Tar Heel Duo Earns ACC Honor

North Carolina's Simon Soendergaard and Mac Kiger have been honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week following a three-win week for the third-ranked Tar Heels.

Soendergaard and Kiger posted a 3-0 record on the week, playing at the No. 3 spot. Last Monday, they won 6-2 in UNC's 7-0 win over Campbell. Against Drake on Saturday in the opening game of ITA Kick-Off Weekend play, they clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 victory and UNC went on to a 4-0 win. On Sunday against No. 17 Michigan, they were the only Tar Heel doubles team to win as UNC dropped the opening point for the first time this season. Carolina stormed back for a 4-2 win with Soendergaard, playing at No. 4 singles, clinching the victory.

The two are 4-0 playing as a team this season, with three of those wins coming at the No. 3 spot and one at No. 2.

Notre Dame's Alex Lebedev won the ACC singles honor for the second week in a row.

Next up for the Tar Heels is a home match on Saturday at 6 p.m. against No. 16 Illinois.

Players Mentioned

Mac Kiger

Simon Soendergaard

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