University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina's Men's Tennis Recruiting Class Ranked As Nation's Best
March 30, 2006 | Men's Tennis
March 30, 2006
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - ased on players who signed National Letters of Intent in the fall signing period, the men's tennis recruiting class at the University of North Carolina ranks as the nation's best for 2006 according to rankings released Thursday by www.tennisrecruiting.net.
UNC signed four players in the fall. Kyle Baker and Stefan Hardy are ranked as five-star blue chip recruits by the website while Andrew Crone and Chris Kearney both earned five-star gold chip status.
In ranking No. 1, TennisRecruiting.net had the following to say about the UNC class. "The Tar Heels lead the way with the nation's top class. Coach Paul snared the #1 recruits from both NC and GA - and signed two of the top ten from talent-rich California."
The complete story can be found at:
The website ranked the nation's Top 20 recruiting classes but six honorable mention choices.
Also quoting from the complete story is the following assessment of the UNC class:
Tar Heels Sitting at #1
Right now, the best recruiting class in the nation belongs to the North Carolina Tar Heels. And, with four strong players in the Top 50, UNC will probably stay at #1. Kyle Baker, Andrew Crone, Stefan Hardy, and Chris Kearney are all excited about heading to Chapel Hill next year.
"I feel like Coach Paul and Coach Johnson selected a great group of guys to play for North Carolina next year," said Crone. "I have played tournaments with all the members of our class, ... and we are excited to have the chance to represent the Tar Heels next year."
Baker has big goals at UNC - on and off the court:
"When I was 11-years old and filled out my profile on JuniorTennis.com, my ambition was to win an NCAA Division I National Championship - and it still hasn't changed. Along with earning a business degree at UNC, winning a team or singles National Championship is my other main goal. I believe we have the talent and coaching to accomplish something [special]."
