@CanesMensTennis Travels to North Carolina
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s tennis team will travel to North Carolina this weekend to play a pair of ACC matches against No. 12 North Carolina and No. 6 Duke.
On Friday, the Canes will take on No. 12 UNC at 3 p.m. in Chapel Hill. Then on Sunday, Miami will be in Durham to face off against No. 6 Duke at 12 p.m.
Friday’s match-up is the 37th meeting between the Canes and the Tar Heels. The Canes have a 21-16 all-time record against Carolina. No. 12 UNC enters the match with a 13-5 record.
Duke is also a familiar foe for the Canes. This will be the 27th meeting between the schools and Miami has a dominant 25-2 all-time record against the Blue Devils. No. 6 Duke enters the weekend with a 13-2 record this spring.
The Canes will enter this weekend full of confidence after dispatching two straight opponents in a doubleheader earlier in the week in Altamonte Springs, Fla. In the first match, the Canes rolled past Valparaiso 6-1 and later in the evening the Canes defeated Quinnipiac by the same 6-1 score.
In singles play, No. 74 Piotr Lomacki has led the way for the Canes with seven straight singles victories and has an 8-3 singles record this spring. Following closely behind are seniors Wilfredo Gonzalez and Henrique Tsukamoto with six singles victories. Freshmen Christian Langmo and Niclas Genovese and lone sophomore Bernard Tefel each have four singles wins. Freshman Andrew Harrington has three singles victories. Fellow freshman Kevin Bondar has two singles victories.
In doubles play, Gonzalez and Bondar lead the way and have amassed an incredible 7-1 record this spring. Senior Tsukamoto and freshman Lomacki also have an impressive 8-4 record. Freshman Nile Clark has five doubles victories, three coming with fellow freshman Alexander Fahnehjelm, one with Harrington and the other with Langmo.
After the two matches, the Canes will return home to host ACC foe Clemson on Friday, March 20 at 3 p.m. at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. Attendance is free to the match.
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