CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—North Carolina cruised past Queens, 7-0, to start the 2026 dual match season on Tuesday afternoon on the Cone-Kenfield Indoor Courts of the Chewning Tennis Center.
 
The Tar Heels breezed to the doubles point and swept all six singles matches without losing a set. With the win, Carolina improved to 1-0 this season. Queens fell to 0-1.
 
How it Happened
• Carolina snared the doubles point in quick fashion to start the afternoon. Senior Roan Jones and sophomore Nick Mangiapane cruised to a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles over Mark Agafanov and Hamilton Huitt, followed by a 6-1 win by freshmen Kase Schinnerer and Ian Mayew at No. 2 over Noe Villen and Gavin Ryan.
• Niels Ratiu gave the Tar Heels a 2-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-1 win on court No. 4 over Villen.
• Minutes later, Jones’ 6-1, 6-1 win on No. 2 over Alex Morris made the score 3-0 Carolina.
• Constantinos Djakouris won the clincher on court No. 5, 6-2, 6-1, over Ryan to make the score 4-0.
• The Tar Heels also picked up wins from Chris Xu (6-2, 6-1 on court No. 1), Mayew (6-2, 6-1 on court No. 3) and Anthony Wright (6-1, 6-2 on court No. 6).
 
Up Next
The Tar Heels will head to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Friday and Saturday. Carolina will face Vanderbilt on Friday before meeting either host Wake Forest or Virginia Tech on Saturday.
 

Results

Doubles

1.#44 Niels Ratiu/Chris Xu (UNC) def. Jan Montero Diaz/Alex Morris (Queens), unfinished (5-3)

2.#83 Ian Mayew/Kase Schinnerer (UNC) def. Noe Villen/Gavin Ryan (Queens), 6-1

3.Roan Jones/Nick Mangiapane (UNC) def. Mark Agafanov/Hamilton Huitt (Queens), 6-1

(order of finish: 3,2)

 

Singles

1.Chris Xu (UNC) def. Jan Montero Diaz (Queens), 6-2, 6-1

2.#56 Roan Jones (UNC) def. Alex Morris (Queens), 6-1, 6-1

3.#84 Ian Mayew (UNC) def. Diego Jimenez (Queens), 6-2, 6-1

4.#83 Niels Ratiu (UNC) def. Noe Villen (Queens), 6-1, 6-1

5.Constantinos Djakouris (UNC) def. Gavin Ryan (Queens), 6-2, 6-1

6.Anthony Wright (UNC) def. Filippo Scala (Queens), 6-1, 6-2

(order of finish: 4, 2, 5, 1, 3, 6)

 

Time of match: 1:46

 

 

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