Konstantinos Djakouris Clinches for a match as a UNC men -Tennis -downs Virginia Tech –

After receiving the serve, he crushed the ball across the board and only outside the reach of Fahim.

He pumped his fist with excitement.

His celebration was short.

The chair protector called It is outside the borders. Djakouris threw his hat off in protest, while the UNC players stormed into outrage from the banking area. The chairman appealed to the basic judge.

After a few heated moments, the call was lifted give Djakouris the game and a 6: 5 lead of the third lead.

“It was a difficult moment to hear the call that it was out,” Djacouris “, Djacouris said. “But luckily it was overridden.”

North Carolina had a slow start, lose Her first two double games to give Virginia Tech the colon.

The problems of UNC continued in the first sentence of the singles. North Carolinas went little away.

At some point the Tar heels were down four Out of six games, but back to win three first sets. However, they still had a mountain to come back to come back.

Djakouris was one of the Tar Heels who lost the first set and fell 6: 2.

“I tried to remove the first set in my head and just start again”, Djacouris said. “New set, I have to win two sets from here. It doesn't matter that he has already won the first one. Just keep going. Play like the match that just started. “

He won the second set 6: 3 to force the third binding company.

Djakouris secured the 6-5 stop and did not leave the last game to chance.

Three hours of the game. All eyes in court no. 2.

Djakouris hit the moment. After granting himself the last point to hand over North Carolina the match, the teammates of Djakouris bullyed him. They hugged each other. They screamed. Djakouris cracked a grin.

“Today it exceeded all expectations and was so much fun for the boys. The celebration afterwards was incredible ”, Djakouris said. “Moments that you should certainly remember.”

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