Brad Pomeroy

Height:
6-2
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Asheville, NC
High School:
T.C. Roberson

General -- Stands 6-2 and weighs 175 pounds...candidate for All-ACC and All-American honors...Ranked #1 in doubles with Raian Luchici in the ITA Winter Rankings...UNC men's tennis Academic Team Captain in 2004-2005...advanced to the ITA All-American Finals and ITA National Indoors Semifinals in 2005 with Raian Luchici...advanced to the ITA National Indoor Quarterfinals with Geoff Boyd in 2004..is the son of Bill and Cindy Pomeroy...has one sister, Stacia, who also attends UNC...nicknamed "P-Roy."

Fall 2005 - Won six doubles matches in four days (playing through Qualifying) to reach the finals of the ITA All-American Tournament...upset four teams ranked in the top 30 nationally...Won two rounds at the ITA National Indoors in Columbus before falling to the eventual champions from Ohio State, 8-5...defeated Pacific's 69th rated Jordan Vestli at the All-American Singles Qualifying... has a 14-11 career record in 3-set singles matches

As a Junior - Won the 2004 ITA Regional Championship in doubles with teammate Geoff Boyd...rallied from 3-0 deficits in both the semifinals and finals...defeated Lecloerec/Lleal (VCU) and Rodrigues/Stokke (Duke) by identical 8-6 scores. ...Rallied from a 6-3, 5-3(40-15) deficit to defeat Tim Krebs in the deciding match of Carolina's 4-3 victory at Miami...

As a Sophomore - Played most of the season at the No. 2 spot in doubles and No.5 in singles...defeated UGA's Ricardo Gonzalez 6-7, 7-6 (10-6) in Carolina's 5-2 upset at #14 Georgia...Captured the team's third point with a victory over Nick Meythaler in the Tar Heels 5-2 upset in Charlottesville...earned ACC Player of the Week on March 8, 2004...had the final win for the Tar Heels to Florida State, giving Carolina a share of the ACC regular season title...proved he was a clutch performer by rallying to win seven times after losing the first set.

As a Freshman - Saw limited action as a freshman, going 3-2 in singles and 5-5 in doubles...combined with Jonathan Janda to go 4-2 in doubles play...reached the finals of his flight in singles at the Top of the Hill Collegiate Classic.

Prep -- Graduated in May 2002 from T.C. Roberson High School...played tennis four years there and soccer two years...was a three-time state high school singles champion in 2000, 2001 and 2002...One of three players in NC history to win three consecutive state singles titles...played on high school team which won a state title in 2001...ranked No. 1 in North Carolina from the 14s through the 18s and No. 2 in the South in the Boys 18s...graduated with high honors, earning a 4.0 grade point average...National Honor Society member.

Personal Information:

Full Name: William Bradford Pomeroy
College Major: Journalism and Mass Communication
Post-School Ambition: Attend law or business school
Hobbies: Enjoys golf and water sports
Athletes most admired: Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and Andre Agassi
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning the doubles 2004 ITA Regionals with Geoff Boyd
Favorite Book: You Cannot be Serious by John McEnroe
Favorite Movie: Office Space
Favorite Food: Lasagna
People Who Have Had The Greatest Influence On Your Athletic Career: My Parents
Favorite TV Shows: Reno 911 and The Daily Show