Ratiu & Xu Earn Second Consecutive NCAA Doubles Berth

University of North Carolina Athletics

November 7, 2026 | Men's Tennis

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.—North Carolina's Niels Ratiu and Chris Xu advanced to the doubles final of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association East Sectional on Saturday, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Doubles Championship for the second consecutive year.

Ratiu and Xu, ranked No. 32 nationally in the ITA fall doubles rankings, went 3-0 over the weekend in Charlottesville. The pair beat Brown's Ivan Sodan and Robert Yang, 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-5) on Saturday to clinch the trip to Athens, Ga., for the NCAA Championship later this month.

The sectional final will not be played since both finalist teams earn NCAA trips, along with the…