THE FLATS – The Yellow Jackets got back in the win column on Sunday afternoon, defeating North Carolina 4-0 at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex to move to 12-4 overall and 5-1 in ACC play.
It was the visiting Tar Heels who struck first in doubles, with the Tar Heel duo of Diego Jarry/Anthony Wright defeating Tech’s Krish Arora and Christophe Clement 6-3.
Tech responded with a 6-4 win from the number three spot, with Gabriele Brancatelli and Robert Bauer defeating C. Djakouris/Nick Mangiapane.
Attention then turned to doubles number one, where Nate Bonetto and Gianluca Carlini were in a back-and-forth battle with Vladislav Melnic/Chris Xu of UNC. With the match a 6-6, the duos headed to a tiebreaker, with the Tech pairing came out on top 7-6 (7-5) to give the Yellow Jackets a 1-0 advantage over UNC.
Bonetto carried his momentum over from doubles to singles, getting a straight set Menic, defeating the Tar Heel 6-3, 6-2 to put the White and Gold up 2-0.
Carlini claimed his 11th dual match win of the season with a straight set defeat of Jarry, winning 6-3, 6-3.
Clement had the clincher for Tech in Sunday’s match, getting a 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) win over No. 123 Wright to secure the 4-0 win for Tech.
Tech hits the Sunshine State next weekend, traveling to Miami (March 21) and Florida State (March 23).
#42 Georgia Tech 4, #53 North Carolina 0
Singles
- #120 Nate Bonetto (GT) def. Vladislav Melnic (NC) 6-3, 6-2
- Gabriele Brancatelli (GT) vs. #111 Chris Xu (NC) 6-7 (7-9), 3-2, unfinished
- Christophe Clement (GT) def. #123 Anthony Wright (NC) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
- Krish Arora (GT) vs. Diego Jarry (NC) 3-6, 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
- Gianluca Carlini (GT) def. Nick Mangiapane (NC) 6-3, 6-3
- Richard Biagiotti (GT) vs. Dennis Perumov (NC) 6-2, 6-5, unfinished
Doubles
- #24 Gianluca Carlini/Nate Bonetto (GT) def. Vladislav Melnic/Chris Xu (NC) 7-6 (7-5)
- Diego Jarry/Anthony Wright (NC) def. #33 Christophe Clement/Krish Arora (GT) 6-3
- Gabriele Brancatelli/Robert Bauer (GT) def. C. Djakouris/Nick Mangiapane (NC) 6-4
Full Steam Ahead
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