2012 Preseason Highlights: Advanced to semifinals of Duke Fab 4 Invite due to wins over Nick Sayer of Radford (4-6, 6-2, 6-4) and Jamie Whitford of William & Mary (2-6, 7-5, 4-0 ret.)...reached semifinal of ITA Men's All-American Championships Doubles Qualifying with partner Joey Burkhardt...reached Round of 16 at ITA Carolinas' Regional.
Sophomore Season (2010-11) Recap: Parker posted a 20-11 record in singles action including an impressive 9-2 in ACC play...was 15-5 overall in dual matches including 11-4 at the No. 5 position...notched a 9-10 record in doubles play...Carolina Leadership Academy participant who was elected to the All-ACC Academic Men's Tennis Team...won deciding match to help UNC beat then No. 23 Georgia Tech in ITA Kickoff by beating No. 93 Dusan Miljevic (6-7, 6-2, 6-4)...posted back-to-back mid-season wins to fuel Carolina upsets over No. 25 Vanderbilt and No. 3 Texas, knocking off Blake Baznarik of Vanderbilt (6-4, 6-3) and David Holiner of Texas (6-4, 6-4)...put away No. 34 Wake Forest with clinching singles victory over Adam Lee (6-3, 6-4)...in 2010 preseason action, reached the round of 32 in doubles with partner Cameron Ahari at the ITA Carolinas Regional.
Freshman Season (2009-10) Recap: Recorded four total wins in the Duke Invitational in January, including two singles wins.
Prep Highlights: Was ranked No. 2 in North Carolina and a five-star recruit when he signed with UNC...highest ranking of No. 22 in the nation came in 2009 according to tennisrecruiting.net...won B12 Southern Championships in doubles...reached the round of 16 in the Kentucky International Junior Derby. Reached the quarterfinal of B16's Eddie Herr Championships.
General: Named to the Dean's List in spring 2010...Member of the National Honor Society...parents are Adelyn and Bill Parker...has two brothers, Ray Webb (16) and Marshall(13).
Off Court with William
The best thing about being a Tar Heel tennis player is: getting to represent UNC everywhere we go My favorite thing about competing for Coach Paul is: his enthusiasm and desire to compete Since last year the aspect of my training I've worked on the most is: volleys and my serve My greatest strength as a tennis player is: my groundstrokes Away from the tennis court and academic pursuits I like to spend time: hanging out at the lake The best movie I've seen recently is: The Lincoln Lawyer If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be: Lacrosse The music act I'd most like to see in person is: Lil Wayne My favorite post-match meal would consist of: steak My favorite beverage is: sweet tea My favorite food made by a relative is: lasagna My favorite place to eat in Chapel Hill is: Chipotle My favorite guilty pleasure food wise is: anything strawberry If I possessed the gift of time travel I'd like to go to: Wild West If I could go to dinner with a famous person it would be: Jack Bauer My dream job is: being retired The most interesting person I've met at UNC is: Guy Golen
Season Singles Doubles
2010-11 20-11 9-10
2009-10 5-4 0-0
Career Totals 25-15 9-10
