The North Carolina men’s tennis team suffered its first loss of the spring on Friday evening, falling 4-3 at Florida State in the Tar Heels’ Atlantic Coast Conference opener. UNC is now 15-1 overall, while FSU improved to 10-4 overall and 2-1 in ACC play.
Playing at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center in Tallahassee, Fla., the 51st-ranked Seminoles grabbed the doubles point to move into an early lead. FSU won 6-1 at the No. 2 spot, then Tar Heels Andrew Gores and Ronnie Schneider won 6-3 at No. 3 keep the point in play. At No. 1, the 26th-ranked team of Benjamin Lock and Marco Nunez beat UNC’s Brett Clark and Robert Kelly, ranked No.