University of Tennessee Athletics
Friday, February 12
Champaign, IL
1 PM
University of Tennessee
1
vs
4
North Carolina
No. 10 Vols Fall in ITA Quarters to No. 2 UNC, 4-1
February 12, 2021 | Men's Tennis
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A heartbreaking loss of the doubles point and three losses in straight-sets in singles did the No. 10 Tennessee men's tennis team in, in a 4-1 loss to second-ranked North Carolina on Friday at the Atkins Tennis Center.
This was the Vols (8-1) first loss of the season, while UNC (4-0) advanced to the ITA Indoor semifinals for the fifth time in six years.
The doubles point was a hard-fought battle as the duo of graduate student Giles Hussey and senior Mark Wallner breezed past Benjamin Sigouin and Rinky Hijikata, 6-3 for their fourth consecutive win as a pair at the No. 3 position.
Carolina evened the doubles point at a set apiece with a win on court one.
At No. 2, despite numerous opportunities at match point, the Tennessee tandem of junior Martim Prata and freshman Johannus Monday fell in a tiebreak, 7-6(5), to the fifth-ranked pairing of Mac Kiger and Simon Soendergaard as the Tar Heels took the early 1-0 advantage.
In singles, Monday quickly evened things up at 1-1 as he breezed past No. 55 Hijikata, 6-4, 6-2, to improve his dual match singles record to 8-1.
Following Monday, Carolina grabbed victories on courts six, four and three to clinch match point at 4-1.
When the match was clinched, senior Adam Walton was on the brink of getting a second point on the board for the Vols as he led No. 2 William Blumberg, 6-0, 1-6, 4-2 and graduate student Luca Wiedenmann had just evened his match up at a set apiece.
UP NEXT
Following Friday mornings results, the Vols will return to the Atkins Tennis Center for a Saturday morning contest with the third-ranked TCU Horned Frogs. First serve is slated for 10 a.m. ET.
Results
Doubles
Singles
This was the Vols (8-1) first loss of the season, while UNC (4-0) advanced to the ITA Indoor semifinals for the fifth time in six years.
The doubles point was a hard-fought battle as the duo of graduate student Giles Hussey and senior Mark Wallner breezed past Benjamin Sigouin and Rinky Hijikata, 6-3 for their fourth consecutive win as a pair at the No. 3 position.
Carolina evened the doubles point at a set apiece with a win on court one.
At No. 2, despite numerous opportunities at match point, the Tennessee tandem of junior Martim Prata and freshman Johannus Monday fell in a tiebreak, 7-6(5), to the fifth-ranked pairing of Mac Kiger and Simon Soendergaard as the Tar Heels took the early 1-0 advantage.
In singles, Monday quickly evened things up at 1-1 as he breezed past No. 55 Hijikata, 6-4, 6-2, to improve his dual match singles record to 8-1.
Following Monday, Carolina grabbed victories on courts six, four and three to clinch match point at 4-1.
When the match was clinched, senior Adam Walton was on the brink of getting a second point on the board for the Vols as he led No. 2 William Blumberg, 6-0, 1-6, 4-2 and graduate student Luca Wiedenmann had just evened his match up at a set apiece.
UP NEXT
Following Friday mornings results, the Vols will return to the Atkins Tennis Center for a Saturday morning contest with the third-ranked TCU Horned Frogs. First serve is slated for 10 a.m. ET.
Results
Doubles
- #6 Blumberg/Cernoch (UNC) def. Harper/Walton (Tenn.) 6-4
- #5 Kiger/Soendergaard (UNC) def. Monday/Prata (Tenn.) 7-6(5)
- Hussey/Wallner (Tenn.) def. Sigouin/Hijikata (UNC) 6-3
Singles
- #24 Adam Walton (Tenn.) vs. #2 William Blumberg (UNC) 6-0, 1-6, 4-2
- Johannus Monday (Tenn.) def. #55 Rinky Hijikata (UNC) 6-4, 6-2
- #41 Benjamin Sigouin (UNC) def. Martim Prata (Tenn.) 6-4, 6-4
- Brian Cernoch (UNC) def. Giles Hussey (Tenn.) 6-4, 6-4
- Luca Wiedenmann (Tenn.) vs. #100 Josh Peck (UNC) 3-6, 6-3
- Simon Soendergaard (UNC) def. #124 Pat Harper (Tenn.) 6-2, 6-3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
610
William Blumberg / 0 [UNC]
06UF
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Rinky Hijikata / 0 [UNC]
42
#3 Singles Match
12
44
Benjamin Sigouin / 0 [UNC]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
44
Brian Cernoch / 0 [UNC]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
360
Josh Peck / 0 [UNC]
63UF
#6 Singles Match
12
23
Simon Soendergaard / 0 [UNC]
66
Order of Finish:
2,6,4
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