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Gamecocks Travel to Chapel Hill for Top-12 Matchup
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Gamecocks Travel to Chapel Hill for Top-12 Matchup

COLUMBIA, S.C.— No. 12 South Carolina men’s tennis (5-0) will face its third-straight ranked opponent, when it travels to Chapel Hill, N.C., to take on the fourth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (4-0).

The Gamecocks are 17-42-1 all-time against the Tar Heels that last saw UNC pick up a win in 2017.
 
South Carolina heads into the ranked matchup undefeated to start the 2020 campaign, most recently knocking off No. 22 Oklahoma and No. 19 Georgia to advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
 
First serve for the match is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Gamecock Notables

  • South Carolina is a combined 95-42 in singles play this year, including 16 wins over ranked opponents.
  • The Gamecocks have dominated the first three singles positions, going a combined 11-2 over the first five matches.
  • Freshman Connor Thomson is off to a fast start, taking home the season’s first SEC Freshman of the Week award after starting the season a combined 10-0.
  • Redshirt-Freshman Phillip Jordan has been a steady force in singles thus far, starting 5-0.


Scouting the Tar Heels

  • UNC enters the match 4-0, playing all four matches at home.
  • UNC has swept all four of the opponents they have played thus far.
  • The Tar Heels most recently defeated Georgia State 4-0 to advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.

 
Rankings Roundup
South Carolina (12)
Singles

  • No. 21 Daniel Rodrigues
  • No. 39 Raphael Lambling
  • No. 106 Connor Thomson

Doubles

  • No. 39 Lambling/Rodrigues
  • No. 56 Brown/Pelletier

 
North Carolina (4)
Singles

  • No. 82 Josh Peck

Doubles

  • No. 7 Kiger/Soendergaard

 

Quotable Head Coach Josh Goffi
“We have an amazing opportunity ahead of us here. Playing a top-five team who’s been one of the best for the last 5-10 years will be a great test for our squad, especially heading into National Indoors.”
 

Live stats and live video for the match can be found at https://bit.ly/38Ts8g7 and https://bit.ly/2vFhJq3 respectively.

For men’s tennis updates, continue to check back with GamecocksOnline.com or follow the team on social media (@GamecockMTennis).
 
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