Notre Dame Edges MTEN In ACC Quarterfinal, 4-3

Friday, April 17

Cary, N.C.

12:30 p.m.

North Carolina

Notre Dame

Logan Zapp (left) and Ian Mayew

Photo by: NATE SKVORETZ

April 17, 2026 | Men's Tennis

By: Matt Bowers

CARY, N.C.—Third-seeded Notre Dame dropped the doubles point but came back to defeat 11th-seeded North Carolina, 4-3 on Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship at the Cary Tennis Park.

The 24th-ranked Fighting Irish improved to 21-6 and advanced to Saturday's semifinals with the victory, with Carolina falling to 15-11.

How it Happened — Doubles
• The Fighting Irish's Sebastian Dominko and Perry Gregg won on court one, 6-4, over Roan Jones and Anthony Wright in the day's first doubles decision.
• Minutes later, Ian Mayew and Logan Zapp grabbed an early break to take 2-1 lead, then went on to top Evan Lee and Chase Thompson, 6-4, on court three for Carolina.
• On court two, Niels Ratiu and Chris Xu also went up a break in the early going and earned a 6-4 win over Luis Llorens Saracho and Peter Nad on court two to clinch the doubles point for a 1-0 UNC lead.

How it Happened — Singles
• Llorens Saracho topped Kase Schinnerer in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, on court six to start singles play and tie the team score at one apiece.
• Gregg gave the Irish a 2-1 lead with his 6-2, 6-1 victory over Jones on court two.
• Dominko, ranked #18 in singles, defeated Xu, 6-3, 6-4 to give Notre Dame a 3-1 lead.
• Seconds later, Mayew pulled Carolina within a point a 3-2. He won his first set against Guiseppe Cerasuolo, 6-4, then broke him to take a 4-2 lead in the second set and win, 6-2. Mayew has won four of his last five decisions and has a team-high 23 singles victories.
• Ratiu grabbed a break on court four over Nad to tie things in the first set at 4-4, then broke him again to win the first frame, 7-5. The Tar Heel junior took a 7-5, 6-3 win to make the score 3-3 while improving to 3-0 in the ACC Championship.
• Kyran Magimay came from behind to win the first set on court five, 7-5, over Constantinos Djakouris after trailing, 5-3. Magimay led, 4-2, in the second set before Djakouris rallied to tie it at 4-4. Magimay broke Djakouris in the next game to retake the lead at 5-4, eventually winning, 7-5, 6-4, to snap Djakouris' six-match winning streak.

#24 Notre Dame 4, #46 UNC 3
ACC Championship Quarterfinal
Doubles
1. Sebastian Dominko/Perry Gregg (ND) def. #34 Roan Jones/Anthony Wright (UNC) 6-4
2. Chris Xu/Niels Ratiu (UNC) def. Luis Llorens Saracho/Peter Nad (ND) 6-4
3. Ian Mayew/Logan Zapp (UNC) def. Evan Lee/Chase Thompson (ND) 6-4
(order of finish: 1, 3, 2)

Singles
1. #18 Sebastian Dominko (ND) def. #125 Chris Xu (UNC) 6-3, 6-4
2. #75 Perry Gregg (ND) def. #79 Roan Jones (UNC) 6-2, 6-1
3. Ian Mayew (UNC) def. Giusseppe Cerasuolo (ND) 6-4, 6-2
4. Niels Ratiu (UNC) def. Peter Nad (ND) 7-5, 6-3
5. Kyran Magimay (ND) def. Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) 7-5, 6-4
6. Luis Llorens Saracho (ND) def. Kase Schinnerer (UNC) 6-1, 6-2
(order of finish: 6, 2, 1, 3, 4, 5)

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Logan and Ian grab our first doubles win of the day on court three, 6-4. pic.twitter.com/WyK3ymRuCN
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 17, 2026

Niels & Chris clinch the doubles point!

We lead, 1-0, entering singles action. pic.twitter.com/53qURBAIeT
— Carolina Men's Tennis 🐏🎾 (@carolinatennis) April 17, 2026