2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster
Mac Kiger
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New York, N.Y.
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
2021-22 SEASON
Final Ranking: No. 28 doubles
Named Third-Team All-ACC ... Posted his best season as a Tar Heel as a senior ... Held down the No. 3 singles spot for Carolina for most of the Spring, going 12-8 at the position ... Was 19-13 overall in singles, including 13-8 in the Spring (1-0 at No. 2 singles) and 8-5 in ACC play ... Teamed with Brian Cernoch at No. 1 doubles, earning an at-large NCAA Tournament bid at the end of the season ... The pair was named ACC Doubles Team of the Week three times during the season ... Won the honor after cruising to a 6-0 win over the nation's seventh-ranked team of Andres Martin and Marcus McDaniel to kick off Carolina's 7-0 day against Georgia Tech ... Also won it after the win over 13th-ranked South Carolina, Cernoch and Kiger defeated the No. 7 doubles team in the nation, Connor Thomson and Daniel Rodrigues, 7-5, to clinch the doubles point ... The duo won the ACC weekly for the first time after it knocked off the No. 2-ranked doubles team in the nation when they downed Justin Boulais and James Trotter of Ohio State, 6-4.
FALL 2021
Teamed with Peter Murphy and won the doubles title at the 2021 Duke James Bonk Invite in Cary, N.C., going 2-0 at the event.
2020-21 SEASON
Posted a record of 8-6 in singles, including 3-1 at No. 5 singles and 5-5 at No. 6 ... Was 7-2 in ACC action ... Also teamed with Simon Soendergaard in doubles, beginning the year ranked No. 5 nationally and finishing at No. 62 ... Went 13-7 in doubles with Soendergaard, all in dual action, including 4-3 against ACC competition.
2019-20 SEASON
Earned All-America honors in doubles as a team with Simon Soendergaard ... Finished the year ranked No. 4 nationally in doubles after reaching as high as No. 3 in early February ... Kiger and Soendergaard posted a doubles record of 20-4 overall on the season, including 9-2 in dual matches (mostly at No. 2) ... Went 8-7 in singles, including 4-1 in dual matches
Fall 2019: Teamed with Simon Soendergaard and won the 2019 ITA Fall Carolina Regional doubles championship, thus qualifying for Oracle ITA Fall National Championships .... The pair reached the semifinals of the national championships, upsetting top-seeded Jack Lin and Jackie Tang of Columbia along the way ... Soendergaard and Kiger won their first three matches at fall nationals before losing to No. 8 seed Robert Cash and John McNally of Ohio State, 4-6, 6-0, 1-0 (6) in the semis ... Soendergaard and Kiger ended the 2019 fall season ranked No. 7 in the nation in doubles.
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2018-19)
Had a solid sophomore year, going 9-5 in singles (all on Court 6) and 21-3 in doubles ... Most of his doubles play was with Simon Soendergaard for a second consecutive season ... The two went 20-2 overall, 8-2 in ACC play, largely on Court 3 ... In fall play, had a strong showing at the ITA Carolinas Regional in October, reaching the Round of 16 in singles and the semifinals in doubles (with Josh Peck)
FRESHMAN YEAR (2018)
Enrolled at UNC in January of 2018 and stepped into the lineup right away ... Went 15-4 in singles and 17-7 in doubles ... In singles, played mostly at No. 6, where he was 11-3 ... Also 1-0 at No. 3 and 3-1 at No. 5 ... In doubles, played mostly at No. 3 with Simon Soendergaard ... The two earned ACC Doubles Team of the Week honors on Jan. 30 after earning three wins the previous week
BEFORE UNC
Ranked ninth in the 2017 recruiting class by tennisrecruiting.net ... Has been ranked as high as No. 8 in the U.S. ... Reached the semifinals at 2017 National Clay Courts ... At 2017 Kalamazoo Hard Courts, reached the quarterfinals in the singles backdraw and also reached quarterfinals in doubles ... On the ITF circuit, won a singles title in Atlanta and doubles titles in South Carolina and Florida.
MORE ON KIGER
Son of Brooke and Brian Kiger ... Has one older brother ... Majoring in exercise and sport science in the sport administration program.
Why I chose Carolina: Unbelievable family atmosphere and a program that does a great job developing players.
The best part of being a Tar Heel tennis player is: Playing for something bigger than yourself.
The aspect of my game I've worked on the most since last year is: My serve and return
My greatest strength as a tennis player is: My defense
Favorite tennis memory: Taking my first lesson
Dream doubles partner: LeBron James
Favorite post-match meal: Chipotle
Favorite sport other than tennis: Basketball
Outside of tennis, I like to spend time: Playing basketball, beating my roommate in FIFA
Favorite movie: Remember the Titans
Dream job: Pro tennis player
