2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
Poling, Karl
Karl Poling
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Boise, Idaho
- High School:
- Dwight School
Bio
A graduate transfer from Princeton University ... Pursuing his MBA at UNC's Kenan Flagler Business School.
2023-24 SEASON
Second consecutive year as a starter after arriving at UNC as a grad transfer prior to the 2022-23 campaign ... Went 18-10 in singles play, including 11-7 in dual matches and 4-4 against ACC regular season opponents ... Was 6-0 at No. 4 singles, 5-3 at No. 3 and 0-4 at No. 2 during dual match season ... Closed the season with wins in four of his last six decisions and six in his final nine ... Beat #72 Jeffrey Van Der Schulenburg in straight sets against Virginia ... Went 5-5 at the No. 2 doubles slot while teaming with Will Jansen ... Teamed with Will Peters to go 7-4 in dual match doubles play (all at the No. 3 slot in the lineup) ... The pair went 8-5 overall ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 SEASON
Transferred to UNC after four seasons at Princeton ... Made an immediate impact with the Tar Heels ... Led Carolina in singles wins with 22 and dual match singles wins with 18 ... Consistent contributor at the No. 4 singles spot throughout the spring season ... Posted an overall singles record of 22-7, including 18-4 in dual matches, 9-2 in the ACC regular season and 14-4 at No. 4 singles ... Also teamed with freshman Will Jansen 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.
At Princeton
Honors
Ivy League Rookie of the Year (2018-19)
First Team All-Ivy League, Singles (2018-19)
Second Team All-Ivy League, Singles (2021-22)
ITA Scholar Athlete (2020, 2021, 2022)
2021-22: Reached No. 26 in singles in the Oracle/ITA rankings ... led the team in singles wins, with a 20-13 record ... had a 13-7 record in the spring ... won a team-high 23 doubles matches, including 15 in the spring ... was selected to the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships in singles and doubles.
2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-20: Tied for the team-high in singles wins with a 19-6 record, going 9-4 in the fall and 10-2 in the spring, playing primarily at No. 1…went 17-6 in doubles, with a 6-2 record in the fall and an 11-4 record in the spring...season was cut short due to COVID-19.
2018-19: Led team with a 30-4 singles record, going 8-1 in the fall before a 22-3 spring that saw all 25 matches played between first, second and third singles ... went 12-5 in doubles with a 3-3 fall record and 9-2 spring record, playing primarily at third ... peaked at No. 82 in the ITA singles rankings ... faced three ITA-ranked singles opponents, defeating No. 53 Charlie Broom of Dartmouth in April and No. 87 Alan Nunez Aguilera of St. John's in March.
Before Princeton: Five-star recruit on TennisRecruiting.net and former Blue Chip, ranked as high as No. 15 nationally ... held a Universal Tennis Rating of 13.25 ... No. 1 player in the USTA Eastern Section ... ranked as high as 131 in the International Tennis Federation junior rankings ... won two ITF junior circuit singles titles (Slovenia and Canada) and three ITF doubles final appearances (Philadelphia, Mexico, Canada) ... six-foot lefthander with outstanding all-court talent
Personal: Father Jim is the men's tennis coach at Army West Point and sister Lillian plays on the women's team at Boise State.
2023-24 SEASON
Second consecutive year as a starter after arriving at UNC as a grad transfer prior to the 2022-23 campaign ... Went 18-10 in singles play, including 11-7 in dual matches and 4-4 against ACC regular season opponents ... Was 6-0 at No. 4 singles, 5-3 at No. 3 and 0-4 at No. 2 during dual match season ... Closed the season with wins in four of his last six decisions and six in his final nine ... Beat #72 Jeffrey Van Der Schulenburg in straight sets against Virginia ... Went 5-5 at the No. 2 doubles slot while teaming with Will Jansen ... Teamed with Will Peters to go 7-4 in dual match doubles play (all at the No. 3 slot in the lineup) ... The pair went 8-5 overall ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 SEASON
Transferred to UNC after four seasons at Princeton ... Made an immediate impact with the Tar Heels ... Led Carolina in singles wins with 22 and dual match singles wins with 18 ... Consistent contributor at the No. 4 singles spot throughout the spring season ... Posted an overall singles record of 22-7, including 18-4 in dual matches, 9-2 in the ACC regular season and 14-4 at No. 4 singles ... Also teamed with freshman Will Jansen 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.
At Princeton
Honors
Ivy League Rookie of the Year (2018-19)
First Team All-Ivy League, Singles (2018-19)
Second Team All-Ivy League, Singles (2021-22)
ITA Scholar Athlete (2020, 2021, 2022)
2021-22: Reached No. 26 in singles in the Oracle/ITA rankings ... led the team in singles wins, with a 20-13 record ... had a 13-7 record in the spring ... won a team-high 23 doubles matches, including 15 in the spring ... was selected to the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships in singles and doubles.
2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-20: Tied for the team-high in singles wins with a 19-6 record, going 9-4 in the fall and 10-2 in the spring, playing primarily at No. 1…went 17-6 in doubles, with a 6-2 record in the fall and an 11-4 record in the spring...season was cut short due to COVID-19.
2018-19: Led team with a 30-4 singles record, going 8-1 in the fall before a 22-3 spring that saw all 25 matches played between first, second and third singles ... went 12-5 in doubles with a 3-3 fall record and 9-2 spring record, playing primarily at third ... peaked at No. 82 in the ITA singles rankings ... faced three ITA-ranked singles opponents, defeating No. 53 Charlie Broom of Dartmouth in April and No. 87 Alan Nunez Aguilera of St. John's in March.
Before Princeton: Five-star recruit on TennisRecruiting.net and former Blue Chip, ranked as high as No. 15 nationally ... held a Universal Tennis Rating of 13.25 ... No. 1 player in the USTA Eastern Section ... ranked as high as 131 in the International Tennis Federation junior rankings ... won two ITF junior circuit singles titles (Slovenia and Canada) and three ITF doubles final appearances (Philadelphia, Mexico, Canada) ... six-foot lefthander with outstanding all-court talent
Personal: Father Jim is the men's tennis coach at Army West Point and sister Lillian plays on the women's team at Boise State.
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