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Willim Blumberg became the first Tar Heel to reach the NCAA quarterfinals three times.
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Blumberg's NCAA Run Comes To An End
May 23, 2019 | Men's Tennis
UNC junior William Blumberg, the first player in Tar Heel men's tennis program history to reach the NCAA singles quarterfinals three times, saw his postseason run come to an end on Thursday evening with a loss to TCU's Alex Rybakov, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Blumberg was the last Tar Heel standing in the 2019 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship, being played at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
Blumberg was facing Rybakov, a senior ranked No. 4 nationally and seeded third in the draw, for the second time this season. The first meeting was in February at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, when UNC beat TCU 4-3 in the quarterfinals. That one also went three sets, with Rybakov winning the second and third to take the match, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2.
Blumberg breaks to split sets, 4-6, 6-3 pic.twitter.com/g1tnQxqYlL
— UNC Men's Tennis (@carolinatennis) May 23, 2019
Blumberg finishes the season with All-America honors in singles for the third year in a row. Tar Heel sophomore Benjamin Sigouin also earned All-America honors for reaching the Round of 16.
NCAA Singles Championship
Quarterfinals – May 23
#4 Alex Rybakov (TCU) def. William Blumberg (UNC), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Round of 16 – May 22
William Blumberg (UNC) def.#9 Oliver Crawford (Florida), 6-4, 6-2
#5 Paul Jubb (South Carolina) def. Benjamin Sigouin (UNC), 6-1, 6-4
Second Round - May 21
William Blumberg (UNC) def. #37 Matias Soto (Baylor, 6-1. 6-2
Benjamin Sigouin (UNC) def. #60 Kyle Seelig (Ohio State), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
First Round - May 21
#19 William Blumberg (UNC) def. #55 Harrison Scott (Texas), 6-2, 6-3
#39 Benjamin Signouin (UNC) d. #15 Alberto Barroso-Campos, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
NCAA Doubles Championship
Round of 16– May 22
#11 Kaukovalta/Osama (Alabama) d. Blumberg/Boyden, 7-5, 6-2
First Round - May 21
#13 Blumberg/Boyden (UNC) d. #7 Klinger/Rowe (Vanderbilt), 6-3, 6-4
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