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Benjamin Sigouin has been named ACC Player of the Week.
Sigouin Earns ACC Singles Honor Following Big Weekend
April 24, 2018 | Men's Tennis
UNC freshman Benjamin Sigouin has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week, as announced Tuesday by the league.
Playing at No. 2 singles, Sigouin helped the Tar Heels to a pair of road wins to earn a share of the ACC regular season title. At FSU on Friday, he beat #31 Guy Iradkunda in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) to clinch the match for UNC. It was the third ACC win he's clinched and the third time this spring he's beaten a player ranked higher than he is.
On Sunday at Miami, Sigouin beat #123 Christian Langmo for his eighth win of the season over a ranked player. He's 16-2 since starting at UNC in January and he finished 8-1 in conference play.
Sigouin is 30th in the latest ITA singles rankings, released Tuesday.
UNC, ranked No. 6 in this week's ITA poll, opens play in the ACC Championship on Friday at 5 p.m., taking on the winner of Thursday's match between NC State and Miami.
Playing at No. 2 singles, Sigouin helped the Tar Heels to a pair of road wins to earn a share of the ACC regular season title. At FSU on Friday, he beat #31 Guy Iradkunda in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) to clinch the match for UNC. It was the third ACC win he's clinched and the third time this spring he's beaten a player ranked higher than he is.
On Sunday at Miami, Sigouin beat #123 Christian Langmo for his eighth win of the season over a ranked player. He's 16-2 since starting at UNC in January and he finished 8-1 in conference play.
Sigouin is 30th in the latest ITA singles rankings, released Tuesday.
UNC, ranked No. 6 in this week's ITA poll, opens play in the ACC Championship on Friday at 5 p.m., taking on the winner of Thursday's match between NC State and Miami.
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