Carl Sundberg
School: |
Univ. of Miami (Florida) |
Year: |
graduated |
Home Town: |
Oslo |
Home State: |
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Home Country: |
Norway |
High School: |
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Height: |
5-11 |
Weight: |
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Birth Date: |
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Dominant Hand: |
Right |
Major: |
Business |
Singles Record: |
40-22 |
Doubles Record: |
42-27 |
Fall 2008: Entered the fall ranked No. 1 in the nation in doubles play with Daniel Vallverdu... Went on to post a 3-3 mark in singles play and a 3-2 record in doubles competition... Went 1-1 with Vallverdu in the main draw of the All-American Champi-onships, defeating Oklahoma State’s 10th-ranked tandem of Oleksandr Nedovyesov and Nathan Byrnes, 8-6, before falling to No. 16 Clay Donato and Taylor Fogleman of North Carolina, 8-6, in the Round of 16... Won a pair of doubles matches with Hector Nieto at the Seminole Invitational before dropping their semifinal match to Auburn’s Lukas Marsoun and Alexander Stamchev, 9-7. 2007-08 (Freshman): Earned his first All-America honors in doubles play alongside Daniel Vallverdu... The tandem — who was ranked as high as third in the nation — was seeded third in the NCAA Doubles Tournament and advanced to the NCAA’s Round of 16 after defeating TCU’s 50th-ranked duo of Kriegler Brink and Cosmin Cotet, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5... The pair picked up eight wins over ranked opponents, including victories over North Carolina’s fourth-ranked Chris Kearney and Taylor Fogleman, 8-4; Maryland’s eighth-ranked Andrew Orban and Boris Fetbroyt, 8-6; and NC State’s No. 9 duo of Jay Weinacker and Nick Cavaday, 8-3... Played predominantly at the No. 1 position in doubles, compiling a 26-12 overall record in doubles play — tying for fourth most doubles wins in a season in program history... Put together a 25-9 record with Vallverdu, a 17-7 record in dual matches and a 6-4 mark in the ACC... Went 18-13 in singles play, including 11 wins at the No. 4 spot and a win at No. 3... Defeated Alabama’s No. 97 Mathieu Thibaudeau, 6-0, 6-4, in the fall... Also earned five wins in ACC play, knocking off opponents from nationally-ranked Georgia Tech, Clemson, NC State and Wake Forest, as well as Boston College... Won a pair of matches during ACC Tournament play, defeating No. 11 North Carolina’s Clay Donato, 6-3, 6-3 and No. 10 Florida State’s Maciek Sykut, 6-4, 6-3. Prep: Ranked No. 1 in Norway in the 14s, 16s and 18s singles divisions... ITF champion of a grade 5 event in Norway... Won 13 Norwegian national championships — in singles, doubles and mixed doubles... Four runner-up finishes in ITFs... Runner-up in doubles at the 2004 European Champi-
onship... Played with Norway’s Davis Cup team in 2006 and 2007... Ranked as high as 100 by
the International Tennis Federation. Personal: The son of Morten and Lena Sundberg… Has a younger brother who also plays tennis... Off the court, enjoys golf and soccer… A business major.