University of North Carolina Athletics
2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster
Anthony Wright
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- London, England
- High School:
- Bancrofts School
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2025-26)
Went 2-2 in singles play in the fall, competing in the pre-qualifying draw at the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Carolina Regional ... Teamed with Roan Jones to compete in the pre-qualifying draw at the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Carolina Regional, going 1-2 as a pair ... Also paired with Nick Mangiapane at the ITA East Sectional, nearly qualifying for the NCAA Doubles Championship by reaching the main draw quarterfinal ... Went 7-2 in dual match singles play, including 4-0 at No. 5 and 3-2 at No. 6 ... Was 9-4 overall in singles play in 2025-26 ... Teamed with countryman Roan Jones in doubles in the spring, going 14-7 in dual action (8-6 at No. 1, 4-1 at No. 2 and 2-0 at No. 3) ... The pair was ranked as high as No. 20 in the ITA doubles rankings (March 17) ... Wright and Jones were named ACC Doubles Team of the Week on March 3 after wins over #8 Alex Razeghi and Alex Chang of 12th-ranked Stanford and #22 Timofey Stepanov and Tiago Silva of Cal ... They also beat #9 Dylan Dietrich and Stiles Brockett of second-ranked Virginia, clinching the doubles point for Carolina.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2024-25)
Stepped into the Tar Heel lineup and made an immediate impact after sitting out the previous season as a redshirt ... Went 17-13 overall in singles, including 9-9 in dual matches and 5-4 in the ACC regular season ... Primarily played at the No. 4 position, going 8-5 there ... Also went 0-2 at No. 3 and 1-2 at No. 5 ... Teamed with Diego Jarry for most of the Spring, going 9-7 at No. 2 doubles and 0-1 at No. 3 ... Went 14-11 overall in doubles play ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team after the season • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2024-25.
REDSHIRT SEASON (2023-24)
Enrolled at UNC in January 2024 ... Did not see action during the 2023-24 season and redshirted the campaign ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
PREP
Has competed at the national level since age nine and burst onto the international scene more recently ... In 2022, he moved to Poland, his mother's home, to train and hone his craft ... His game took off from there and his UTR progressively improved over the last 12 months ... Shortly after arriving in Poland, he won his first ITF title ... Played on the UTR pro circuit, defeating a number of ranked opponents in places like Costa Rica, Wales and the Czech Republic on the international circuit ... Qualified for a Futures main draw in just his second tournament in November 2022 ... His UTR climbed steadily and reached a high of 12.70 in August 2023 ... A graduate of the Bancrofts School.
Went 2-2 in singles play in the fall, competing in the pre-qualifying draw at the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Carolina Regional ... Teamed with Roan Jones to compete in the pre-qualifying draw at the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Carolina Regional, going 1-2 as a pair ... Also paired with Nick Mangiapane at the ITA East Sectional, nearly qualifying for the NCAA Doubles Championship by reaching the main draw quarterfinal ... Went 7-2 in dual match singles play, including 4-0 at No. 5 and 3-2 at No. 6 ... Was 9-4 overall in singles play in 2025-26 ... Teamed with countryman Roan Jones in doubles in the spring, going 14-7 in dual action (8-6 at No. 1, 4-1 at No. 2 and 2-0 at No. 3) ... The pair was ranked as high as No. 20 in the ITA doubles rankings (March 17) ... Wright and Jones were named ACC Doubles Team of the Week on March 3 after wins over #8 Alex Razeghi and Alex Chang of 12th-ranked Stanford and #22 Timofey Stepanov and Tiago Silva of Cal ... They also beat #9 Dylan Dietrich and Stiles Brockett of second-ranked Virginia, clinching the doubles point for Carolina.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2024-25)
Stepped into the Tar Heel lineup and made an immediate impact after sitting out the previous season as a redshirt ... Went 17-13 overall in singles, including 9-9 in dual matches and 5-4 in the ACC regular season ... Primarily played at the No. 4 position, going 8-5 there ... Also went 0-2 at No. 3 and 1-2 at No. 5 ... Teamed with Diego Jarry for most of the Spring, going 9-7 at No. 2 doubles and 0-1 at No. 3 ... Went 14-11 overall in doubles play ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team after the season • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2024-25.
REDSHIRT SEASON (2023-24)
Enrolled at UNC in January 2024 ... Did not see action during the 2023-24 season and redshirted the campaign ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
PREP
Has competed at the national level since age nine and burst onto the international scene more recently ... In 2022, he moved to Poland, his mother's home, to train and hone his craft ... His game took off from there and his UTR progressively improved over the last 12 months ... Shortly after arriving in Poland, he won his first ITF title ... Played on the UTR pro circuit, defeating a number of ranked opponents in places like Costa Rica, Wales and the Czech Republic on the international circuit ... Qualified for a Futures main draw in just his second tournament in November 2022 ... His UTR climbed steadily and reached a high of 12.70 in August 2023 ... A graduate of the Bancrofts School.
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