University of North Carolina Athletics
Another Stellar Season For Men's Tennis In 2023
May 17, 2023 | Men's Tennis
The University of North Carolina men's tennis team continued its run as one of the nation's most successful programs in 2022-23, earning success on and off the court and continuing its longstanding success under 30th-year head coach Sam Paul.
Season Team Highlights
• The Tar Heels tied for third place in the ACC regular season standings and hosted NCAA Championship first- and second-round matches for the ninth consecutive year.
• Carolina advanced to the NCAA Championship round of 16 for the ninth consecutive time.
• The beautiful, new Chewning Tennis Center made its debut at midseason, giving Tar Heel student-athletes and tennis fans a game-changing, first-class facility that rivals the very best in the nation.
• The North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame honored the many career achievements of 30th-year head coach Sam Paul by inducting him into its Hall of Fame.
• Graduate students Ryan Seggerman and Brian Cernoch both earned at-large invitations to the NCAA Singles Championship.
• Cernoch, Seggerman and Casey Kania earned All-ACC honors.
Individual Player Highlights
• Graduate student Brian Cernoch earned third-team All-ACC honors in singles, becoming a four-time All-ACC pick (twice in singles, twice in doubles).
• Graduate student Ryan Seggerman grabbed second-team All-ACC honors in singles and first-team recognition in doubles in his first year as a Tar Heel after transferring from Princeton.
• Sophomore Casey Kania, Seggerman's doubles partner, joined him in earning first-team All-ACC accolades in doubles and manning the No. 1 doubles slot throughout the dual match season.
• London native Ryan Jansen joined the Tar Heels in January and posted one of the best seasons by any freshman in the nation. He manned the No. 3 singles spot in the starting lineup throughout the spring and showed the potential of a future star.
• Graduate student Karl Poling, Seggerman's former Princeton teammate, dominated at the No. 4 singles spot all season and teamed with Jansen to start in doubles throughout the dual campaign.
• Senior Mark Dillon, a Morehead-Cain Scholar, was named the Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete for men’s tennis in recognition of his stellar career in the classroom and on the court.
"I'm so proud of our guys, beating Utah to get to the Sweet 16 was probably the best match we've played this year. Total, 100 percent, team-effort win. I'm just really happy for all of them."Sam Paul after beating Utah to advance to the NCAA Round of 16 for the ninth year in a row
