Entering his senior year, Ronnie Schneider is no longer playing second fiddle to anyone.
The UNC men’s tennis star enters 2016 as the No. 10 ranked individual in the nation–just over a month after former teammate Brayden Schnur left school early to turn professional.
Schneider reached as high as No. 10 in the polls last February, but hopes to move up the charts as this season progresses.
For his career, he has a 90-33 record in singles competition–including a 26-8 mark in 2015-16.
Despite Schnur being ranked higher throughout much of the year, Schneider actually went further than any other Tar Heel in the NCAA Men’s Individual Tournament–reaching the Round of 16.
In the doubles rankings, Schneider and teammate Jack Murray also earned the distinction of being among the nation’s top 33 teams–as they were ranked No. 33.
UNC opens its fall season this weekend with a pair of tournaments–one in Cary, NC and the other in Meadowood, California.
The team will be split into two groups in order to play in these events.
Last season’s Tar Heels took home the indoor national championship in February, before eventually falling to Georgia in the NCAA Quarterfinals later on in the year.
This year, they’ll be looking to improve on that performance–with Schneider leading the way.
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