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The Tar Heels will open the season the same place they finished it: ranked No. 6 nationally.
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Tar Heels To Open Spring Ranked No. 6
January 9, 2019 | Men's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina will open the 2019 men's tennis season ranked No. 6 in the nation, according to ITA team rankings released Wednesday. It's the same spot in which the Tar Heels finished the 2018 season.
For complete ITA rankings, click here.
Four other ACC teams are ranked, with Wake Forest at No. 1, Virginia No. 17, Notre Dame No. 18 and Florida State No. 20.
"We looking forward to the season," UNC coach Sam Paul said. "We've got a great group of guys who are very committed to being best they can be. We're ready to get started."
Last year's Tar Heels were 24-6 and reached the NCAA Round of 16 for the fifth year in a row. UNC swept the 2018 ACC player awards, with William Blumberg named Player of the Year and Benjamin Sigouin named Freshman of the Year.
UNC opens the season this weekend with a warm-up tournament at Vanderbilt. The Tar Heels' first home matches are on Jan. 19, when they'll host Bucknell at 10 a.m. and Wofford at 4:30 p.m. Carolina hosts ITA Kickoff Weekend action on Jan. 25-26, with the Duke, Middle Tennessee and Utah traveling to Chapel Hill.
"We'll play a very challenging schedule, as always," Paul said. We expect that because we're playing in the most challenging conference in the country."
For the full 2019 schedule click here.
For complete ITA rankings, click here.
Four other ACC teams are ranked, with Wake Forest at No. 1, Virginia No. 17, Notre Dame No. 18 and Florida State No. 20.
"We looking forward to the season," UNC coach Sam Paul said. "We've got a great group of guys who are very committed to being best they can be. We're ready to get started."
Last year's Tar Heels were 24-6 and reached the NCAA Round of 16 for the fifth year in a row. UNC swept the 2018 ACC player awards, with William Blumberg named Player of the Year and Benjamin Sigouin named Freshman of the Year.
UNC opens the season this weekend with a warm-up tournament at Vanderbilt. The Tar Heels' first home matches are on Jan. 19, when they'll host Bucknell at 10 a.m. and Wofford at 4:30 p.m. Carolina hosts ITA Kickoff Weekend action on Jan. 25-26, with the Duke, Middle Tennessee and Utah traveling to Chapel Hill.
"We'll play a very challenging schedule, as always," Paul said. We expect that because we're playing in the most challenging conference in the country."
For the full 2019 schedule click here.
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