2011-12 Men's Tennis Roster
Zach Hunter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Westin, Fla.
- High School:
- Sagemont Upper School
Sophomore Season (2009-10) Recap: Went 2-3 at No. 6 singles...in ACC play, beat Virginia Tech's Sebastien Jacques 7-6(4), 6-0 and Georgia Tech's Dean O'Brien 6-2, 6-4 for his two victories.
Freshman Season (2008-09) Recap: Recorded 12 singles victories during his freshman season, playing mostly at the No. 6 flight...won 17 doubles matches, splitting time with Andrew Crone at No. 2 doubles and Brennan Boyajian at No. 3 doubles...won the Flight 5 singles division in the South Carolina Fall Invitational...won four matches in a row with Cameron Ahari to capture the UNC Fall Invitational B Flight Doubles Championship...in the fall, recorded five wins in both singles and doubles.
Prep Highlights: Ranked as high as 39th in the nation in 2008 by tennisrecruting.net, and finished his prep career ranked 15th in Florida and 23rd in the Southeast...tennisrecruiting.net also touted him as a five-star recruit...won back-to-back Florida 1A individual state championships in 2007 and 2008...was the captain and MVP of Sagemont's varsity tennis team for four straight years...was a semifinalist in the doubles portion of the 18s Clay Court tournament in 2007 and 2008, and won the 16s stage of the tournament in 2006...in 2008, he won the 18s National Open Doubles championship...was a member of the Florida Davis Cup team in 2007...was a finalist in the 18s Spring Super Nationals Doubles tournament in 2007...was ranked in the top five in the state of Florida in every age group between the 10s and 18s.
General: Parents are Scot and Barbara Hunter...has four brothers, Jason (41), Josh (30), Alex (37)and Ryan (22)...was a Scholar-Athlete at Sagemont...also played shooting guard on Sagemont's varsity basketball team for four straight years, and in 2008, his team was the Florida 2A State Championship runner-up.
Off Court with Zach
The best thing about being a Tar Heel tennis player is: The friends I've made on the team
My favorite thing about competing for Coach Paul is: He is a great coach and a great person
Since last year the aspect of my training I've worked on the most is: My forehand
My best friend on another college tennis team is: Jeff Morris at Rollins College
My greatest strength as a tennis player is: My backhand
Away from the tennis court and academic pursuits I like to spend time: Playing golf and relaxing
The best movie I've seen recently is: Inception
If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be: Basketball
The music act I'd most like to see in person is: Avicii
My favorite post-match meal would consist of: Moe's Southwest Grill
My favorite beverage is: Gatorade
My favorite food made by a relative is: Mac n Cheese
My favorite place to eat in Chapel Hill is: IP3
My favorite guilty pleasure food wise is: Cheese Steaks
If I possessed the gift of time travel I'd like to go to: The Future
My most prized personal possession is: state championship rings
If I could go to dinner with a famous person it would be: Dwyane Wade
My dream job is: NBA Owner
The most interesting person I've met at UNC is: Luke Mojica
Season Singles Doubles 2010-11 5-11 13-12 2009-10 5-5 0-0 2008-09 12-15 22-16 Career Totals 22-31 35-28
