Program-Record Five Tar Heels Earn All-ACC Honors

North Carolina led the league as the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tennis teams were announced Thursday, with five Tar Heels earning all-conference honors. Junior William Blumberg and sophomore Benjamin Sigouin were named to the first team, freshman Brian Cernoch was named to the second team, and senior Blaine Boyden and junior Josh Peck were named to the third team. No other ACC team had more than three honored this year.

"This shows the depth of our team," UNC coach Sam Paul said. "It's a tremendous honor, particularly in a conference as tough as ours."

It's the first time UNC has ever had five players named All-ACC in the same year. The Tar Heels have had four on several previous occasions, including last season, when Blumberg, Boyden and Sigouin were honored, along with then-senior Robert Kelly.

It's the first All-ACC honors for Cernoch and Peck. Blumberg and Sigouin both have been first-team picks in each year at UNC, so this marks the third time for Blumberg and the second for Sigouin.

Boyden, a team captain and the lone senior on the roster, was named to the All-ACC third team for the second year in a row.

"I'm happy for everybody, but really happy for Bo to be honored for a second time," Paul said. "He's been such an important part of our program and such a great leader, so I'm really pleased to see him recognized in this way."

The honors are determined by a vote of the league's head coaches. Virginia swept the individual honors with Carl Söderlund named Player of the Year, Brandon Nakashima Freshman of the Year and Andres Pedroso Coach of the Year.

The Tar Heels, 18-6 this season, will find out what the rest of the season will hold when the 2019 NCAA Tournament bracket is announced at NCAA.com on Monday evening. First-round play begins on May 3 at campus sites.

2019 ACC Men's Tennis Honors

Player of the Year: Carl Söderlund, Jr., Virginia
Freshman of the Year: Brandon Nakashima, Fr., Virginia
Coach of the Year: Andres Pedroso, Virginia

FIRST TEAM ALL-ACC
Lucas Poullain***, R-Sr., Florida State
Carlos Divar**, Jr., Georgia Tech
William Blumberg**, Jr., North Carolina
Benjamin Sigouin*, So., North Carolina
Alexis Galarneau***, Jr., NC State
Carl Söderlund***, Jr., Virginia
Brandon Nakashima, Fr., Virginia
Petros Chrysochos****, Sr., Wake Forest
Borna Gojo***, Jr., Wake Forest

SECOND TEAM ALL-ACC
Nick Stachowiak**, Jr., Duke
Alex Knaff, Jr., Florida State
Adria Soriano Barrera**, So., Miami
Brian Cernoch, Fr., North Carolina
Igor Saveljic, Sr., NC State
Axel Nefve, Fr., Notre Dame
Henrik Wiersholm***, R-Sr., Virginia
Jason Kros, Sr., Virginia Tech
Bar Botzer**, So., Wake Forest

THIRD TEAM ALL-ACC
Derek Austin, Jr., Boston College
Simon Baudry**, Jr., Clemson
Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff***, Sr., Louisville
Francisco Bastias, Fr., Miami
Josh Peck, Jr., North Carolina
Blaine Boyden**, Sr., North Carolina
Richard Ciamarra**, So., Notre Dame
Alex Lebedev**, Sr., Notre Dame
Henrik Korsgaard, Jr., Virginia Tech

* - Denotes number of All-ACC selections

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Players Mentioned

William Blumberg

Blaine Boyden

Brian Cernoch

Robert Kelly

Josh Peck

Benjamin Sigouin

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