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Cowboy Tennis Falls to No. 17 UNC at ITA Kickoff Weekend
January 28, 2023 | Cowboy Tennis
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CHAPEL HILL, NC – Oklahoma State's men's tennis team fell to No. 17 North Carolina, 4-0, on Saturday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
With the loss, OSU moved to 5-1 on the year.
Starting with doubles action, Benjamin Kittay and Brian Cernoch defeated Alessio Basile and Chase Ferguson, 6-4, on court two for the first finish of the day.
Will Jansen and Karl Poling took down Francisco Pini and Alex Garcia, 6-4, on court three, securing the doubles point for the Tar Heels.
In singles play, Carl Roothman fell to UNC's Chris Li, 6-1, 6-3, on court six. Jansen then dropped Pini, 6-3, 6-2, on court three to make it a 3-0 advantage.
The deciding point came on court two, when No. 9 Ryan Seggerman dropped Ferguson, 7-5, 6-4.
The Cowboys return to action tomorrow at 10 a.m. (CST) when they face No. 21 Columbia in the consolation match.
For season-long coverage of Cowboy Tennis, visit okstate.com and follow @cowboytennis on Twitter and Instagram.
Doubles Competition
Singles Competition
Doubles
(2,3)
Singles
(6,3,2)
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Oklahoma State's men's tennis team fell to No. 17 North Carolina, 4-0, on Saturday at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
With the loss, OSU moved to 5-1 on the year.
Starting with doubles action, Benjamin Kittay and Brian Cernoch defeated Alessio Basile and Chase Ferguson, 6-4, on court two for the first finish of the day.
Will Jansen and Karl Poling took down Francisco Pini and Alex Garcia, 6-4, on court three, securing the doubles point for the Tar Heels.
In singles play, Carl Roothman fell to UNC's Chris Li, 6-1, 6-3, on court six. Jansen then dropped Pini, 6-3, 6-2, on court three to make it a 3-0 advantage.
The deciding point came on court two, when No. 9 Ryan Seggerman dropped Ferguson, 7-5, 6-4.
The Cowboys return to action tomorrow at 10 a.m. (CST) when they face No. 21 Columbia in the consolation match.
For season-long coverage of Cowboy Tennis, visit okstate.com and follow @cowboytennis on Twitter and Instagram.
Doubles Competition
- Isaac Becroft/Tyler Zink (OSU) v. Casey Kania/Ryan Seggerman (UNC) 5-5, unf.
- Benjamin Kittay/Brian Cernoch (UNC) def. Alessio Basile/Chase Ferguson (OSU) 6-4
- Will Jansen/Karl Poling (UNC) def. Alex Garcia/Francisco Pini (OSU) 6-4
Singles Competition
- Tyler Zink (OSU) v. Brian Cernoch (UNC) 3-6, 6-1, 3-2, unf.
- No. 9 Ryan Steggerman (UNC) def. Chase Ferguson (OSU) 5-7, 4-6
- Will Jansen (UNC) def. Francisco Pini (OSU) 6-3, 6-2
- Isaac Becroft (OSU) v. Karl Poling (UNC) 6-7(4), 2-3, unf.
- Alessio. Basile (OSU) v. Anuj Watane (UNC) 7-5, 2-4, unf.
- Chris Li (UNC) def. Carl Roothman (OSU) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
(2,3)
Singles
(6,3,2)
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