2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
Anuj Watane
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Laurel Springs
Majored in sports administration in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science ... Minored in entrepreneurship ... Pursuing a master's degree in applied professional studies.
2023-24 SEASON
Carolina's regular starter at No. 6 singles throughout most of the season ... Went 16-9 overall in singles play, including 8-3 in dual matches and 5-2 in the ACC regular season ... Was 7-3 at No. 6 singles and 1-0 at No. 5 ... Posted six consecutive singles wins, including five against ACC opponents, in March ... Participated in the Gamecock Ranked +1, the ITA All-American Championship, the ITA Carolina Regional and the Wake Forest Invite events in the fall ... Went 1-1 in doubles, teaming with Will Peters in two matches at the Wake Forest Invite ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 SEASON
Posted an overall singles record of 10-8, including 6-7 in dual matches ... Able to contribute at different spots in the lineup, he went 1-0 at No. 3 singles, 1-2 at No. 4, 4-4 at No. 5 and 0-1 at No. 6 ... Went 2-2 in ACC regular season singles matches.
2021-22 SEASON
Became a regular in the Tar Heel lineup in singles during his junior season, posting his best collegiate season ... Went 17-9 overall in singles, including 12-3 in a strong Spring and 8-2 in ACC dual matches ... Posted a record of 6-3 at No. 5 singles and 6-0 at No. 6 ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the Academic All-ACC Team ... Also named an ITA Men's Academic Scholar-Athlete.
2020-21 SEASON
Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Went 3-2 in singles in early-season tournament action.
2019-20 SEASON
Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Did not see action on the court for UNC.
PREP
Florida state champion and two-time USTA National Level 2 champ … Coached by Dennis Nevolo … Ranked as high as No. 2 in Florida … Won the silver ball at Spring Team National Championships … Five-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net … Ranked the No. 19 recruit in the nation … Competed in the Grade A ITFs in Osaka, Japan and Mexico City … St. Lucia ITF champion … Earned first professional ranking on the futures tour in Cancun, Mexico.
PERSONAL
Anuj Watane is the son of Anand and Archana Watane … His brother played college tennis at the University of Central Florida … Is a skilled snowboarder … Favorite sports team is FC Barcelona … Born on July 26, 2000, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
