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Tar Heel senior Blaine Boyden capped his UNC career with All-America honors.
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Three Tar Heels Cap Season With All-America Honors
May 29, 2019 | Men's Tennis
Three Tar Heels finished the season with men's tennis All-America honors as the final ITA rankings were announced on Wednesday. Senior Blaine Boyden, junior William Blumberg and sophomore Benjamin Sigouin all capped the season with the recognition, with Boyden honored in doubles, Sigouin in singles and Blumberg in both.
For the complete rankings, click here.
"It's a tremendous honor and something that will be with them for the rest of their lives," UNC coach Sam Paul said. "They all had outstanding seasons."
Blumberg and Sigouin earned the singles honors based on having reached the Round of 16 at the recent NCAA Championships at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. It was the first honor for Sigouin and the third for Blumberg.
In doubles, Blumberg and Boyden were seventh in the final rankings after finishing the season with a 20-6 record. The top 10 teams earn All-America status.
It's the third year in a row that Blumberg has been named All-America in both. Boyden and Sigouin are first-time honorees and are the 30th and 31st Tar Heels to earn All-America honors.
In the final team rankings of the year, UNC was No. 7. The Tar Heels reached the NCAA semifinals for the second time in the past three years and finished the year 22-7.
Blumberg finished the year ranked No. 14 in singles, with Sigouin at No. 20. Freshman Brian Cernoch was No. 88 and junior Josh Peck was No. 90.
Sigouin and Cernoch were ranked No. 65 in doubles.
For the complete rankings, click here.
"It's a tremendous honor and something that will be with them for the rest of their lives," UNC coach Sam Paul said. "They all had outstanding seasons."
Bo Boyden joins Blumberg, Sigouin as UNC's 3rd ITA All America honoree in 2019, finishing with a top 10 Final Doubles Ranking. pic.twitter.com/dZ4kp35Fsx
— UNC Men's Tennis (@carolinatennis) May 29, 2019
Blumberg and Sigouin earned the singles honors based on having reached the Round of 16 at the recent NCAA Championships at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. It was the first honor for Sigouin and the third for Blumberg.
In doubles, Blumberg and Boyden were seventh in the final rankings after finishing the season with a 20-6 record. The top 10 teams earn All-America status.
It's the third year in a row that Blumberg has been named All-America in both. Boyden and Sigouin are first-time honorees and are the 30th and 31st Tar Heels to earn All-America honors.
In the final team rankings of the year, UNC was No. 7. The Tar Heels reached the NCAA semifinals for the second time in the past three years and finished the year 22-7.
Blumberg finished the year ranked No. 14 in singles, with Sigouin at No. 20. Freshman Brian Cernoch was No. 88 and junior Josh Peck was No. 90.
Sigouin and Cernoch were ranked No. 65 in doubles.
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