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     Alex Rafiee
    Alex Rafiee

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Huntsville, Ala.

    High School:
    Randolph School

    Height / Weight:
    5-11 / 165

    Birthdate:
    09/18/1989

    Experience:
    Three-Year Letterman

    Major:
    Psychology


    05/18/2012

    #2 Georgia Downs Tar Heels 4-0 In NCAA Sweet 16

    Carolina's dual match season ends at 15-8.

    05/17/2012

    UNC Tennis Team Meets Georgia Friday In Sweet 16

    Senior-laden team makes Carolina's first Sweet 16 appearance since 2008.

    05/13/2012

    Tar Heels Blank Tennessee For Sweet 16 Bid

    Two freshmen earn singles wins and Boyajian clinches match at #2.

    04/01/2012

    Carolina Rolls Past Tigers 6-1

    Tar Heels honor five seniors on successful Senior Day.

    03/30/2012

    Tar Heels Take Thriller From Yellow Jackets 4-3

    No.34 Jose Hernandez clinched the victory

    General: 2011-12 tri-captain with Jose Hernandez and Brennan Boyajian.

    Junior Season (2010-2011) Recap: Recorded 1-5 record in singles and 2-4 mark in doubles last season...teamed up with Cameon Ahari to take down Kreutzer/Davison (8-6) in win over Boston College...knocked off Akash Gujarti (NCSU) by score of 6-0, 6-3 in UVA + 1 Fall Invitational...placed 13th in Duke Fab Four Invite after pounding NC Central's Andres Perez (6-2, 6-0)...with Ahari as partner, put away Kubi/Levy of Winthrop at ITA Carolina Regional.

    Sophomore Season ('09-'10) Recap: Won a match at No. 6 singles over Presbyterian's Ed Snead, 6-2, 6-0...paired in doubles with both Cameron Ahari (No. 3) and Andrew Crone (No. 2) on two different occasions and won both matches...notched three wins in the Duke Invitational...during the fall, reached the round of 64 of the ITA Carolinas Regional.

    Freshman Season (`08-'09) Recap: Won nine singles matches and 13 doubles matches...had a winning percentage of .500 in singles...won the Flight 6 Singles division in the South Carolina Fall Invitational.

    Prep Highlights: Ranked second in Alabama by tennisrecruiting.net, which touted him as a four-star recruit...won the state doubles title three times, and won the team championship in 2008...was selected to the All-Metro team six years in a row...was Randolph's team captain his sophomore through senior years under coach Eddie Jacques...played number one at Randolph starting his eighth grade year through his senior year.

    General: Parents are Farid and Misuk Rafiee...has one brother, Jimmy...was a member of the Ethics Club at Randolph.

    Off Court with Alex
    The best thing about being a Tar Heel tennis player is:
    My teammates
    My favorite thing about competing for Coach Paul is: Knowing he would do anything to see each of us succeed as people and tennis players
    My greatest strength as a tennis player is: My lightning speed and cat-like reflexes
    Away from the tennis court and academic pursuits I like to spend time: Watching movies and ordering take-out
    The best movie I've seen recently is: Girl With the Draggon Tatoo
    If I could compete in another sport at UNC it would be: 100-meter dash in track
    The personal interest I have that might surprise my teammates is: I enjoy reading
    My favorite post-match meal would consist of: Anything with rice
    My favorite beverage is: Sprite
    My favorite food made by a relative is: Rice
    My favorite place to eat in Chapel Hill is: [B]Ski's
    My favorite guilty pleasure food wise is: [B]Ski's
    If I possessed the gift of time travel I'd like to go to: My freshman year so I could do it all over again
    My most prized personal possession is: My necklace
    If I could go to dinner with a famous person it would be: Scott Perelman
    My dream job is: football coach at the University of Alabama
    The most interesting person I've met at UNC is: Roy WIlliams

    
    Season		Singles		Doubles
    2010-11		1-5		2-4
    2009-10         5-2             3-2
    2008-09		9-9		13-18
    Career Totals 	15-16		18-24