UCLA
North Carolina
Men's Tennis Falls to North Carolina, 4-2 at National Team Indoors
February 13, 2015 | Men's Tennis
UCLA was able to get out to a 1-0 lead against the Tar Heels (9-1) following a pair of doubles victories at court Nos. 1 and 2. Sixth-ranked Mackenzie McDonald and Martin Redlicki cruised at the No. 1 position, downing Brayden Schnur and Oystein Steiro, 6-1. That win was followed by court No. 2, where Joseph Di Giulio and Karue Sell downed Brett Clark and Robert Kelly, 6-2.
North Carolina, however, responded quickly in singles, taking a pair of straight-set victories to take a 2-1 lead in the match. Redlicki, who attended nearby Lake Zurich High School, would even the match at 2-2 when he came back after losing the first set to down Clark, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Unfortunately for the Bruins, that was the lone singles victory of the day, as the Tar Heels notched a pair of three-set wins at court Nos. 6 and 2 to close out the 4-2 win.
At the time of suspension, McDonald, the nation's second-ranked player, was serving up a break at 4-3 in the third set over Schnur, who is ranked No. 6 nationally.
USTA/ITA National Team Indoors
#7 North Carolina 4, #10 UCLA 2
Feb 13, 2015 at Chicago, IL (Midtown Athletic Club)
| Doubles |
| 1. #6 McDonald/Redlicki (UCLA) def. Schnur/Steiro (UNC) 6-1 |
| 2. Joseph Di Giulio/Sell (UCLA) def. Clark/Kelly (UNC) 6-2 |
| 3. Murray/Schneider (UNC) vs. Mkrtchian/Rapp (UCLA) 4-4, unfinished |
UCLA Wins Doubles Point
| Singles |
| 1. #6 Brayden Schnur (UNC) vs. #2 Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) 2-6, 7-6, 3-4, unfinished |
| 2. #19 Ronnie Schneider (UNC) def. #44 Dennis Mkrtchian (UCLA) 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 3. Martin Redlicki (UCLA) def. Brett Clark (UNC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 4. Oystein Steiro (UNC) def. Gage Brymer (UCLA) 6-1, 7-5 |
| 5. #104 Jack Murray (UNC) def. Karue Sell (UCLA) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 6. #75 Robert Kelly (UNC) def. Austin Rapp (UCLA) 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 |
| Match Notes |
| UCLA 5-3; National ranking #10 |
| North Carolina 9-1; National ranking #7 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,4,3,6,2) |
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