. Seggerman improved to 12-3 overall and 5-1 in duals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Nicholas Campbell at No. 2 singles. Peter Murphy gave Carolina a 6-0 lead with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles.
Oskar Antinheimo won Elon's lone match of the day, beating Anuj Watane at No. 5 in a third set tiebreaker, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4).
The Tar Heels will return to action on Friday in the opening round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in Chicago. The pairings for the 16-team field will be announced on Monday.
Cernoch/Kittay 6-3 pic.twitter.com/JacirhOVwg
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) February 12, 2023
UNC 1 Elon 0 Seggerman/Kania 6-4 pic.twitter.com/6oOsExvzS9
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) February 12, 2023
UNC 2 Elon 0 Cernoch d. Martin 6-1, 6-1 pic.twitter.com/VpanOABTfs
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) February 12, 2023
UNC 3 Elon 0 Poling d. Hosni 6-0, 6-2 pic.twitter.com/Imff2jREXy
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) February 12, 2023
UNC 4 Elon 0 Jansen d. Krstic 6-1, 6-3 pic.twitter.com/oeTjkdIatN
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) February 12, 2023
UNC 6 Elon 1 Murphy d. Condos 6-4, 6-4 pic.twitter.com/rtpZcZYXDx
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) February 12, 2023
Tennis Match Results
Elon vs North Carolina 02/12/2023 at Chapel Hill, N.C. (Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center)
#12 North Carolina 6, Elon 1
Singles competition
1. #59 Brian Cernoch (NC) def. Daniel Martin (ELON) 6-1, 6-1
2. #19 Ryan Seggerman (NC) def. Nicholas Campbell (ELON) 6-3, 6-4
3. Will Jansen (NC) def. Veljko Krstic (ELON) 6-1, 6-3
4. Karl Poling (NC) def. Ahmed Hosni (ELON) 6-0, 6-2
5. Oskar Antinheimo (ELON) def. Anuj Watane (NC) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)
6. Peter Murphy (NC) def. Nicholas Condos (ELON) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #37 Casey Kania/Ryan Seggerman (NC) def. #55 Daniel Martin/Oskar Antinheimo (ELON) 6-4
2. Brian Cernoch/Benjamin Kittay (NC) def. Nicholas Campbell/Ahmed Hosni (ELON) 6-2
3. Will Jansen/Karl Poling (NC) vs. Nicholas Condos/Ben Zipay (ELON) 3-4, unfinished
Match Notes
Elon 2-3
North Carolina 6-2; National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,4,3,2,6,5)
T-2:15 A-135