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The University of North Carolina men's tennis team was defeated by TCU 4-3 at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, following an epic matchup. Tar Heels will be back in action next Sunday February 12 at home at 13:00 against Elone.
As reported by the NCU website, the Tar Heels rallied and took the lead twice in singles after the Horned Frogs had won the doubles point. TCU's Lui Maxted dropped the first set to Anuj Watane, but came back to win the decider at No.
5 in singles, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. The Horned Frogs improved to 7-0 with the win, while Carolina fell to 5-2. Both teams will be part of the 16-team field at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship February 17-20 in Chicago. Head coach Sam Paul explained: "Thank you to TCU, they've played a good doubles point.
We're just not playing full games in doubles yet, so we need to keep working on that a bit. I'm happy with how we responded in singles. We've had some positive points. I'm excited about our spring. It's early, it's February, we just have to keep working hard."
About the UNC
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public university in Chapel Hill in the US state of North Carolina.
Founded in 1789 at the start of George Washington's presidency, the institution began enrolling its first students in 1795, thereby claiming the title of one of the three oldest public universities in the United States.
The first institution of higher learning in North Carolina, the school opened its doors to students on February 12, 1795.
The university offers degrees in more than 70 courses through 14 colleges and Colleges of Arts and Sciences. In 1951 North Carolina kicked off the desegregation process when African-American students were admitted under the direction of Dean Robert Burton House.
In 1952, North Carolina opened its first hospital, UNC Health Care, for research and disease treatment and has specialized in cancer research ever since. The institution's students, alumni, and sports teams are collectively known as the Tar Heels.