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Men's Tennis Sweeps Hokies, 4-0, To Advance At ACCs
April 15, 2026 | Men's Tennis
Ranked 46th in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings and seeded 11th in the tournament, Carolina improved to 14-10 overall with its victory. The Hokies fell to 6-16.
The Tar Heels moved to 2-1 this season in dual matches against Virginia Tech. UNC beat the Hokies, 4-0, in late January at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Winston-Salem, N.C., before Tech returned the favor with a 4-2 in the ACC regular season in Blacksburg.
Up Next
Carolina advances to meet sixth-seeded (and No. 32-ranked) Clemson in Thursday's ACC Championship second round at 12:30 p.m. in Cary.
How it Happened — Doubles
• Carolina dominated all three doubles matches.
• Niels Ratiu and Chris Xu picked up the first Tar Heel victory of the day, 6-3, over Patrik Jurina and Ilyas Milad Fahim on court two. The UNC duo improved their record to 16-6 this season.
• Moments later, 34th-ranked Roan Jones and Anthony Wright topped #84 Blake Hilsen and Eyal Shumilov, 6-2, on court one to claim the doubles point.
• Ian Mayew and Logan Zapp led their match on court three, 5-4, when it went unfinished.
How it Happened — Singles
• The Tar Heels grabbed first-set wins in five of six singles matches.
• Constantinos Djakouris won his fifth consecutive match and improved to 17-8 overall this season (15-4 in dual matches) with his 6-4, 6-0 win on court five over Julian Lozano.
• Five minutes later, Ratiu made it 3-0 Tar Heels with a 7-6 (1), 6-4 victory on court four over Drew Fishback.
• Freshman Kase Schinnerer won his fourth clinching singles match of the year, topping Frank Thompson, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on court six to complete the 4-0 team win.
Quotable
"Good win for us. We knew Virginia Tech would compete. They're tough all the way up and down the lineup and we knew they wouldn't quit. I'm really proud of our guys, and we're looking forward to playing tomorrow."
• Head coach Sam Paul
#46 UNC 4, Virginia Tech 0
Doubles
1. #34 Roan Jones/Anthony Wright (UNC) def. #84 Blake Hilsen/Eyal Shumilov (VT) 6-2
2. Chris Xu/Niels Ratiu (UNC) def. Patrik Jurina/Ilyas Milad Fahim (VT) 6-3
3. Ian Mayew/Logan Zapp (UNC) led Drew Fishback/Frank Thompson (VT) 5-4 (unfinished)
(order of finish: 2, 1)
Singles
1. #125 Chris Xu (UNC) vs. #104 Ilyas Milad Fahim (VT) 6-3, 3-6, 1-1 (unfinished)
2. #79 Roan Jones (UNC) vs. Patrik Jurina (VT) 4-6, 6-2, 1-1 (unfinished)
3. Ian Mayew (UNC) led Eyal Shumilov (VT) 6-3, 6-6 (3-3) (unfinished)
4. Niels Ratiu (UNC) def. Drew Fishback (VT) 7-6 (1), 6-4
5. Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) def. Julian Lozano (VT) 6-4, 6-0
6. Kase Schinnerer (UNC) def. Blake Hilsen (VT) 6-3, 7-6 (1)
(order of finish: 5, 4, 6)
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Doubles point clincher! pic.twitter.com/inpQYJEZbN
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 15, 2026
Match winner for Constantinos 💪 pic.twitter.com/fJlguLOcRx
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 15, 2026
Kase's clincher sends us to the ACC second round! ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/ulo8fwPNm4
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 15, 2026
Post-match interview with Niels 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/xxVFfZHgKN
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 15, 2026
2026 ACC Men's Tennis Championship
Wednesday, April 15
Bank 1
Match 1: No. 9 Duke 4, No. 16 Boston College 0
Match 3: No. 10 California 4, No. 15 Georgia Tech 0
Bank 2
Match 2: No. 13 Florida State 4, No. 12 Louisville 1
Match 4: No. 11 North Carolina 4, No. 14 Virginia Tech 0
Thursday, April 16
Bank 1
Match 5: 10 a.m. ET – No. 5 NC State vs. No. 13 Louisville
Match 7: 12:30 p.m. ET – No. 6 Clemson vs. No. 11 North Carolina
Bank 2
Match 6: 10 a.m. ET – No. 8 Miami vs. No. 9 Duke
Match 8: 12:30 p.m. ET – No. 7 SMU vs. No. 10 California
Friday, April 17
Bank 1
Match 9: 10 a.m. ET – No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Match 6 Winner
Match 11: 12:30 p.m. ET – No. 2 Virginia vs. Match 8 Winner
Bank 2
Match 10: 10 a.m. ET – No. 4 Stanford vs. Match 5 Winner
Match 12: 12:30 p.m. ET – No. 3 Notre Dame vs. Match 7 Winner
Saturday, April 18
Bank 1
*Match 13: 10 a.m. ET – Semifinal Match #1
Bank 2
*Match 14: 10 a.m. ET – Semifinal Match #2
*The semifinal featuring the highest remaining seed will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra on Bank 1.
Sunday, April 19
Bank 1
Match 15: 10 a.m. ET – Championship Match | ACCNX
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