CHAPEL HILL, NC – In the championship of the ITA Kickoff Weekend, No. 13 Harvard Men's Tennis fell in a hard-fought battle with No. 17 North Carolina, 4-1.
The day began with the Tar Heels stealing the doubles point from the Crimson with wins at the No. 1 and 3 positions. As play moved into singles, Harvard battled back as
Daniel Milavsky defeated Karl Poling (UNC) in straight sets to bring the score to 2-1.
Although
Henry von der Schulenburg and
Harris Walker were pushing ahead in their matches, wins at the No. 3 and 5 positions ultimately sealed the win for the Tar Heels. With the win North Carolina increased its lead in the all-time series with Harvard to 41-11.
Results
Harvard – 1, UNC – 4
Doubles
- Casey Kania/Ryan Seggerman (UNC) def. Daniel Milavsky/Valdemar Pape, 6-4
- Harris Walker/Henry von der Schulenburg vs. Brian Cernoch/Benjamin Kittay (UNC), (DNF) 5-3
- Will Jansen/Karl Poling (UNC) def. Steven Sun/Ronan Jachuck, 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 1
Singles
- No. 22 Henry von der Schulenburg vs. Brian Cernoch (UNC), DNF 7-5, 6-7 (5)
- No. 46 Harris Walker vs. No. 9 Ryan Seggerman (UNC), DNF 6-7 (4), 6-1, 3-4
- Will Jansen (UNC) def. Ronan Jachuck, 6-4, 6-4
- Daniel Milavsky def. Karl Poling (UNC), 6-1, 6-4
- Anuj Watane (UNC) def. Steven Sun, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
- Chris Li (UNC) def. Alan Yim , 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 4, 3, 5
Next Up
Next weekend the Crimson will head out to the Midwest for a pair of top-25 matchups. First, the Crimson will take on No. 24 Northwestern on Friday February 3 at 7:00 p.m. On Sunday February 5, Harvard will close their road trip with their toughest opponent of the year so far as they face No. 4 Michigan at 12:00 p.m.
