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William Blumberg
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Blumberg Wins ACC, National Player Of The Week Honors
February 4, 2020 | Men's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL - The North Carolina Tar Heels swept the UTR ITA Division I Player of the Week awards on Tuesday with William Blumberg claiming the men's accolade and Alexa Graham the women's.
Blumberg went unbeaten over the weekend with two singles wins and one doubles win (one unfinished). Â He also won Atlantic Coast Coast Conference Player of the Week honors on Tuesday.
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The senior started the weekend off by clinching the doubles point against No. 19 Illinois. He went onto defeat Aleks Kovacevic in straight sets (6-2, 6-2). Kovacevic was a 2019 NCAA singles semifinalist (UTR 14.22).Blumberg went unbeaten over the weekend with two singles wins and one doubles win (one unfinished).  He also won Atlantic Coast Coast Conference Player of the Week honors on Tuesday.
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On Sunday, Blumberg downed reigning NCAA singles champion Paul Jubb (UTR 14.27) in an impressive 6-3, 6-4 match. Blumberg's win was crucial in the Tar Heels 4-0 victory over the No. 12 Gamecocks.
A player's current Universal Tennis Rating Powered by Oracle and ITA ranking and that of his or her opponents will be part of the criteria used in the selection of the winners. Institution athletics communications directors will submit nominations to the ITA for selection.
UTR is the global gold standard for all tennis players, which reflects their current skill level based on actual performance and is used by college coaches for evaluating player ability, seeding, selection, and more.
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