2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
Kittay, Benjamin
Benjamin Kittay
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Potomac, Md.
- High School:
- The Laurel Springs School
Bio
Majoring in global studies.
2023-24 SEASON
Named third-team All-ACC in doubles, teaming with graduate student Phillip Jordan ... The duo finished the season ranked #45 in the final ITA doubles rankings ... Played at No. 1 singles for most of the season while also seeing action at No. 2 and No. 3 earlier in the campaign ... Went 11-10 overall, including 7-9 in dual matches and 4-3 in ACC regular season duals ... Was 3-4 at No. 1 singles, 2-3 at No. 2 and 2-2 at No. 3 ... Also posted a 4-1 record in early tournaments prior to dual match season ... Earned big, ranked wins over No. 17 Kenta Miyoshi of Illinois (in the ITA Season Kickoff), #60 Ryan Fishback of Virginia Tech and No. 106 Ishaan Ravichander of Columbia ... Teamed with Phillip Jordan and played No. 1 doubles throughout the season, earning third-team All-ACC accolades ... The pair went 9-10 overall, including 8-10 in duals and 2-6 in the ACC regular season ... Kittay and Jordan picked up big doubles wins over #24 Chris Rodesch and Jeffrey Von Der Schulenburg and #43 Vladislav Melnic and Adrien Burdet of Miami (in the ACC Championship) ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 SEASON
Made an immediate impact on the Tar Heel lineup as a freshman ... Teamed with graduate student Brian Cernoch and competed throughout most of the spring at the No. 2 slot in the doubles lineup ... Went 12-7 with Cernoch, all in dual match play (10-7 at No. 2 doubles and 2-0 at No. 1) ... The duo went 4-3 in ACC regular season play, reached as high as No. 32 in the ITA doubles rankings and finished the year ranked 39th ... Kittay and Cernoch were an at-large, alternate selection to the NCAA Doubles Championship, where they lost in the Round of 32 ... Kittay also went 12-6 in singles play, including 7-4 in dual matches and 5-2 versus the ACC ... Went 5-1 at No. 6 singles, 2-2 at No. 5 and 0-1 at No. 4.
PREP
Attended the Laurel Springs School and played for Coach Eric Nunez ... Ranked as high as No. 2 by Recruiting.net for the Class of 2022 ... ITF Juniors' career-high ranking of No. 41 ... Ranked No. 1 in the state of Maryland ... Represented and led the USA to victory at the Coupe Le Blanc (invitational Junior Davis Cup) ... Won the Little Mo Invitational championship at nine years old ... USTA 12U Boys Hard Court Doubles champion at 10 and 11 years old ... USTA 12U, 14U, 16U Mid-Atlantic Singles and Doubles champion ... Won five ITF Junior Singles & Doubles titles ... Received letters from Division I schools to play both baseball and tennis ... Starting catcher for Lake Nona High School in Orlando, Fla., in 2021 and Alonso High School in Tampa, Fla., in 2022 ... Caught and practiced with Major League Baseball stars Luis Severino, Jose Berrios, Clay Holmes, Tyler Cippard and Aaron Judge prior to his senior year of high school ... Recipient of the FILA REACH (Realizing Extraordinary Accomplishments with Courage and Humility) Award ... Won the Junior Sportsmanship Award at the USTA Austin tournament ... Member of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Benjamin Reed Kittay is the son of Brenda and Gary Kittay ... Born on Aug. 27, 2003, in Washington, D.C. ... His family resides in Potomac, Md.
2023-24 SEASON
Named third-team All-ACC in doubles, teaming with graduate student Phillip Jordan ... The duo finished the season ranked #45 in the final ITA doubles rankings ... Played at No. 1 singles for most of the season while also seeing action at No. 2 and No. 3 earlier in the campaign ... Went 11-10 overall, including 7-9 in dual matches and 4-3 in ACC regular season duals ... Was 3-4 at No. 1 singles, 2-3 at No. 2 and 2-2 at No. 3 ... Also posted a 4-1 record in early tournaments prior to dual match season ... Earned big, ranked wins over No. 17 Kenta Miyoshi of Illinois (in the ITA Season Kickoff), #60 Ryan Fishback of Virginia Tech and No. 106 Ishaan Ravichander of Columbia ... Teamed with Phillip Jordan and played No. 1 doubles throughout the season, earning third-team All-ACC accolades ... The pair went 9-10 overall, including 8-10 in duals and 2-6 in the ACC regular season ... Kittay and Jordan picked up big doubles wins over #24 Chris Rodesch and Jeffrey Von Der Schulenburg and #43 Vladislav Melnic and Adrien Burdet of Miami (in the ACC Championship) ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 SEASON
Made an immediate impact on the Tar Heel lineup as a freshman ... Teamed with graduate student Brian Cernoch and competed throughout most of the spring at the No. 2 slot in the doubles lineup ... Went 12-7 with Cernoch, all in dual match play (10-7 at No. 2 doubles and 2-0 at No. 1) ... The duo went 4-3 in ACC regular season play, reached as high as No. 32 in the ITA doubles rankings and finished the year ranked 39th ... Kittay and Cernoch were an at-large, alternate selection to the NCAA Doubles Championship, where they lost in the Round of 32 ... Kittay also went 12-6 in singles play, including 7-4 in dual matches and 5-2 versus the ACC ... Went 5-1 at No. 6 singles, 2-2 at No. 5 and 0-1 at No. 4.
PREP
Attended the Laurel Springs School and played for Coach Eric Nunez ... Ranked as high as No. 2 by Recruiting.net for the Class of 2022 ... ITF Juniors' career-high ranking of No. 41 ... Ranked No. 1 in the state of Maryland ... Represented and led the USA to victory at the Coupe Le Blanc (invitational Junior Davis Cup) ... Won the Little Mo Invitational championship at nine years old ... USTA 12U Boys Hard Court Doubles champion at 10 and 11 years old ... USTA 12U, 14U, 16U Mid-Atlantic Singles and Doubles champion ... Won five ITF Junior Singles & Doubles titles ... Received letters from Division I schools to play both baseball and tennis ... Starting catcher for Lake Nona High School in Orlando, Fla., in 2021 and Alonso High School in Tampa, Fla., in 2022 ... Caught and practiced with Major League Baseball stars Luis Severino, Jose Berrios, Clay Holmes, Tyler Cippard and Aaron Judge prior to his senior year of high school ... Recipient of the FILA REACH (Realizing Extraordinary Accomplishments with Courage and Humility) Award ... Won the Junior Sportsmanship Award at the USTA Austin tournament ... Member of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Benjamin Reed Kittay is the son of Brenda and Gary Kittay ... Born on Aug. 27, 2003, in Washington, D.C. ... His family resides in Potomac, Md.
UNC Volleyball: Carolina Sweeps #11 Florida
Wednesday, September 10
Bill Belichick Coach's Corner - Episode 3 - September 9, 2025
Tuesday, September 09
FB: Players Pre-Richmond Press Conference, 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
FB: Players Pre-Richmond Press Conference
Tuesday, September 09
