No. 2 Virginia Comes From Behind To Top MTEN, 4-2

Sunday, March 15

Charlottesville, Va.

1 p.m.

North Carolina

#2 Virginia

Anthony Wright

March 15, 2026 | Men's Tennis

Box Score Results (.pdf)

By: Matt Bowers

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.—Second-ranked Virginia fell behind, 2-0, but came back to defeat No. 65 North Carolina, 4-2, in an Atlantic Coast Conference men's tennis match on Sunday afternoon at the Virginia Tennis Facility.

The Tar Heels won the doubles point and Anthony Wright picked up the first singles win of the day to give UNC a 2-0 advantage before UVA won the final four singles matches to clinch the team win, 4-2.

With the win, the Cavaliers improved to 14-2 overall and 6-0 in the ACC. Carolina took its third loss in a row and fell to 9-7, 2-4.

Up Next
Carolina will begin a four-match homestand next weekend to close its 2026 home slate when it hosts Clemson and Georgia Tech on Friday and Sunday, respectively, in Chapel Hill.

How it Happened — Doubles
• Ian Meyew and Logan Zapp grabbed the first doubles win of the afternoon with a 6-2 win over Keegan Rice and Andrés Santamarta Roig, 6-2, at No. 3,
• The Cavaliers then took a 6-4 win at No. 2 doubles over Chris Xu and Niels Ratiu.
• Roan Jones and Anthony Wright clinched the doubles point with a huge, ranked win over #9 Dylan Dietrich and Stiles Brockett, 6-4, at No. 1 to clinch the doubles point.

How it Happened — Singles
• Wright gave Carolina a 2-0 lead with his 6-0, 6-0 win over Brockett at No. 6 singles.
• The Cavaliers followed with four consecutive singles wins to clinch the match.
• Måns Dahlberg defeated Kase Schinnerer, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5 to cut the UNC advantage to 2-1.
• Dietrich, ranked No. 1 nationally in singles, beat Xu, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 1 singles.
• Keegan Rice, ranked No. 14, beat No. 42 Jones, 6-2, 6-4, to give UVA its first lead of the day at 3-2.
• Santamarta Roig picked up the clincher with his 6-2, 6-4 win over No. 82 Mayew at No. 3 singles.

#2 Virginia 4, #65 North Carolina 2
Doubles
1. Roan Jones/Anthony Wright (UNC) def. #9 Dylan Dietrich/Stiles Brockett (UVA) 6-4 (clinch)
2. #37 Måns Dahlberg/Jangjun Kim (UVA) def. #34 Chris Xu/Niels Ratiu (UNC) 6-4
3. Ian Mayew/Logan Zapp (UNC) def. Keegan Rice/Andrés Santamarta Roig (UVA) 6-2
(order of finish: 3, 2, 1)

Singles
1. #1 Dylan Dietrich (UVA) def. Chris Xu (UNC) 6-4, 6-2
2. #14 Keegan Rice (UVA) vs. #42 Roan Jones (UNC) 6-2, 6-4
3. #28 Andrés Santamarta Roig (UVA) def. #82 Ian Mayew (UNC) 6-4, 6-3 (clinch)
4. #84 Jangjun Kim (UVA) led Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) 6-4, 3-2 (unfinished)
5. Måns Dahlberg (UVA) def. Kase Schinnerer (UNC) 6-2, 6-2
6. Anthony Wright (UNC) def. Stiles Brockett (UVA) 6-0, 6-0
(order of finish: 6, 5, 1, 2, 3)

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