The University of North Carolina men’s tennis program has welcomed a pair of graduate transfers to its 2022-23 roster in Princeton products Ryan Seggerman and Karl Poling. Both are pursuing Master’s in Business Administration degrees at the prestigious UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and have one remaining year of athletic eligibility.
Both Seggerman and Poling competed for Princeton in the 2022 season, including in an NCAA Tournament appearance for the Tigers in Chapel Hill against Arizona. In that NCAA first-round match at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, Seggerman played No. 1 singles and Poling played at No. 3.
“We’re excited to have both Ryan and Karl join our program. They’re incredible people, and they obviously came from a really good program at Princeton. They’re both very well-seasoned veterans who will make an immediate impact on our team.”
Seggerman played regularly at No. 1 singles and doubles for Princeton last year, reaching as high as No. 29 in doubles and No. 48 in singles in the Oracle/ITA rankings. He advanced to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Doubles Tournament and posted a 17-5 doubles mark in the spring of 2022. He went 16-10 in singles (all in the spring) with three wins over ranked opponents. Seggerman is a two-time NCAA qualifier in doubles (2019, 2022) and a two-time first-team All-Ivy League pick in doubles and a 2021-22 second-team All-Ivy choice in singles.
Poling reached as high as No. 26 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings during the 2021-22 season, leading Princeton in singles wins with a 20-13 record that included a 13-7 record in the spring. He also played primarily at No. 2 doubles and led the Tigers in doubles wins with 23, including 15 in the spring. He was selected to the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships in singles and doubles. Poling was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and a first-team All-Ivy League pick in 2018-19, as well as a second-team all-conference pick in singles in 2021-22.
The Tar Heels will kick off their fall campaign this weekend at the Knoxville Showdown hosted by the University of Tennessee beginning on Friday.
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