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UNC Women's Tennis Ranked No. 1 For 10th Straight WeekFor the 10th consecutive week, the UNC women's tennis team sits atop the women's national rankings in the latest Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Men's and Women's Division I National Rankings. Crowned champions at the 2018 ITA Division I National Women's Team Indoor Championship, North Carolina holds a 22-2 record, with an 11-1 mark in ACC play. (GoHeels.com)
Kenny Selmon Doesn't Disappoint, UNC Olympic Sports NotesKenny Selmon waited for the right opportunity to compete in the 400-meter hurdles for the first time this spring. Finally, on Saturday at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational, that time arrived. And in his season debut in the event, Selmon didn't disappoint. Competing in the 400-meter hurdles, Selmon ran a 49.00, the fastest time in the nation so far this outdoor season. (GoHeels.com)
UNC Men's Tennis Celebrates Robert Kelly With Senior Day WinIt was the Tar Heels' eighth shutout and their final home match of the regular season, and it started outside but finished inside due to a passing storm. Yet the biggest story was Robert Kelly, North Carolina's sole fourth-year player who was honored in Senior Day ceremonies after UNC locked up the doubles point en route to a 4-0 win over Clemson Sunday. (GoHeels.com)
No. 1 UNC Women's Tennis Cruises Past Clemson, 7-0No. 1 North Carolina retained its stranglehold on first place in the ACC women's tennis standings after a 7-0 victory at Clemson on Sunday afternoon from Furman University. The Tar Heels (22-2, 11-1 ACC) head into the final week of the regular season tied at the top with long-time rival Duke, who disposed of Pitt on Sunday by a likewise, 7-0, result. (GoHeels.com)
No. 8 UNC Men's Tennis Earns 4-1 Win Over Georgia TechThe eighth-ranked UNC men's tennis team beat Georgia Tech 4-1 Saturday at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, improving to 8-1 in ACC play and 17-4 overall. The Tar Heels have a quick turnaround to their next match, a home meeting with Clemson on Sunday at 1 p.m. Sunday's match is the last at home during the regular season and the Tar Heels will honor senior Robert Kelly. (GoHeels.com)
No. 1 UNC Women's Tennis Blanks Virginia, 7-0Alle Sanford earned the deciding point to lead No. 1 North Carolina to a 7-0 victory over No. 21 Virginia on Friday at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. UNC, who improved to 21-2 with its fifth-straight victory, remains atop the ACC standings with a 10-1 mark. UNC visits Clemson on Sunday at 12 p.m. The match will be played at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. (GoHeels.com)
UNC junior Blaine Boyden takes on tennis and life with a full heartThere he was again, out on the courts before the rest of the UNC men’s tennis team. This has become the norm for Blaine Boyden, who is 17-0 in singles this season while playing anywhere from Court Four to Six. He had two straight match-clinching wins in the NCAA Tournament last season that sent UNC to the championship. However, he wasn’t always like this. (Daily Tar Heel)
UNC’s William Blumberg, Robert Kelly Become Nation's No. 1 Ranked Doubles PairingIn the newest Oracle/ITA men’s tennis rankings released Tuesday, UNC's duo of William Blumberg and Robert Kelly ascended to the No. 1 ranked doubles team in the country. All-Americans last season in their first year together, Blumberg and Kelly have previously been ranked as high as No. 3–but this is the first time they’ve reached the top spot. (Chapelboro.com)
Another Goal Achieved For Morgan Lane, UNC Olympic Sports NotesMorgan Lane had come close before. But on Saturday at N.C. State's Reynolds Coliseum, Lane finally accomplished one of the few things she had yet to achieve in her storied UNC gymnastics career – she qualified for the NCAA Championships. Lane earned an all-around score of 39.325 to finish in a tie for sixth at the 2018 NCAA Southeast Regional. (GoHeels.com)
No. 6 UNC Men’s Tennis Rolls Past Boston CollegeThe UNC men's tennis team earned its seventh ACC victory of the spring Sunday, winning 6-1 at Boston College. Playing on indoor courts at Flynn Recreation Center, the Tar Heels improved to 16-4, 7-1 ACC. Next up for UNC is a pair of home matches, hosting Georgia Tech on Saturday at noon and Clemson next Sunday at 1 p.m. at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. (GoHeels.com)
No. 1 UNC Women's Tennis Remains Atop ACC With 6-1 Win At LouisvilleJunior Chloe Ouellet-Pizer won the clinching point to help the No. 1-ranked North Carolina women's tennis team to a 6-1 victory at Louisville on Sunday at the Bass Rudd Tennis Complex. UNC (20-2, 9-1 ACC) extended its win streak to four matches to remain tied for the ACC lead and registered its 20th dual match win of 2018 in the victory over the Cardinals. (GoHeels.com)
Singles Sweep Sends No. 1 UNC Women's Tennis Over Irish, 6-1A sweep of all six singles matches allowed the No. 1 ranked North Carolina women's tennis team to pick up a 6-1 win on the road at Notre Dame on Friday. After dropping the doubles point for just the third time in 21 matches this spring, North Carolina (19-2, 8-1 ACC) began its singles onslaught with a win on court two from No 76 Alexa Graham in straight sets. (GoHeels.com)
No. 6 UNC Men's Tennis Cruises Past Louisville 6-1The sixth-ranked UNC men's tennis team took down Louisville 6-1 on Friday at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center. The Tar Heels improve to 15-4 (6-1 ACC). The Tar Heels jumped out to a quick lead, claiming the doubles point with a win from Blaine Boyden and Benjamin Sigouin (6-2) followed by a win from fourth-ranked William Blumberg and Robert Kelly (7-5). (GoHeels.com)
UNC’s Jessie Aney and Alexa Graham Take Over No. 1 Doubles RankingIn the newest Oracle/ITA collegiate tennis rankings released Tuesday, the Tar Heel duo of Jessie Aney and Alexa Graham took over as the No. 1 doubles pairing in the nation. UNC also held onto the top spot in the team rankings, as the only squad in Division I with six players listed in the individual rankings. Aney and Graham have posted a 22-4 record this season. (Chapelboro.com)
Jamie Ortega's Big Day, UNC Olympic Sports NotesIn climbing back from a 6-2 deficit to defeat Notre Dame 13-12 on Saturday at Kenan Stadium, the fifth-ranked Tar Heels received a stellar effort from Jamie Ortega, who played one of the best games by a freshman in program history. Ortega scored a career-high six goals, which marked the most goals by a UNC true freshman in at least the last 20 seasons. (GoHeels.com)
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