University of North Carolina Athletics
2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
Will Jansen
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- London, England
- High School:
- Reed's School
2023-24 SEASON
Began the season as UNC's top singles player before his season was cut short by injury issues ... Went 7-8 overall in the spring, including 5-5 in dual matches (all at the No. 1 slot) ... Did not see match action after the March 15 Tar Heel win at Florida State, during which he played both singles and doubles ... Teamed with Karl Poling to go 5-5 in doubles, all at the No. 2 slot ... The duo went 6-5 overall in 2024, including 2-1 in ACC dual matches ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23Â SEASON
One of the top freshmen in the nation ... Enrolled at UNC in January and immediately became a force in the Tar Heel lineup ... Slid seamlessly into the No. 3 slot in the singles lineup, going 15-6 overall (all in dual matches), including 8-1 in ACC regular season matches ... Reached as high as No. 121 in the ITA national singles rankings in February ... Picked up singles wins over 48th-ranked Jonah Baswell of Florida and No. 114 Youcef Rihane of Florida State ... Also teamed with graduate student Karl Poling at the No. 3 doubles spot for Carolina ... The pair went 15-6 in dual matches, leading the team in doubles wins ... Jansen and Poling went 7-3 in doubles in the ACC regular season.
Prep
A graduate of the Reed's School in his hometown of London, England ... Ranked No. 1 in the United Kingdom in every age group until 18 & under ... The British 18 & under national champion in 2021 ... Played for Coach Ben Haran ... Played in the 2022 Wimbledon Junior Championships as a wild card entry.
Personal
A native of London, England ... Born on December 6, 2004 ... Is the son of Alex and Eleonore Jansen.
Began the season as UNC's top singles player before his season was cut short by injury issues ... Went 7-8 overall in the spring, including 5-5 in dual matches (all at the No. 1 slot) ... Did not see match action after the March 15 Tar Heel win at Florida State, during which he played both singles and doubles ... Teamed with Karl Poling to go 5-5 in doubles, all at the No. 2 slot ... The duo went 6-5 overall in 2024, including 2-1 in ACC dual matches ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23Â SEASON
One of the top freshmen in the nation ... Enrolled at UNC in January and immediately became a force in the Tar Heel lineup ... Slid seamlessly into the No. 3 slot in the singles lineup, going 15-6 overall (all in dual matches), including 8-1 in ACC regular season matches ... Reached as high as No. 121 in the ITA national singles rankings in February ... Picked up singles wins over 48th-ranked Jonah Baswell of Florida and No. 114 Youcef Rihane of Florida State ... Also teamed with graduate student Karl Poling at the No. 3 doubles spot for Carolina ... The pair went 15-6 in dual matches, leading the team in doubles wins ... Jansen and Poling went 7-3 in doubles in the ACC regular season.
Prep
A graduate of the Reed's School in his hometown of London, England ... Ranked No. 1 in the United Kingdom in every age group until 18 & under ... The British 18 & under national champion in 2021 ... Played for Coach Ben Haran ... Played in the 2022 Wimbledon Junior Championships as a wild card entry.
Personal
A native of London, England ... Born on December 6, 2004 ... Is the son of Alex and Eleonore Jansen.
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