Men's Tennis Sweeps Doubleheader With The Citadel

Saturday, February 15

Chapel Hill

10 AM

North Carolina

The Citadel

Chapel Hill, NC – Jan 19: NCAA Men's Tennis - James Madison at North Carolina at Chewning Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, NC on January 19, 2025. (Credit: Andy Mead/YCJ)

Nick Mangiapane

Photo by: Andy Mead

February 15, 2025 | Men's Tennis

By: Matt Bowers

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The University of North Carolina men's tennis team made quick work of The Citadel on Saturday, sweeping a doubleheader by scores of 7-0 and 7-0 on the Cone-Kenfield indoor courts at the Chewning Tennis Center. Anthony Wright won the clinching singles match in both victories.

With the wins, the Tar Heels improved to 6-3 this season. The Citadel fell to 1-6.

The matchups featured the two winningest head coaches in Atlantic Coast Conference history. The Citadel's Chuck Kriese won 685 matches while leading the program at Clemson, and Carolina's Sam Paul is second in ACC history with 580 career victories including Saturday's wins.

In the day's opening match, the Tar Heels swept all three doubles matches to take the doubles point. Vladislav Melnic and Chris Xu picked up the first win at No. 1, 6-0, followed by a 6-3 victory at No. 2 by Diego Jarry and Wright. Constantinos Djakouris and Nick Mangiapane also won, 6-3, at No. 3 doubles.

Carolina made quick work of the Bulldogs once singes action began in Saturday morning's first match, losing just six combined games in sweeping the first set at all six slots in the lineup. The Tar Heels won all six matches in straight sets for a 7-0 team victory. Wright won the clincher at the No. 4 position.

It was more of the same in the day's second match, as the Tar Heels started strong and swept their way to three doubles wins for a 1-0 lead. In singles action, Melnic (No. 1), Xu (3) and Wright (4) each won their matches in rapid succession to clinch the victory.

Carolina's Dennis Perumov, a Chapel Hill native, won his first career dual match, and Djakouris wrapped up the day's match with a win at No. 2.

UNC vs. The Citadel Men's Tennis
February 15, 2025
Chewning Tennis Center
Cone-Kenfield Indoor Courts
Chapel Hill, N.C.

Match 1
North Carolina 7, The Citadel 0
Match Results
Doubles
1.Vladislav Melnic/Chris Xu (UNC) def. Noah Van Dyke/Reece Beckendorf (Citadel), 6-0
2.Diego Jarry/Anthony Wright (UNC) def. Ted Bagwell/Tucker Hendrix (Citadel), 6-3
3.Constantinos Djakouris/Nick Mangiapane (UNC) def. Bradey Minnich/Nick Stroumpis (Citadel), 6-3
(Order of finish: 1, 2, 3)

Singles

Vladislav Melnic (UNC) def. Noah Van Dyke (Citadel), 6-2, 6-1
Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) def. Ted Bagwell (Citadel), 6-0, 6-1
#107 Chris Xu (UNC) def. Bradey Minnich (Citadel), 6-1, 6-1
#97 Anthony Wright (UNC) def. Nick Stroumpis (Citadel), 6-1, 6-1
Diego Jarry (UNC) def. Reece Beckendorf (Citadel), 6-2, 6-1
Nick Mangiapane (UNC) def. Anthony Osipov (Citadel), 6-0, 6-1

(Order of finish: 6, 3, 4, 1, 5, 2)
Time of match: 1:39

Match 2
North Carolina 7, The Citadel 0
Match Results
Doubles
1.Vladislav Melnic/Chris Xu (UNC) def. Ted Bagwell/Tucker Hendrix (Citadel), 6-1
2.Diego Jarry/Anthony Wright (UNC) def. Noah Van Dyke/Reece Beckendorf (Citadel), 6-1
3.Constantinos Djakouris/Nick Mangiapane (UNC) def. Graham Hardin/Nick Stroumpis (Citadel), 6-0
(Order of finish: 3, 2, 1)

Singles

Vladislav Melnic (UNC) def. Ted Bagwell (Citadel), 6-0, 6-0
Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) vs. Noah Van Dyke (Citadel), 6-2, 6-3
#107 Chris Xu (UNC) def. Nick Stroumpis (Citadel), 6-1, 6-0
#97 Anthony Wright (UNC) def. Brady Minnich (Citadel), 6-0, 6-0
Nick Mangiapane (UNC) def. Graham Hardin (Citadel), 6-0, 6-2
Dennis Perumov (UNC) def. Reece Beckendorf (Citadel), 6-1, 6-0

(Order of finish: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 2)
Time of match: 1:52

Attendance: 123

Up Next
• The Tar Heels will return to action on Thursday February 20 at home against South Carolina State at 4 p.m.

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