2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
Peters, Will
Will Peters
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Duxbury, Mass.
- High School:
- Duxbury
Bio
Pursuing a master's degree in educational innovation, technology and entrepreneurship (MEITE)
2023-24 SEASON
A graduate transfer who joined the Tar Heel program prior to the 2023-24 season after graduating from Princeton University ... Was a teammate with the Tigers with both Karl Poling and Ryan Seggerman, who played for UNC in 2023 ... Peters led the Tar Heels in singles wins in 2023-24, posting an overall record of 26-13 ... That included a 13-7 mark in dual matches and 5-5 in the ACC regular season ... Also went 13-6 in tournament play ... Went 8-4 at No. 5 singles, 4-3 at No. 6 and 1-1 at No. 3 ... Teamed with Poling to go 7-4 in dual match doubles play (all at the No. 3 slot in the lineup) ... The pair went 8-5 overall ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AT PRINCETON
Honors
ITA Scholar Athlete (2023, 2021, 2020)
2022-23: Went 19-18 in singles … had a 10-4 singles record in fall tournament play … had a 14-11 doubles record and went 9-3 in the fall.
2021-22: Re-enrolled in January due to a gap year ... went 15-7 in singles, with all matches taking place in the spring ... had a 4-3 record in Ivy League matches ... went 3-2 in doubles.
2019-20: Tied for the team-high in singles wins after finishing with a 19-7 record, going 7-4 in the fall and 12-3 in the spring…went 5-2 in doubles with a 3-2 record in the fall and a 2-0 record in the spring...season was cut short due to COVID-19.
2018-19: Went 23-11 in singles for the third-most singles wins on the team ... had a 12-4 fall and an 11-7 spring, playing most often at sixth ... had a win over No. 120 Rian Pandole over Columbia in April ... was 12-5 in doubles, going 3-3 in the fall and 9-2 in the spring, playing primarily at third.
Before Princeton: Ranked No. 19 nationally and a Blue Chip on TennisRecruiting.net and has been ranked as high as No. 17 ... held a Universal Tennis Rating of 12.94 ... No. 1 in USTA New England section during each age group (12s, 14s, 16s, 18s) ... partnered with future classmate Karl Poling to reach doubles final at National Grass Courts in Philadelphia in 2015 ... reached final of the ITF Junior circuit event in the Bahamas in 2016 ... won five matches at the prestigious USTA Boys National Hard Courts at Kalamazoo, Mich. in 2017 ... won five matches at the USTA Winter Nationals in Orlando, Fla. in 2017 ... 5-11, true all-court player with a strong one-handed backhand.
2023-24 SEASON
A graduate transfer who joined the Tar Heel program prior to the 2023-24 season after graduating from Princeton University ... Was a teammate with the Tigers with both Karl Poling and Ryan Seggerman, who played for UNC in 2023 ... Peters led the Tar Heels in singles wins in 2023-24, posting an overall record of 26-13 ... That included a 13-7 mark in dual matches and 5-5 in the ACC regular season ... Also went 13-6 in tournament play ... Went 8-4 at No. 5 singles, 4-3 at No. 6 and 1-1 at No. 3 ... Teamed with Poling to go 7-4 in dual match doubles play (all at the No. 3 slot in the lineup) ... The pair went 8-5 overall ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
AT PRINCETON
Honors
ITA Scholar Athlete (2023, 2021, 2020)
2022-23: Went 19-18 in singles … had a 10-4 singles record in fall tournament play … had a 14-11 doubles record and went 9-3 in the fall.
2021-22: Re-enrolled in January due to a gap year ... went 15-7 in singles, with all matches taking place in the spring ... had a 4-3 record in Ivy League matches ... went 3-2 in doubles.
2019-20: Tied for the team-high in singles wins after finishing with a 19-7 record, going 7-4 in the fall and 12-3 in the spring…went 5-2 in doubles with a 3-2 record in the fall and a 2-0 record in the spring...season was cut short due to COVID-19.
2018-19: Went 23-11 in singles for the third-most singles wins on the team ... had a 12-4 fall and an 11-7 spring, playing most often at sixth ... had a win over No. 120 Rian Pandole over Columbia in April ... was 12-5 in doubles, going 3-3 in the fall and 9-2 in the spring, playing primarily at third.
Before Princeton: Ranked No. 19 nationally and a Blue Chip on TennisRecruiting.net and has been ranked as high as No. 17 ... held a Universal Tennis Rating of 12.94 ... No. 1 in USTA New England section during each age group (12s, 14s, 16s, 18s) ... partnered with future classmate Karl Poling to reach doubles final at National Grass Courts in Philadelphia in 2015 ... reached final of the ITF Junior circuit event in the Bahamas in 2016 ... won five matches at the prestigious USTA Boys National Hard Courts at Kalamazoo, Mich. in 2017 ... won five matches at the USTA Winter Nationals in Orlando, Fla. in 2017 ... 5-11, true all-court player with a strong one-handed backhand.
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