Media Guide - North Carolina

The 2008 Tar Heels
to #26 Martin Sayer, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 • Defeated
Jose Muguruza and Dylan Arnould (Duke) to
advance to the Rd. 16 at the ITA Mideast Regional.
As a Freshman (at Texas A&M): Won three
of four singles matches at the Bollettieri/Triebly
Challenge, including a 10-9 victory over future
teammate Taylor Fogleman • Played #2-#6 singles
throughout the spring, compiling an 8-5
record. • Had the best doubles winning percentage
(81%) on the team, including a 6-1
record in dual matches.
Prep: Attended the Pendleton School with
teammate Philip Gullan • Under 16 Canadian
Open National Champion • Teamed with
Florida’s Jesse Levine to win the Canadian Futures
title in Rock Forest, Quebec. • Father,
was a junior hockey player in Canada .
Off Court with “Doughnuts”:
Full Name: Clay Donato
Academic Major: College of Arts and Sciences
Post School Ambition: Professional Tennis
Hobbies: golf, ping pong
Person with the Greatest Influence on
Your Career: Nick Bollettieri
Biggest Sports Thrill: Winning the Canadian
National Championship
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Movie: Superbad
Favorite TV Show: Entourage
Favorite Website: teriyakiexperience.com
Entertainment Figure I’d Most Like to
Have Dinner With: Robert DeNiro
Clay Donato’s Career Record
Season Singles Doubles
Fall 2007 4-5 7-2
*2006-07 17-11 13-3
Career Totals 21-16 20-5
*at Texas A&M
2008 UNC MEN’S TENNIS • PAGE 6
TAR HEEL
TENNIS
TAYLOR
FOGLEMAN
Junior
New Orleans, La.
General: Stands 5-11 • A top doubles players
in the nation, achieving a career high #3 national
ranking with sophomore Chris Kearney •
Top recruit from class of 2005 • Born in New
Orleans • Son of Amos and Jana Fogleman.
Fall 2007: Currently has a 30-6 overall doubles
record playing with Chris Kearney • Won
six straight matches to capture the ITA Mideast
Region Doubles title in Charlottesville • Trailed
4-2 in the tiebreaker of the championship
match, before winning five straight points to
defeat UVA’s Shabaz and Singh, 9-8(7-4) •
Also defeated 11th ranked Cojanu/Juneau of
W&M in the quarterfinals • Advanced to the
Semifinals of National Indoors, upsetting 7th
ranked Eberly/Kronague of Ohio State in the
round of 16.
As a Sophomore: Break-out season where
he led the team in overall singles (26) and doubles
(29) wins • 22-4 record primarily at #3
doubles and 11-5 record at #5 singles • Rallied
from a 7-4 deficit, winning five straight games
to clinch the doubles point against Rice in
Houston • Defeated USC’s David Wolff 6-1, 6-
0, in less than an hour, spurring the Tar Heels
on to their fourth straight victory in the “Border
Battle.”• Recorded a straight set win over
Duke’s Dylan Arnould • Defeated ECU’s Aleksey
Kochetov to capture first tournament title
of his career at UNC Wilmington • Won Flight
A doubles with David Stone at the
UNCW/Landfall Invitational • Defeated USC’s
David Wolf to win the One-A-Day UNC Fall Invitational
Flight B title.
As a Freshman: Went 6-2 overall in singles
and 4-3 in doubles • Competed in two dual
matches against Campbell and Elon • Defeated
Campbell’s Sebastian Thesleff 7-6, 6-2
for his first collegiate dual match victory • Won
two singles matches at the Napa Valley Invitational,
defeating Illinois’ Pramod Dabir and
Georgia’s Josh Varella • Won two matches to
qualify for the ITA Mideast Regional in singles.
Prep: Ranked among the top 20 players in the
South • Won the 2004 Copper Bowl in Tuscon,
defeating Blake Boswell in the singles final •
Defeated nationally-ranked Maciek Sykut and
Michael Venus to capture the National Open
in Tallahassee • Back-to-back Louisiana 5A
State Singles Champion • Led the Jesuit Blue
Jays to four consecutive team state championships
(2002-05) • Named 5A Metro Player
of the Year in 2003 and 2004 • Mother, Jana,
played tennis at Tulane University • Sister,
Sara, runs track for the College of Charleston.
Taylor Fogleman’s Career Record
Season Singles Doubles
Fall 2007 4-2 10-3
2006-07 26-12 29-8
2005-06 6-2 4-3
Career Totals 36-16 43-14
Off Court with “Foggie”:
Full Name: Taylor McNeilly Fogleman
Academic Major: Communications
Post School Ambition: Make money
Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, golf, water skiing
Athlete Most Admired: Gordon Trailor
Biggest Sports Thrill: Playing a doubles
exhibition with Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick
Favorite Book: Black Like Me
Favorite Movie: American Gangster
Favorite TV Show: The Big Break on the
Golf Channel
Favorite Website: antsmarching.org
Entertainment Figure I’d Most Like to Dinner
Have: Jessica Beil
TAR HEEL
TENNIS
LENNY
GULLAN
Redshirt Senior
Cape Town,
South Africa
General: Stands 6-7 tall • Played #1 doubles
with David Stone in 26 matches last season •
Has played in the Doubles Main Draw of the
All-American Championships the last two
years • Born October 25, 1985, in Sandton,
South Africa • Son of Len and Lyn Gullan • His
family now resides in London • Has one
brother, Philip, 17, and one sister, Tanya, 31.
Fall 2007: Pre-Season National Doubles
Ranking of #18 • Defeated Georgia’s Jamie
Hunt (ranked #64) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first
round of qualifying at the All-American Championships
• Won the UNC Fall Invitational A
Flight, defeating teammates Carlotti/Crone in
the final.
As a Junior: Won over 20 doubles matches
for the second consecutive season • Provided
the clinching doubles point in huge road victories
over Clemson and Wake Forest • Defeated
Reix/Young 9-8 and #25 Adamski/Paul,
8-6 • Advanced to the main draw singles at the
ITA Mideast Regional after topping Ryan John-