The North Carolina men's tennis players who participated in the 2017 ITA Regionals in Cary, North Carolina, this past week were all knocked out of competition by Sunday.
What happened?
In the singles rounds, junior Anu Kodali and sophomore Ladd Harrison were eliminated in the first round of competition.
Kodali lost to UNC-Wilmington’s Andre Torres, two sets to one. Harrison lost to NC State’s Igor Savelijc, two sets to none.
Both junior Blaine Boyden and sophomore Kavir Kumar made it to Friday’s second round of singles competition. Boyden, who was the 11th seed in the tournament, lost to Coastal Carolina’s Luis Faria, and Kumar fell to Clemson’s Simon Baudry.
Sophomore Josh Peck made it to Saturday’s third round before falling to Gardner-Webb’s 17th seeded Maximillian Scholl, and senior Robert Kelly advanced all the way to the singles quarterfinals before losing to 25-seeded Bar Botzer of Wake Forest.
In doubles, UNC had three pairs compete. Boyden and Peck were eliminated in the first round by UNC-Wilmington’s Raphael Calzi and Ignasi De Rueda duo. Harrison and Kodali made it to Saturday’s second round, before being sent home by NC State’s Igor Savelijc and Ivan Savelijc. Lastly, the duo of Kelly and Simon Soendergaard advanced to the Sunday’s third round before having to withdraw due to injury against Clemson.
Who stood out?
The Tar Heels had an underwhelming showing in this tournament.
