Sunday, January 28
Chapel Hill
11 AM
North Carolina
4
vs
2
#20 Florida (Consolation)
Will Peters
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Men's Tennis Trips No. 20 Florida, 4-2
January 28, 2024 | Men's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Will Peters won the clinching match at No. 6 singles to lead No. 16 North Carolina to a 4-2 win over No. 20 Florida on Sunday in the consolation match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Cone-Kenfield Indoor Courts at the Chewning Tennis Center.
With the win, the Tar Heels bounced back from Saturday's loss to Illinois and improved to 3-2 this season. The Gators fell to 3-2.
"After a disappointing loss yesterday, to come back today and fight like we did and pull it out, it was a good win for us," head coach Sam Paul said afterward.
The Tar Heels won the doubles point to start the day well. They dominated at No. 1, picking up a 6-2 win from Benjamin Kittay and Phillip Jordan over Florida's Jeremy Jin and Aidan Kim. At the same time, Florida got a 6-3 win from Adhithya Ganesan and Tanapatt Nirundorn over Will Jansen and Karl Poling.
At No. 3, Peter Murphy and Patrick Schoen trailed, 4-2, early but clawed back to tie it at 4-4 and took a 5-4 lead on a strong volley at the net by Schoen. The Gators responded by breaking serve to tie it at 5-all, only to see Murphy and Schoen reply with a break of their own to take a 6-5 lead. With Murphy serving, the Tar Heels gave up just one point in the final game and cruised to a 7-5 win for a 1-0 lead.
In singles action, Jansen was dominant, 6-2, in his first set against Kim, then put him away with a 6-4 win in the second set to give the Tar Heels a 2-0 lead.
The Gators quickly replied and cut the lead to 2-1 with a win over Schoen at No. 4. Trailing 5-4 in the second set to Bonetto, Schoen fought off two match points and broke serve to even the set at 5-5. Bonetto then broke serve for a 6-5 lead won the set, 7-5,
Carolina retook the lead at 3-1 when Jordan beat Nirundorn in straight sets at No. 5, 6-3, 6-4. The Gators cut it to 3-2 when Ganesan beat Kittay at No. 3, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
At No. 6, Peters broke serve to take a 4-2 lead over Johnson in the third and deciding set, eventually winning, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to clinch the team victory for the Tar Heels.
The Tar Heels will return to action next Saturday night at Illinois, playing the Illini for the second consecutive weekend.
Florida vs North Carolina
01/28/2024 at Chapel Hill (Cone-Kenfield Indoor)
#16 North Carolina 4, #20 Florida 2
Singles competition
1. Will Jansen (NC) def. #57 Aidan Kim (UF) 6-2, 6-4
2. #50 Karl Poling (NC) vs. #75 Jeremy Jin (UF) 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 4-1, unfinished
3. Adhithya Ganesan (UF) def. Benjamin Kittay (NC) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
4. Nate Bonetto (UF) def. Patrick Schoen (NC) 6-1, 7-5
5. Phillip Jordan (NC) def. #69 Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) 6-3, 6-4
6. #83 Will Peters (NC) def. #86 JanMagnus Johnson (UF) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Phillip Jordan/Benjamin Kittay (NC) def. Jeremy Jin/Aidan Kim (UF) 6-2
2. Adhithya Ganesan/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. Will Jansen/Karl Poling (NC) 6-3
3. Peter Murphy/Patrick Schoen (NC) def. Nate Bonetto/JanMagnus Johnson (UF) 7-5
Match Notes
Florida 3-2; National ranking #20
North Carolina 3-2; National ranking #16
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,4,5,3,6)
ITA Kickoff Weekend consolation match
T-3:11 A-237
With the win, the Tar Heels bounced back from Saturday's loss to Illinois and improved to 3-2 this season. The Gators fell to 3-2.
"After a disappointing loss yesterday, to come back today and fight like we did and pull it out, it was a good win for us," head coach Sam Paul said afterward.
The Tar Heels won the doubles point to start the day well. They dominated at No. 1, picking up a 6-2 win from Benjamin Kittay and Phillip Jordan over Florida's Jeremy Jin and Aidan Kim. At the same time, Florida got a 6-3 win from Adhithya Ganesan and Tanapatt Nirundorn over Will Jansen and Karl Poling.
At No. 3, Peter Murphy and Patrick Schoen trailed, 4-2, early but clawed back to tie it at 4-4 and took a 5-4 lead on a strong volley at the net by Schoen. The Gators responded by breaking serve to tie it at 5-all, only to see Murphy and Schoen reply with a break of their own to take a 6-5 lead. With Murphy serving, the Tar Heels gave up just one point in the final game and cruised to a 7-5 win for a 1-0 lead.
In singles action, Jansen was dominant, 6-2, in his first set against Kim, then put him away with a 6-4 win in the second set to give the Tar Heels a 2-0 lead.
The Gators quickly replied and cut the lead to 2-1 with a win over Schoen at No. 4. Trailing 5-4 in the second set to Bonetto, Schoen fought off two match points and broke serve to even the set at 5-5. Bonetto then broke serve for a 6-5 lead won the set, 7-5,
Carolina retook the lead at 3-1 when Jordan beat Nirundorn in straight sets at No. 5, 6-3, 6-4. The Gators cut it to 3-2 when Ganesan beat Kittay at No. 3, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
At No. 6, Peters broke serve to take a 4-2 lead over Johnson in the third and deciding set, eventually winning, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to clinch the team victory for the Tar Heels.
The Tar Heels will return to action next Saturday night at Illinois, playing the Illini for the second consecutive weekend.
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Florida vs North Carolina
01/28/2024 at Chapel Hill (Cone-Kenfield Indoor)
#16 North Carolina 4, #20 Florida 2
Singles competition
1. Will Jansen (NC) def. #57 Aidan Kim (UF) 6-2, 6-4
2. #50 Karl Poling (NC) vs. #75 Jeremy Jin (UF) 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 4-1, unfinished
3. Adhithya Ganesan (UF) def. Benjamin Kittay (NC) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
4. Nate Bonetto (UF) def. Patrick Schoen (NC) 6-1, 7-5
5. Phillip Jordan (NC) def. #69 Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) 6-3, 6-4
6. #83 Will Peters (NC) def. #86 JanMagnus Johnson (UF) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Phillip Jordan/Benjamin Kittay (NC) def. Jeremy Jin/Aidan Kim (UF) 6-2
2. Adhithya Ganesan/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. Will Jansen/Karl Poling (NC) 6-3
3. Peter Murphy/Patrick Schoen (NC) def. Nate Bonetto/JanMagnus Johnson (UF) 7-5
Match Notes
Florida 3-2; National ranking #20
North Carolina 3-2; National ranking #16
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,4,5,3,6)
ITA Kickoff Weekend consolation match
T-3:11 A-237
Kittay/Jordan 6-2 pic.twitter.com/2XeRAAp9Iy
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) January 28, 2024
UNC 1 UF 0 Murphy/Schoen clinch 7-5 pic.twitter.com/4AxJoDYYGu
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) January 28, 2024
UNC 3 UF 1 Jordan 6-3, 6-4 pic.twitter.com/DOyoHMuhFB
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) January 28, 2024
Will Peters d. Jan Johnson 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to clinches UNC's 4-2 #ITAKickoff win over Florida pic.twitter.com/Guxnu7sfIH
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) January 28, 2024
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