Hurricanes Edge Men's Tennis, 4-3

Sunday, March 17

Coral Gables, Fla.

Noon

North Carolina

#59 Miami

Patrick Schoen

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

March 17, 2024 | Men's Tennis

By: Matt Bowers

CORAL GABLES, FLA.— Miami won the doubles point and three of five singles matches, edging No. 27 North Carolina, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center.

The Hurricanes, ranked No. 59 by the ITA this week, improved to 10-6 this season and 2-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Tar Heels, who had won seven of their last eight matches including a win at No. 13 Florida State on Friday evening, fell to 10-5, 4-2.

UNC got singles wins from Patrick Schoen and Anuj Watane and were awarded a team point because Miami only had five players available to play.

The all-time series between Carolina and Miami is now tied, 22-all.

How It Happened
Doubles
• Due to Miami only have five available players, the teams played two doubles matches rather than the customary three.
• The Hurricanes won both doubles matches to take the team point.
• At No. 1, the Miami duo of Vladislav Melnic and Adrien Burdet defeated Benjamin Kittay and Phillip Jordan, 6-2.
• At No. 2, Martin Katz and Antonio Prat beat Peter Murphy and Patrick Schoen, 6-4.

Singles
• Carolina earned an automatic point due to the uneven number of Miami players available for doubles play, making the score 1-1 entering singles action.
• The Hurricanes got wins at three of five singles slots to earn the shorthanded win.
• At No. 2, Martin Katz beat #80 Karl Poling, 7-6 (4), 6-4
• At No. 1, Prat beat #110 Jordan, 4-6, 7-5 (5), 6-4.
• At the No. 4 slot, Burdet won the clincher by defeating #106 Will Peters, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.
• Watane got his win at No. 5 against Sam Bumgartner, and Schoen beat Melnic at No. 3.

Tennis Match Results
North Carolina vs University of Miami
Mar 17, 2024 at Coral Gables, Fla. (Neil Schiff Tennis Center)
#59 University of Miami 4, #27 North Carolina 3
Singles competition
1. Antonio Prat (UM) def. #110 Phillip Jordan (NC) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
2. Martin Katz (UM) def. #80 Karl Poling (NC) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
3. Patrick Schoen (NC) def. Vladislav Melnic (UM) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
4. Adrien Burdet (UM) def. #106 Will Peters (NC) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
5. Anuj Watane (NC) def. Sam Baumgartner (UM) 6-3, 7-6 (11-9)
6. Peter Murphy def. No player (UM) retired

Doubles competition
1. #46 Vladislav Melnic/Adrien Burdet (UM) def. Benjamin Kittay/Phillip Jordan (NC) 6-2
2. Martin Katz/Antonio Prat (UM) def. Peter Murphy/Patrick Schoen (NC) 6-4
3. Karl Poling/Will Peters (NC) def. No player/No player (UM), by forfeit

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,3,2,5,1,4)