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Blumberg And Kelly Play On At NCAA Tournament

North Carolina will be represented in Saturday's quarterfinals in both singles and doubles following wins Friday at the NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament in Winston-Salem.

In Friday's morning action, Tar Heel sophomore William Blumberg beat Vanderbilt's Cameron Klinger in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1. Blumberg moves on to the Elite Eight and will meet Wake Forest's Borna Gojo, who is seeded No. 7 in the field.

In afternoon doubles action, Blumberg and senior Robert Kelly, the No. 2 seeded team in the field, advanced to the quarterfinals for the second year in a row, beating South Carolina's Yancy Dennis and Gabriel Friedrich 7-5, 6-2.