Saturday, January 25
Winston-Salem, N.C.
1 PM
North Carolina
4
vs
2
Charlotte
Constantinos Djakouris
Photo by: Andy Mead
MTEN Rebounds To Beat Charlotte, 4-2
January 25, 2025 | Men's Tennis
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Constantinos Djakouris won the clinching singles match as North Carolina beat Charlotte, 4-2, on Saturday in the third-place round of the Winston-Salem regional of the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
Carolina won the doubles point before the 49ers took the first two singles decisions to take a 2-1 lead. The Tar Heels then got singles wins from Logan Zapp (No. 1), Vladislav Melnic (No. 2) and Djakouris (No. 3) to seize the victory.
Saturday's match was part of a four-team regional hosted by Wake Forest this weekend that also included the Demon Deacons and Memphis. The Tar Heels lost, 4-1, to the Tigers in the first round on Friday.
The duo of Melnic and Chris Xu started the day with a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles over Vasco Prata and Matias Iturbe. Freshman Nick Mangiapane and Zapp followed with the doubles clincher, beating Ivan Dreycopp and Frederic Schlossmann, 7-5 at No. 2. Tar Heels Diego Jarry and Anthony Wright were on the cusp of a win, leading by a 6-5 score, at No. 3 when their match went unfinished.
The Tar Heels played without sophomore Patrick Schoen in both singles and doubles.
With the win, Carolina improved to 2-1 this season. Charlotte lost its second in a row and fell to 1-3 in 2025.
Match Results
Doubles
1.Vladislav Melnic/Chris Xu (UNC) def. Vasco Prata/Matias Iturbe (Charlotte), 6-4
2.Nick Mangiapane/Logan Zapp (UNC) def. Ivan Dreycopp/Frederic Schlossmann (Charlotte), 7-5
3.Diego Jarry/Anthony Wright (UNC) vs. Arsene Pougault/Brett Gloria (Charlotte), 6-5 (unfinished)
(Order of finish: 1,2)
Singles
1.Logan Zapp (UNC) def. Vasco Prata (Charlotte), 6-0, 6-4
2.#112 Vladislav Melnic (UNC) def. Ivan Dreycopp (Charlotte) 6-4, 6-2
3.Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) def. Matias Iturbe (Charlotte) 6-3, 6-1
4.Arsene Pougault (Charlotte) vs. #80 Chris Xu (UNC) 7-5, 5-2 (unfinished)
5.Frederic Schlossmann (Charlotte) def. #68 Anthony Wright (UNC), 6-3, 6-0
6.Brett Gloria (Charlotte) def. Nick Mangiapane (UNC), 6-2, 6-1
(Order of finish: 5, 6, 1, 2, 3)
Up Next
• Carolina will host Illinois next Saturday February 1 at 3:30 p.m. in the Chewning Tennis Center in Chapel Hill.
Follow Carolina Tennis
Keep up with all the latest Tar Heel tennis news by following @carolinatennis on X and @tarheeltennis on Instagram.
Carolina won the doubles point before the 49ers took the first two singles decisions to take a 2-1 lead. The Tar Heels then got singles wins from Logan Zapp (No. 1), Vladislav Melnic (No. 2) and Djakouris (No. 3) to seize the victory.
Saturday's match was part of a four-team regional hosted by Wake Forest this weekend that also included the Demon Deacons and Memphis. The Tar Heels lost, 4-1, to the Tigers in the first round on Friday.
The duo of Melnic and Chris Xu started the day with a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles over Vasco Prata and Matias Iturbe. Freshman Nick Mangiapane and Zapp followed with the doubles clincher, beating Ivan Dreycopp and Frederic Schlossmann, 7-5 at No. 2. Tar Heels Diego Jarry and Anthony Wright were on the cusp of a win, leading by a 6-5 score, at No. 3 when their match went unfinished.
The Tar Heels played without sophomore Patrick Schoen in both singles and doubles.
With the win, Carolina improved to 2-1 this season. Charlotte lost its second in a row and fell to 1-3 in 2025.
Match Results
Doubles
1.Vladislav Melnic/Chris Xu (UNC) def. Vasco Prata/Matias Iturbe (Charlotte), 6-4
2.Nick Mangiapane/Logan Zapp (UNC) def. Ivan Dreycopp/Frederic Schlossmann (Charlotte), 7-5
3.Diego Jarry/Anthony Wright (UNC) vs. Arsene Pougault/Brett Gloria (Charlotte), 6-5 (unfinished)
(Order of finish: 1,2)
Singles
1.Logan Zapp (UNC) def. Vasco Prata (Charlotte), 6-0, 6-4
2.#112 Vladislav Melnic (UNC) def. Ivan Dreycopp (Charlotte) 6-4, 6-2
3.Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) def. Matias Iturbe (Charlotte) 6-3, 6-1
4.Arsene Pougault (Charlotte) vs. #80 Chris Xu (UNC) 7-5, 5-2 (unfinished)
5.Frederic Schlossmann (Charlotte) def. #68 Anthony Wright (UNC), 6-3, 6-0
6.Brett Gloria (Charlotte) def. Nick Mangiapane (UNC), 6-2, 6-1
(Order of finish: 5, 6, 1, 2, 3)
Up Next
• Carolina will host Illinois next Saturday February 1 at 3:30 p.m. in the Chewning Tennis Center in Chapel Hill.
Follow Carolina Tennis
Keep up with all the latest Tar Heel tennis news by following @carolinatennis on X and @tarheeltennis on Instagram.
UNC 4 Charlotte 2 Constantinos clinches 6-3, 6-1 #ITAKickoff pic.twitter.com/fiUJsXr6pJ
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) January 25, 2025
UNC 1 Charlotte 0
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) January 25, 2025
Mangiapane serves it out to clinch Dbls, 7-5 pic.twitter.com/YqlFLakQE3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1
#1 Singles Match
12
Vasco Prata / 0 [CLT]
04
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Ivan Dreycopp / 0 [CLT]
42
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Matias Iturbe / 0 [CLT]
31
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Arsene Pougault / 0 [CLT]
75UF
520
#5 Singles Match
12
Frederic Schlossmann / 0 [CLT]
66
30
#6 Singles Match
12
Brett Gloria / 0 [CLT]
66
21
Order of Finish:
5,6,1,2,3
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