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Florida State Upsets No. 2 UNC to Claim ACC Baseball Championship

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 28, 2017 | UNC Sports

Ranked second in the country–with a squad hell bent on righting some of the wrongs of the past two seasons–the UNC baseball team ran roughshod through the regular season and all three of its tournament opponents on...

Tar Heels Blow Out Miami, Advance to ACC Baseball Championship Game

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 28, 2017 | ACC, UNC Sports

Three games into its ACC Tournament run at Louisville Slugger Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, the second-ranked UNC baseball team has clearly taken the ballpark’s name to heart. After blowing out the No. 6 seed Miami...

William Blumberg Becomes UNC’s First Ever NCAA Men’s Tennis Semifinalist

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 27, 2017 | UNC Sports

Technically, the kid should still be in high school. UNC men’s tennis freshman William Blumberg decided, instead, to enroll early in Chapel Hill to get a head start on his collegiate career. The native of Greenwich,...

Women’s Tennis: UNC Freshman Sara Daavettila Advances to NCAA Singles Quarterfinals

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 27, 2017 | UNC Sports

For the fifth year in a row–but just the seventh time in the history of the UNC women’s tennis program–there will be a Tar Heel in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Tournament. This comes after freshman...

Tar Heels Lay the Smackdown on NC State, Move On to ACC Baseball Semifinals

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 27, 2017 | UNC Sports

As soon as UNC junior centerfielder Brian Miller led off the home half of the first inning against NC State on Friday with his seventh home run of the season–it was clear what kind of night was getting ready to unfold. The...

UNC Baseball Opens Its ACC Tournament Run With Mercy Rule Victory Over Boston College

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 25, 2017 | UNC Sports

Fans in attendance Thursday at Louisville Slugger Stadium for the ACC Baseball Tournament were treated to a rare sighting in the opening game of the afternoon. For the first time in four meetings this season, Boston College held...

UNC Approves Contract Extension for Larry Fedora

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 25, 2017 | UNC Sports

A contract extension for UNC head football coach Larry Fedora–a deal which would keep him in Chapel Hill through the 2022 season–was approved Thursday by the university’s Board of Trustees. The agreement will...

William Blumberg Named NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 25, 2017 | UNC Sports

His Tar Heels may not have come out on top in the NCAA Men’s Tennis Final against Virginia, but freshman sensation William Blumberg certainly left a large impression on those who saw him play. The ITA’s National...

Hayley Carter Stunned in First Round of NCAA Women’s Singles Tournament, Daavettila Advances

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 25, 2017 | UNC Sports

Over the last four years, UNC women’s tennis standout Hayley Carter has spent her time carving out a case as the best player to ever come through the program. After finishing as the national runner-up last season, Carter...

Four UNC Men’s Lacrosse Players Named All-Americans

Posted by Avery Trendel | May 24, 2017 | UNC Sports

The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association released its annual All-American teams on Wednesday, with four Tar Heels making the cut. Senior long-stick defender Austin Pifani–a captain in each of the last two...

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