University of North Carolina Athletics
William Blumberg (left) and Robert Kelly have been named to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships All-Tournament Team
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Blumberg And Kelly Earn ITA All-Tournament Honors
February 22, 2018 | Men's Tennis
North Carolina's William Blumberg and Robert Kelly have earned all-tournament honors following the ITA National Men's Team Indoor Championship last weekend in Seattle. Blumberg, a sophomore, was named to the all-tournament team at No. 1 singles. He and Kelly, a senior, were the selection for No. 1 doubles.
Blumberg, who moved into the No. 1 spot in the ITA singles rankings this week, went 3-0 in Seattle, beating three ranked players. He and Kelly teamed for a 3-0 record at the No. 1 doubles spot.
The Tar Heels (8-2) are idle this weekend before opening Atlantic Coast Conference play March 2 at home against Virginia Tech.
2018 ITA All-Tournament Team – Singles
No. 1 Singles: William Blumberg, Sophomore, North Carolina
#OracleITARanking: No. 1
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
Def. Alex Lebedev (Notre Dame) 7-5, 6-0
Def. Patrick Kypson (Texas A&M) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Def. Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 2 Singles: Petros Chrysochos, Junior, Wake Forest
#OracleITARanking: No. 6
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
DNF Mitch Stewart (Washington) 6-2,5-3, DNF
Def. Daniel Cukierman (USC) 6-4, 6-3
Def. Axel Geller (Stanford) 6-4, 6-3
Def. Evan Zhu (UCLA) 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 Singles: Skander Mansouri, Senior, Wake Forest
#OracleITARanking: No. 38
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-1
DNF Enzo Sommer (Washington) 6-4,5-3
DNF Def. Logan Smith (USC) 6-1, 6-1
Loss Sameer Kumar (Stanford) 6-7 (10), 6-3, 6-4
Def. Keegan Smith (UCLA) 6-4, 7-6 (7)
No. 4 Singles: Bar Botzer, Freshman, Wake Forest
#OracleITARanking: No. 90
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-1
Def. Amit Batta (Washington) 6-3,6-1
Def. Jack Jaede (USC) 7-5, 6-2
Loss Eric Fomba (Stanford) 7-5, 7-5
Def. Logan Staggs (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 Singles: Walker Duncan, Junior, Georgia
#OracleITARanking: No. 19
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
Def. Alex Keyser (Columbia) 6-4, 6-3
Def. David Wilczynski (Stanford) 6-3, 6-3
Def. Jake DeVine (USC) 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Singles: Julian Zlobinsky, Redshirt Junior, Wake Forest
#OracleITARanking: NR
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
Def. Sebastian Hawken (Washington) 6-4,6-2
DNF Jake DeVine (USC) 6-7 (5), 5-2 susp.
Def. William Genesen (Stanford) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Def. Connor Hance (UCLA) 6-3, 6-0
2018 ITA All-Tournament Team - Doubles
No. 1 Doubles: Robert Kelly, Senior / Wiliam Blumberg, Sophomore - North Carolina
#OracleITARanking: No. 6
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
Def. Kempin/McCormick (Notre Dame) 6-1
Def. Rinderknech/Kypson (Texas A&M) 6-2
Def. Torpegaard/Joyce (Ohio State) 6-4
No. 2 Doubles: Keegan Smith, Freshman / Austin Rapp, Senior - UCLA
#OracleITARanking: No. 39
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
DNF Clark/Kovacevic (Illinois) 5-4
Def. Wolf/McNally (Ohio State) 6-4
Def. Aguilar/Arconada (Texas A&M) 6-4
Def. Gojo/Mansouri (Wake Forest) 7-6
No. 3 Doubles: Daniel Cukierman, Freshman / Tanner Smith, Redshirt Junior - USC
#OracleITARanking: NR
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
Def. Scaglia/Mendoza (OK State) 6-1
Def. Chrysochos/Botzer (Wake Forest) 6-3
Def. Oosterbaan/Diaz (Georgia) 6-1
Blumberg, who moved into the No. 1 spot in the ITA singles rankings this week, went 3-0 in Seattle, beating three ranked players. He and Kelly teamed for a 3-0 record at the No. 1 doubles spot.
The Tar Heels (8-2) are idle this weekend before opening Atlantic Coast Conference play March 2 at home against Virginia Tech.
2018 ITA All-Tournament Team – Singles
No. 1 Singles: William Blumberg, Sophomore, North Carolina
#OracleITARanking: No. 1
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
Def. Alex Lebedev (Notre Dame) 7-5, 6-0
Def. Patrick Kypson (Texas A&M) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Def. Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 2 Singles: Petros Chrysochos, Junior, Wake Forest
#OracleITARanking: No. 6
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
DNF Mitch Stewart (Washington) 6-2,5-3, DNF
Def. Daniel Cukierman (USC) 6-4, 6-3
Def. Axel Geller (Stanford) 6-4, 6-3
Def. Evan Zhu (UCLA) 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 Singles: Skander Mansouri, Senior, Wake Forest
#OracleITARanking: No. 38
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-1
DNF Enzo Sommer (Washington) 6-4,5-3
DNF Def. Logan Smith (USC) 6-1, 6-1
Loss Sameer Kumar (Stanford) 6-7 (10), 6-3, 6-4
Def. Keegan Smith (UCLA) 6-4, 7-6 (7)
No. 4 Singles: Bar Botzer, Freshman, Wake Forest
#OracleITARanking: No. 90
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-1
Def. Amit Batta (Washington) 6-3,6-1
Def. Jack Jaede (USC) 7-5, 6-2
Loss Eric Fomba (Stanford) 7-5, 7-5
Def. Logan Staggs (UCLA) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 Singles: Walker Duncan, Junior, Georgia
#OracleITARanking: No. 19
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
Def. Alex Keyser (Columbia) 6-4, 6-3
Def. David Wilczynski (Stanford) 6-3, 6-3
Def. Jake DeVine (USC) 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Singles: Julian Zlobinsky, Redshirt Junior, Wake Forest
#OracleITARanking: NR
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
Def. Sebastian Hawken (Washington) 6-4,6-2
DNF Jake DeVine (USC) 6-7 (5), 5-2 susp.
Def. William Genesen (Stanford) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Def. Connor Hance (UCLA) 6-3, 6-0
2018 ITA All-Tournament Team - Doubles
No. 1 Doubles: Robert Kelly, Senior / Wiliam Blumberg, Sophomore - North Carolina
#OracleITARanking: No. 6
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
Def. Kempin/McCormick (Notre Dame) 6-1
Def. Rinderknech/Kypson (Texas A&M) 6-2
Def. Torpegaard/Joyce (Ohio State) 6-4
No. 2 Doubles: Keegan Smith, Freshman / Austin Rapp, Senior - UCLA
#OracleITARanking: No. 39
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
DNF Clark/Kovacevic (Illinois) 5-4
Def. Wolf/McNally (Ohio State) 6-4
Def. Aguilar/Arconada (Texas A&M) 6-4
Def. Gojo/Mansouri (Wake Forest) 7-6
No. 3 Doubles: Daniel Cukierman, Freshman / Tanner Smith, Redshirt Junior - USC
#OracleITARanking: NR
#ITAIndoors Record: 3-0
Def. Scaglia/Mendoza (OK State) 6-1
Def. Chrysochos/Botzer (Wake Forest) 6-3
Def. Oosterbaan/Diaz (Georgia) 6-1
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
UNC Baseball: Dominant Pitching Secures Win vs South Carolina, 9-1
Wednesday, March 25
UNC Softball: Tar Heels Battle, Fall to Stanford, 15-12
Monday, March 23
UNC Baseball: Diamond Heels Take Series vs Louisville with Game 3 Win, 7-6
Sunday, March 22
WBB: Post-Maryland Illinois Press Conference
Sunday, March 22