Will Plyler

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Raleigh, NC
High School:
Broughton

General: Stands 5-10 tall • Former state singles champion • Born July 7, 1985 in Raleigh, N.C. • Son of Sally and William Plyler • Has one sister, Settle Monroe, 25, and one brother, B.B., 16.

Fall 2007: Advanced to the A flight finals of the UNC Fall Invitational with wins over Elon's Alberto Rojas, Duke's Aaron Carpenter and FSU's Maciek Sykut • Went 4-1 with Kyle Baker at the ITA Mideast Regional.

As a Junior: Started four matches at No. 5 singles and 13 matches at the number six spot • Provided one of the most dramatic moments of the season, fighting off leg cramps to defeat Andre Iriarte 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 •, Defeated Brad Mixson at #6 singles to spark UNC's win over FSU in the ACC tournament.

As a Sophomore: • Had an overall singles mark of 20-12, including a brilliant 16-6 in dual matches •Started most of the season at No.5 and No. 6 singles spots • Went undefeated at No. 5 singles with a record of 7-0 • Won 13 of 15 singles matches in a stretch from January 21 through March 21 • Won three matches at the UNC Fall Invitational, advancing to the finals of his flight where he fell to Radford's Arthur Vasarevic • Teamed with former prep school rival, Jeffrey Schroeder, during two fall tournaments in doubles • Won three matches in doubles with Karl Wishart at the UNC Fall Invitational • The tandem lost only seven games over the course of three matches • Clinched the matches against Yale, Charlotte and San Diego State with a trio of wins, all at the No. 6 singles seed • Posted an 5-4 overall doubles record.

As a Freshman: Participated in two fall tournaments and two dual matches • Qualified for the Main Draw of the ITA Mideast Region Championships and won his first-round match over Davidson's Russ Burns • Won his first dual match over North Carolina A&T's Jerome Kirkland • Posted wins over the Aggies and James Madison at No. 5 singles.

Prep: Played the No. 1 singles spot all four years for Coach Steve Spivey's Broughton Caps • Member of three consecutive high school boys' tennis team State Championship squads • Defeated Bobby Lake of Watauga High to win the state 4A singles championship held at UNC's Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in his senior year.

Off Court with "Bone":
Full Name: Will Johnson Plyler
Academic Major: Economics
Person with Greatest Influence on Your Athletic Career: Dad
Biggest Sports Thrill: Making the round of 16 at the 2006 NCAA team championships
Favorite Food: Milkshakes
Favorite Magazine: Rolling Stone
Favorite TV Show: Another Random Sports Show
Favorite Website: CarolinaPanthers.com
City I've Never Been To But Want to Visit: London
Entertainment Figure I'd Most Like To Have Dinner With: Roger Federer