CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Citadel men's tennis team travels to the Tar Heel state on Saturday to play a pair of matches against the University of North Carolina.

MATCH INFORMATION AT NORTH CAROLINA
 
Date: Sat., Feb. 15
Time: 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. | Chewning Tennis Center
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All-Time Series: UNC leads 7-0
Last Match: 1/22/17: L, 0-7
 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Citadel fell at home in The SoCon opener to Furman last Saturday, 0-7.
• The Citadel was swept in doubles although Noah Van Dyke / Reece Beckendorf  battled the top Furman flight, falling 4-6.
• Ted Bagwell and Bradey Minnich won the most games in singles, seven each, with the former forcing an extra game (5-7) in his second set.
• Three freshmen, Nick Stroumpis, Beckendorf, and Anthony Osipov played at 4,5 and 6-singles respectively, all falling in straight sets.

NORTH CAROLINA'S SEASON SO FAR

• UNC is 4-3 this season and looking to bounce back from a 0-4 defeat at Georgia last Sunday.
• The Tar Heels have wins over James Madison, Charlotte, Campbell, and NC Central in 2025.

SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS

• The 1-doubles flight will be a tough one as Carolina's top duo is 4-1 in addition to Schoen/Zapp sitting at #25 in the ITA rankings with a 9-3 record so far.
• They do have uncertainty at the 3-spot as they have used three different combinations and are just 2-2 overall the early going.
• Switching to singles play, Melnic is 4-1 at the second flight while Xu (#107) is 3-0 at 3-singles and Wright (#97) is 2-2 between the four and five flights.