CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Elon University men's tennis team played several close matches Thursday in a 7-0 loss at No. 25 North Carolina. The contest was played at the Cone-Kenfield Indoor Tennis Center. 

BOX SCORE (PDF)
 
With the setback, Elon drops to 0-3 on the season, with two of the defeats coming on the road against ranked Atlantic Coast Conference opponents. North Carolina improves to 4-3 with the victory. 
 
THE RUNDOWN

• After the Tar Heels picked up a win at No. 2 doubles, Ben Zipay and Juan Sengariz delivered a 6-3 victory playing the No. 3 spot against Peter Murphy and Patrick Schoen. It was the first doubles victory for both players this season and the first dual doubles win with the maroon and gold for Sengariz. 
• The Tar Heels clinched the doubles point with a victory at the No. 1 position. 
• North Carolina rattled off straight-set victories on Courts 4, 5 and 6 to take a 4-0 lead in the match. 
• Oskar Antinheimo went down a set and an early break in the second against Karl Poling, the No. 75 ranked player in this week's ITA singles rankings, on Court 3 before mounting an impressive rally. The sophomore got the break back and pushed the set to a tiebreak, which Poling won 7-3 after winning the final four points. 
• Playing the No. 1 position for the second time this season, Veljko Krstic secured a break midway through the first set against Will Jansen, who is currently ranked No. 94 in the ITA singles rankings, and went on to close out a 6-4 win. Jansen fought back to force a third set and eventually won the match.
• Following a first-set loss on Court 2, Daniel Martin rebounded in the second against Benjamin Kittay, who is currently No. 60 in the ITA singles rankings. Martin broke early in the second and never looked back, winning the frame 6-3. After Kittay got a late break in the third, Martin saved match points in the 10th game of the set and eventually forced a tiebreak, which Kittay won 8-6 to close out a victory. 

 
UP NEXT
Elon hosts South Carolina State on Feb. 13 in its home opener and first outdoor match of the season. The contest at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start. 
 
RESULTS
Singles
1. No. 94 Will Jansen (UNC) def. Veljko Krstic (Elon) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
2. No. 60 Benjamin Kittay (UNC) def. Daniel Martin (Elon) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6)
3. No. 75 Karl Poling (UNC) def. Oskar Antinheimo (Elon) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
4. Phillip Jordan (UNC) def. Juan Sengariz (Elon) 6-1, 6-4
5. Patrick Schoen (UNC) def. Dylan Heap (Elon) 6-2, 6-3
6. No. 110 Will Peters (UNC) def. Jack Curtis (Elon) 6-1, 6-4
 
Doubles
1. Benjamin Kittay/Phillip Jordan (UNC) def. Daniel Martin/Dylan Heap (Elon) 6-2
2. Will Jansen/Karl Poling (UNC) def. Oskar Antinheimo/Jack Curtis (Elon) 6-0
3. Juan Sengariz/Ben Zipay (Elon) def. Peter Murphy/Patrick Schoen (UNC) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,6,5,3,1,2)