2015-16 UNCW “Seahawks” Front Row (L-R): Taylor Cramer, Andres Torres, Javier Restrepo, Josh Hublitz. Back Row: Head Coach Mait DuBois, Assistant Coach P.J. Langone, Xander Veys, Santtu Leskinen, Christiaan Van der Burgh, Gianlucca Massa, Assistant Coach Alex Wetherell, Strength Coach Adolpho Rivera, Athletic Trainer Catherine Lenhardt Name
Ht.
Wt.
Class
Hometown/ High School (Previous School)
Taylor Cramer
5-9
175
So.
Texarkana, Texas (National)
Josh Hublitz
5-11
155
So.
Vienna, Va. (The Potomac School)
Santtu Leskinen
6-1
180
Sr.
Helsinki, Finland
Gianlucca Massa
6-1
180
So.
Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay)
Javier Restrepo
5-7
150
So.
Miami, Fla. (The Ogburn School)
Andres Torres
5-9
158
So.
Armenia, Colombia (Cibercolegio UCN High School)
Christian Van der Burgh
6-3
177
Sr.
Stellenbosch, South Africa (Paul Roos)
Xander Veys
6-2
178
So.
Mortsel, Belgium
Head Coach: Mait DuBois (9th Season, Charleston Southern, ‘96) Assistant Coach: Alex Wetherell (3rd Season, UNCW, ‘11) Assistant Coach: P.J. Langone (2nd Season, South Carolina, ‘93)
Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Location Wilmington, N.C. Founded 1947 Enrollment 15,500 Colors Teal, Gold & Navy Nickname Seahawks Home Facility UNCW Courts Conference Colonial Athletic Association Chancellor Dr. Jose “Zito” Satarelli Athletic Director Jimmy Bass ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Sr. Assoc. A.D./SID Joe Browning E-mail browningj@uncw.edu SID Office Phone (910) 962-3236 Assistant Dir. of Ath. Comms Tom Riordan E-mail riordant@uncw.edu Phone (910) 962-4099 Assistant Dir. of Ath. Comms Eric Rhew E-mail rhewe@uncw.edu Phone (910) 962-3252 COACHING STAFF Head Coach E-mail Office Phone Cell Phone Alma Mater Associate Coach E-mail Office Phone Cell Phone Assistant Coach
Mait DuBois duboism@uncw.edu (910) 962-3989 (910) 619-9343 Charleston Southern, ‘96 Alex Wetherell wetherella@uncw.edu (910) 962-2752 (910) 491-3770 P.J. Langone
TEAM INFORMATION 2013-14 Overall Record 2013-14 CAA Finish
11-8 1st
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MARCH 4 6 11 12 18 20 25
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South Alabama (Atlanta, Ga.) at Georgia State at USF Invitational at USF Invittational YALE LOUISIANA DREXEL
Sat. Sun. Sat. Sun.
GEORGE WASHINGTON EAST TENNESSEE STATE at VCU at Old Dominion at CAA Championships (Burlington, N.C.)
JANUARY 16 23 23 24 29 30
APRIL 2 3 9 10 21-24
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Head Coach
Mait Dubois Ninth Season Charleston Southern, ‘96
The men’s tennis program has vaulted onto the national stage under the guidance of veteran coach Mait DuBois, who has directed the Seahawks since the summer of 2007. The Seahawks have captured four Colonial Athletic Association championships (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014) and advanced to the NCAA Regionals five times (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) in the last seven years after emerging into a national power in men’s tennis. DuBois enters his ninth year with the Seahawks in 2015-16 after being named CAA Coach-of-the-Year for the third consecutive season. Overall, the veteran skipper begins his 18th year as a coach on the NCAA Division I level, compiling a 152-75 career record. He has been a part of 10 conference championship teams and 11 NCAA Tournament clubs during his successful career. With DuBois at the helm, the Seahawks have joined the elite of NCAA men’s tennis, climbing to as high as No. 37 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings on Feb. 19, 2013. DuBois has won 71.1 percent of his matches (132-51) in eight seasons in the Port City. DuBois worked with one of his youngest teams ever in 2014-15. The Seahawks upset No. 25 Drake and No. 48 Penn State in the USF Team Invite before landing the No. 1 seed in the CAA Tournament by a unanimous vote of the league’s coaches and falling in the semifnals. The Seahawks enjoyed an outstanding season in 2013-14. UNCW steamrolled through CAA play and advanced to the NCAA Regionals for the fifth time behind CAA Player-of-the-Year Rafael Aita. Aita, who was invited to compete in the NCAA Singles Championships for the second straight year, sparked the team to a 15-7 dual match record and final ranking of No. 50 in the ITA poll. Led by 2013 CAA Player-of-the-Year Rafael Aita and three ranked doubles teams, the Seahawks swept to a 19-5 record during a history-making campaign in 2012-13. UNCW went 19-5 in dual matches, did not surrender a match in the CAA Tournament and upset No. 18 South Carolina in the opening round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament. On top of that, the Seahawks finished with an unbeaten season at home, placed seven players on the All-CAA team and finished the year ranked No. 43 in the final ITA poll. Aita earned an invitation to compete in the singles draw and Kosta Blank and Chris Cooprider were invited to play in the doubles bracket at the 2013 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships. Featuring a young team with no seniors, the Seahawks enjoyed an outstanding season in 2011-12. DuBois and his team carved out a 17-7 record against 12 nationally-ranked opponents, highlighted by a 4-3 victory over No. 21 N.C. State in early March. The Seahawks achieved two “firsts” in 2011-12, winning a match in the national indoors tourney and collecting an at-large entry in the NCAA Regionals. When it was over, UNCW’s men achieved a final ranking of No. 44, capping a memorable season. In 2010-11, DuBois took the Seahawks to the NCAA Regionals in Athens, Ga., with several of the CAA’s top performers. Michael Pereira and Kinshuk Sharma earned First-Team All-CAA honors in singles and Chris Cooprider collected Second-Team accolades. Cooprider and Sharma were also selected First-Team All-CAA in doubles. The Seahawks fashioned an 18-4 record during the regular season and then defeated James Madison, Georgia State and VCU for their second CAA title on April 24, 2011. Sophomore Chris Cooprider was voted the Most Outstanding Player in the event after going a perfect 6-0 in the three-day event in Norfolk, Va. On the heels of his second CAA crown, DuBois was invited by the USTA to participate in the group’s High Performance Coaching Program in the conjunction with the Davis Cup during the summer of 2011. He joined several of the nation’s top collegiate coaches and professionals Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick to analyze current trends in technique, tactics and training.
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Head Coach The 2011 championship came one year after the Seahawks narrowly missed out on back-to-back titles in 2009-10. Still, UNCW had an outstanding season, rolling to a 15-6 record and advancing to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament. The Seahawks made it all the way up to No. 48 in the rankings. DuBois coached his club to a 19-6 overall record and unblemished 7-0 conference record in 200809. More importantly, UNCW collected its first No. 1 seed in the CAA Tournament, captured the CAA title, and advanced to the NCAA Tennis Regionals for the first time. In the process, the Seahawks earned their first national ranking and rose as high a No. 58 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll. DuBois was named CAA Coach-of-the-Year and the Wilson-ITA Mideast Region Coach-of-the-Year. Several Seahawk players were honored for their accomplishments in 2008-09. Sophomore Illia Ziamtsou was selected as the outstanding player in the CAA Championships and three other players collected conference honors. Michael Pereira earned First-Team All-CAA honors in singles, Kinshuk Sharma was named Second-Team All-CAA in singles and Ryan Ybarra made Third-Team All-CAA in singles. Sharma and Ybarra were also included on the Second-Team All-CAA doubles unit. In their first year under DuBois in 2007-08, the men’s team tied UNCW’s all-time record for dual match victories with a 15-7 mark, had two members voted All-CAA and featured a Top 20 National Recruiting Class (www.tennisrecruiting.net). In the fall of 2008, DuBois was selected by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to take part in a High Performance Coaching Program at the US Open professional Grand Slam event. A select group of High Performance Coaches from across the country met to consult and study with the USTA in the development of top level professional players from top junior players. Prior to UNCW, DuBois was an assistant at N.C. State. He helped the Wolfpack achieve its second straight post-season berth, a No. 41 national ranking and coached Daria Petrovic and Alejandra Guerra to the NCAA Division I Doubles Championships in Athens, Ga. DuBois was an assistant men’s and women’s coach on four Big South championship squads from 1998-2001, and also played a key role as the Buccaneers racked up three NCAA Tournament appearances. DuBois was selected head men’s and women’s coach at CSU in 2002 and guided the Buccaneer men to the BSC title, an NCAA Tournament berth and its highest national ranking. Following two years as the head skipper at CSU, DuBois accepted a position as assistant women’s coach and recruiting coordinator at Virginia. The Cavaliers landed a Top 30 national ranking, and DuBois was nominated for Assistant Coach-of-the-Year in the region. DuBois then moved on to fellow Atlantic Coast Conference member N.C. State, where he assisted women’s coach Hans Olsen for three seasons. The Wolfpack advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 2005-06, setting program records for victories and conference wins. With DuBois on the staff, N.C. State qualified for the NCAA Tournament in both 2006 and 2007, featuring a pair of All-ACC performers, and setting records for total victories (2007) and wins over ranked opponents. DuBois is a certified Level I Teaching Professional with the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) and completed the United States Tennis Association (USTA) “High Performance Coaching” certification in 2006. After working briefly as a tennis professional at two clubs, he served as a traveling coach with “Tennis Europe.” Traveling to numerous ITF events, he helped American junior players work towards establishing a world ranking. DuBois was a four-year tennis standout at Charleston Southern from 1993-96. He was team captain in 1995 and 1996 and was named the Most Valuable Player on CSU’s 1996 Big South Conference Championship team. DuBois earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration at CSU in 1996 and completed his Master’s degree in Business Administration from CSU in 1999.
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DuBois Record
THE DUBOIS RECORD Season
School
OVERALL PCT.
CON.
PCT.
Honors
2001-02
CHARLESTON SO.
18-7
.720
6-1
.857
2002-03
CHARLESTON SO.
2-17
.105
0-7
.000
2007-08
UNCW
15-7
.682
4-2
.667
2008-09
UNCW
19-6
.760
7-0
1.000
2009-10
UNCW
15-6
.714
3-2
.600
2010-11
UNCW
21-5
.807
5-1
.833
2011-12
UNCW
17-7
.708
3-2
.600
2012-13
UNCW
19-5
.792
2-0
1.000
CAA Coach-of-the-Year
2013-14
UNCW
15-7
.682
3-0
1.000
CAA Coach-of-the-Year CAA Coach-of-the-Year
2014-15
UNCW
11-8
.578
1-1
.500
Overall
10 Years
152-75
.669
34-16
.680
UNCW
8 Years
132-51
.721
27-8
.771
.
CAA Coach-of-the-Year | ITA Coach-of-the-Year ITA Coach-of-the-Year
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Staff
Alex Wetherell
P.J. Langone
Third Season
Second Season
Alex Wetherell, a member of two CAA championship teams and a participant in a pair of NCAA Regionals for the Seahawks, begins his second year on the coaching staff of his alma mater.
Former South Carolina tennis standout and Emory assistant coach P.J. Langone is in his second season as a volunteer coach for the Seahawks.
UNCW, ‘11
The Cary, N.C., product served as an assistant coach at Dartmouth for three years before returning to UNCW in 2014-15. He played four seasons for the Seahawks and graduated in May of 2011. Wetherell played a key role as the Seahawks set a record for most wins in a season (19), earned the program’s first national ranking and captured their first CAA crown in 2009. The Seahawks entered the tournament as the top seed for the first time in program history and defeated No. 2 seed, VCU, 4-3. Wetherell paced the Seahawks to another CAA title as a captain in 2011 and closed out his career with a 46-23 mark in singles . Wetherell was named UNCW’s Most Improved Player as a freshman in 2008 and received the team’s Sportsmanship Award in 2010 and 2011. In Wetherell’s first year at Dartmouth, the Big Green earned many program firsts as they earned 18 victories on the season and were ranked as high as No. 49 in the ITA rankings. Two Big Green players earned All-Ivy League accolades in doubles under his tutelage. In his second year with the Ivy League team, Wetherell led the team to a national ranking for the second straight year and a pair of Big Green players earned All-Ivy League honors in doubles. Before leaving Hanover, N.H., Wetherell helped the Big Green recruit the No. 12-ranked recruiting class in the nation for the upcoming season. Wetherell earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at UNCW in 2011, with a concentration in Human Resources.
South Carolina, ‘93
Before coming to UNCW in 2014-15, Langone served as director and head coach of Xcel Elite Tennis in Boca Raton, Fla. He also served stints as a high performance coach at Saviano High Performance Tennis in Sunrise, Fla., and director of American Tournament Tennis in Scottsdale, Ariz. “I’m very pleased to have PJ join our staff,” said UNCW eighth-year Head Coach Mait DuBois. “He has extensive experience coaching elite players at every level, from junior players to professional players. “He has a real passion for coaching and getting involved in college tennis. He has made an impact with our team and getting involved in the local tennis community in the short time he has been here. Our program has always prided itself on the individual attention that we give our players and having PJ here will allow us to take another step forward with that.” Langone has coached more than 25 NCAA scholarship players during his career and 16 top-100 nationally-ranked USTA players. He has also coached two WTA-ranked players, two ATP-ranked players and four ITF top-200 ranked players. A native of Franklin Lakes, N.J., Langone earned a scholarship to South Carolina and played four seasons in Columbia, collecting 82 career singles victories for the then-ranked No. 4 Gamecocks from 1989-1993. He was the USTA National Indoors champion in 1992 before concluding his collegiate career and traveling internationally on the ATP Tour from 1993-94. During his one year on the staff at Emory, the Eagles reached the NCAA Division III Final Four in 1994-95. He earned his B.A. Degree in Psychology from South Carolina in 1993 and completed his M.B.A. from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College in 1997.
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Player Profiles
Taylor Cramer 5-9, 175, Sophomore, Texarkana, Texas 2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Played one singles match and 10 doubles matches in freshman season...Went 0-1 in singles and 6-4 in doubles...Fashioned 6-3 record at No. 3 doubles... Played with three different teammates in doubles. JUNIOR CAREER Four-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net…Ranked as high as No. 82 nationally in 2014 and No. 52 nationally during junior career…Top-5 in singles in every age group for Southern Section…Captured National Open Doubles title and reached three other National Open Finals…Six-time state singles champion… Received Sportsmanship Award for Southern Junior Davis Cup team. HIGH SCHOOL Played for Coach John Watson at Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas...Team MVP for Tigers...Went 19-1 in senior season and led Tigers to state finals. PERSONAL Full Name: Taylor Charles Cramer...Born in Texarkana, Texas...Son of Phil and Kala Cramer...Majoring in Business.
Taylor Cramer’s Career Statistics SINGLES 2014-15
Total 0-1 0-1
1 -----
2 -----
3 -----
4 -----
5 -----
6 0-1 0-1
DOUBLES 2014-15
Total 6-4 6-4
1 0-1 0-1
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2 -----
3 6-3 6-3
Player Profiles
Josh Hublitz 5-11, 155, RS-Freshman, Vienna, Va. 2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted in first year with Seahawks...Named ITA Scholar-Athlete. JUNIOR CAREER Four-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net…Ranked as high as No. 134 nationally in 2014 and No. 88 during junior career…Selected to All-American Team at High School Nationals in Newport Beach, Calif…Selected by Mid-Atlantic Section to represent group at Boys 18’s National Team Championship. HIGH SCHOOL Enjoyed outstanding career at The Potomac School in McLean, Va...Played for father Marty Hublitz and Panthers...Named Washington Post Player-of-theYear in 2014...Also selected Virginia Player-of-theYear in 2014...First-Team All-State pick four straight years...Led Panthers to 70-8 record in prep career. PERSONAL Full Name: Joshua Hublitz...Born in Arlington, Va... Son of former tennis professionals Marty and Lisa Hublitz...Majoring in Finance....Brother of former Seahawk standout Zach Hublitz.
Josh Hublitz’s Career Statistics SINGLES 2014-15
Total -----
1 -----
2 -----
3 -----
4 -----
5 -----
6 -----
DOUBLES 2014-15
Total -----
1 -----
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2 -----
3 0-1 0-1
Player Profiles
Santtu Leskinen 6-1, 180, Senior, Helsinki, Finland 2012-13 (FRESHMAN) Played on UNCW’s CAA championship and NCAA team in inaugural campaign…Won only singles match and went 8-1 in doubles…Combined with Kaue Pereira for 7-1 record at No. 3 doubles en route to Second-Team All-CAA accolades. 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE) Selected Second-Team All-CAA in singles…Played in 18 of 22 singles matches in second season…Posted 15-3 record in singles, including 10-2 mark at No. 4 position…Went 5-8 in doubles play. 2014-15 (JUNIOR) Led team with 12-4 singles record while playing top three positions...Went 4-1 at No. 1, 6-3 at No. 2 and 2-0 at No. 3 singles...Clinched matches against Penn State and host USF in USF Invitational in Tampa, Fla...Also went 7-8 in doubles play...Selected FirstTeam All-CAA in singles...Named ITA Scholar-Athlete. JUNIOR CAREER Achieved ITF World Ranking of 397th...Won four ITF doubles events...Qualified and advanced in main draw of prestigious Banana Bowl Grade 1 ITF...Finished with bronze medal two years in a row at Finnish Outdoor Championships...Represented Finland in U-18 European Championships...Won three U-18 Finish championships. PERSONAL Full Name: Santtu Sebastian Leskinen...Born in Uusikaupunki, Finland...Son of Hemmo and Sirkku
Santuu Leskinen’s Career Statistics SINGLES 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Total 1-0 15-3 12-4 28-7
1 ----4-1 4-1
2 ----6-3 6-3
3 ----2-0 2-0
4 --10-2 --10-2
5 --5-1 --5-1
6 1-0 ----1-0
DOUBLES 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Total 8-1 5-8 7-8 20-17
1 --0-3 4-5 4-8
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2 ----3-3 3-3
3 8-1 5-5 0-0 13-6
Player Profiles
Gianlucca Massa 6-1, 180, Sophomore, Weston, Fla. 2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted in first year with Seahawks JUNIOR CAREER Five-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net and ranked as high as No. 49 nationally in 2014 and as high as No. 23 nationally in junior career. ..Won three rounds at Clay Court Super-nationals.…Made Round of 16 in three separate ITF international events. HIGH SCHOOL Played prep tennis for Coach Vincent Grossi at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Fla...Twotime state champion at No. 2 singles for Lightning... Ranked as high as No. 8 in Florida. PERSONAL Full Name: Gianlucaa Massa...Born in Lima, Peru... Son of Renzo and Paola Massa...Majoring in Business
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Player Profiles
Javier Restrepo 5-7, 150, Sophomore, Miami, Fla. 2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Went 6-3 in singles and 4-4 in doubles as a freshman...Played three matches at No. 5 and six matches at No. 6 singles...Opened collegiate career with five consecutive victories. JUNIOR CAREER Five-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net…Ranked as high as No. 53 nationally in 2014 and as high as No. 10 Nationally in junior career…Ranked as high as No. 233 in ITF Junior World Rankings…Won five rounds at Clay Court Super Nationals, beating two top-20 players…Played extensively internationally in almost all of the premier junior tournaments in the world. HIGH SCHOOL Attended New Village High School in Miami, Fla. PERSONAL Full Name: Javier Andres Restrepo...Born in Miami, Fla...Son of John Restrepo and Rebeca Paredes... Majoring in Business.
Javier Restrepo’s Career Statistics SINGLES 2014-15
Total 6-3 6-3
1 -----
2 -----
3 -----
4 -----
5 3-0 3-0
6 3-3 3-3
DOUBLES 2014-15
Total 4-4 4-4
1 -----
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2 3-1 3-1
3 1-3 1-3
Player Profiles
Andres Torres 5-9, 158, Sophomore, Armenia, Colombia 2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Played team-high 18 singles matches during rookie season...Went 12-6 in singles play, including 9-2 at No. 6 singles...Also played seven matches at the No. 5 position...Carved out 2-2 record in doubles action... Reeled off seven wins to start collegiate career... Tied for team-high by clinching victories vs. Coastal Carolina, VCU and Delaware...Named ITA Scholar-Athlete. JUNIOR CAREER Achieved ITF Junior World Ranking of No. 233… Highest ITF-ranked player from his home country of Colombia…Qualified for Junior U.S. Open in Fall of 2013. HIGH SCHOOL Attended Cibercolegio UCN in Medellin, Colombia. PERSONAL Full Name: Andres Torres...Born in Armenia Quindio Colombia...Son of Mauricio Torres and Yolanda Rodriguez...Majoring in Finance.
Andres Torres’ Career Statistics SINGLES 2014-15
Total 12-6 12-6
1 -----
2 -----
3 -----
4 -----
5 3-4 3-4
6 9-2 9-2
DOUBLES 2014-15
Total 2-2 2-2
1 -----
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2 1-0 1-0
3 1-2 1-2
Player Profiles Christiaan Van der Burgh 6-1, 180, Senior, Helsinki, Finland 2012-13 (FRESHMAN) Played on UNCW’s CAA championship and NCAA team as a rookie…Won lone singles match and went 2-1 in doubles for Seahawks.. 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE) Member of CAA championship team and NCAA participant…Fashioned 9-1 record in singles, including 7-1 at No. 6 spot…Went 5-8 in doubles action with three different partners. 2014-15 (JUNIOR) Played top three positions for Seahawks in third season with team...Went 5-8 at No. 1, 0-1 at No. 2 and 2-1 at No. 3 singles...Teamed up with three players for 8-7 record at No. 1 doubles...Selected First-Team All-CAA in singles and doubles...Named ITA Scholar-Athlete. JUNIOR CAREER Achieved ITA World Junior Ranking of 361...Ranked in top-3 in age group and top-10 in men’s grouping in South Africa...Has won four ITF doubles events. HIGH SCHOOL Played for Coach Jacobus Swanepoel at Paul Roos Gymnasium...Went 15-1 in senior season and 38-1 overall...Reached quarterfinals of African Cup...Led team to perfect 40-0 record...Also played hockey and cricket. PERSONAL Full Name: Christiaan Van der Burgh...Born in Paarl, South Africa...Son of Andre and Marna Van der Burgh.
Christiaan Van der Burgh’s Career Statistics SINGLES 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Total 1-0 9-1 7-10 17-11
1 ----5-8 5-8
2 ----0-1 0-1
3 ----2-1 2-1
4 ---------
5 --2-0 --2-0
6 --7-1 --7-1
DOUBLES 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Total 2-1 5-8 8-7 15-16
1 ----8-7 8-7
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2 2-0 0-1 --2-1
3 0-1 5-7 --5-8
Player Profiles
Xander Veys 6-2, 178, Sophomore, Mortsel, Belgium 2012-13 (FRESHMAN) Went 7-8 in singles at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 positions in first season...Clinched wins over Louisiana-Lafayette and Coastal Carolina...Won team-best nine matches in doubles en route to 9-6 record.... Selected Second-Team All-CAA in singles. JUNIOR CAREER Ranked as high as No. 84 in the World Junior ITF Rankings… Ranked in the top-3 nationally throughout his junior career, including time at No. 1….Semifinalist in a prestigious Grade 2 ITF event in Holland... Two-time time finalist in Grade 2 ITF events and winner of Grade 3 ITF event. PERSONAL Full Name: Xander Veys...Son of Marc Veys and Sofia De Meuter...Majoring in Exercise Science...Lefty... Speaks three languages fluently.
Xander Veys’ Career Statistics SINGLES 2014-15
Total 7-8 7-8
1 -----
2 0-3 0-3
3 4-2 4-2
4 3-3 3-3
5 -----
6 -----
DOUBLES 2014-15
Total 9-6 9-6
1 -----
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2 5-4 5-4
3 4-2 4-2
2014-15 Results Overall record: 11-8 CAA: 1-1 Home: 7-2 Away: 0-3 Neutral: 4-3 Date Opponent Result Jan 17, 2015 APPALACHIAN STATE W Jan 19, 2015 GARDNER-WEBB W National Indoors Championships | Santa Clara, Calif. Jan 23, 2015 vs #57 Santa Clara L Jan 24, 2015 vs #73 Louisiana-Lafayette W Jan 30, 2015 USC UPSTATE W Feb 03, 2015 COASTAL CAROLINA W Feb 14, 2015 NAVY W Feb 27, 2015 UNCG L Mar 02, 2015 #27 N.C. STATE L USF Invitational | Tampa, Fla. Mar 13, 2015 vs #25 Drake W Mar 14, 2015 vs #48 Penn State W Mar 15, 2015 at #20 South Florida L Mar 21, 2015 VCU W Mar 27, 2015 at ETSU L Mar 28, 2015 vs Samford L Apr 04, 2015 at George Washington L Apr 12, 2015 GEORGIA STATE W CAA Championships | Williamsburg, Va. Apr 17, 2015 vs Delaware (CAA) W Apr 18, 2015 vs College of Charleston L
Zach Hublitz
Score 7-0 7-0
Overall 1-0-0 2-0-0
CAA 0-0-0 0-0-0
Ranking #50 #50
2-4 4-1 4-3 5-2 7-0 3-4 1-6
2-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 5-1-0 6-1-0 6-2-0 6-3-0
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
#50 #50 #50 #55 #55
4-2 4-3 0-4 4-3 1-4 3-4 3-4 4-3
7-3-0 8-3-0 8-4-0 9-4-0 9-5-0 9-6-0 9-7-0 10-7-0
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
#49 #47 #47 #61 #63
4-0 3-4
11-7-0 11-8-0
1-0-0 1-1-0
#63 #63
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2014-15 Stats SINGLES Player C. Van der Burgh Taylor Cramer Zach Hublitz Santtu Leskinen Javier Restrepo Andres Torres Xander Veys Sam Williams Totals
Overall 7-10 0-1 9-7 12-4 6-3 12-6 7-8 6-4 59-43
1 5-8 ----4-1 --------9-9
2 0-1 ----6-3 ----0-3 2-2 8-9
DOUBLES TEAMS Zach Hublitz/Javier Restrepo Taylor Cramer/Xander Veys C. Van der Burgh/Santtu Leskinen Zach Hublitz/Andres Torres Andres Torres/Xander Veys Xander Veys/Sam Williams C. Van der Burgh/Taylor Cramer Josh Hublitz/Javier Restrepo C. Van der Burgh/Sam Williams Santtu Leskinen/Xander Veys Taylor Cramer/Zach Hublitz Totals
Overall 4-3 3-2 4-5 1-2 1-0 2-1 0-1 0-1 4-1 3-3 3-1 25-20
1 ----4-5 ------0-1 --4-1 ----25-20
DOUBLES C. Van der Burgh Taylor Cramer Josh Hublitz Zach Hublitz Santtu Leskinen Javier Restrepo Andres Torres Xander Veys Sam Williams Totals
Overall 8-7 6-4 0-1 8-6 7-8 4-4 2-2 9-6 6-2 25-20
Dual 8-7 6-4 0-1 8-6 7-8 4-4 2-2 9-6 6-2 25-20
3 2-1 --2-1 2-0 ----4-2 1-1 11-5
4 ----4-2 ------3-3 3-1 10-6
2 3-1 ----1-0 --2-1 ------3-3 --0-0 1 8-7 0-1 0-1 4-1 3-3 3-1 1-0 5-4 4-1 8-7
5 ----3-4 --3-0 3-4 ----9-8
3 1-2 3-2 --0-2 1-0 ----0-1 ----3-1 2-2 2 ----0-0 4-5 --1-3 1-2 4-2 2-1 9-5
6 --0-1 ----3-3 9-2 ----12-6 Streak L2 L1 L3 L2 W1 W1 L1 L1 W3 L1 L1
Last 10 3-6 0-1 3-5 7-1 6-3 5-4 2-6 6-3
Last10 4-3 3-2 4-5 1-2 1-0 2-1 0-1 0-1 4-1 3-3 3-1
3 --6-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --8-8
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Season Leaders
Kinshuk Sharma
Ilia Ziamtsov
Most Singles Victories
Most Doubles Victories
21 20 19 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 15
Kinshuk Sharma Chris Cooprider John Shackelford Thierry Zysett Chris Cooprider Jeff Rock Kinshuk Sharma Gary Sue Paul Gemborys Rafael Aita Rafael Aita Lee Bailey Jimmy Whitehead John Shackelford Alex Wetherell Sam Williams Timothy Meredith Rafael Aita Kosta Blank Santtu Leskinen
2008-09 2012-13 1982-83 2002-03 2010-11 1984-85 2010-11 1977-78 1976-77 2010-11 2011-12 2002-03 1991-92 1981-82 2008-09 2012-13 2003-04 2012-13 2011-12 2013-14
21-4 20-3 19-4 18-4 18-5 18-5 18-6 18-6 17-3 17-4 17-4 17-5 17-7 17-7 17-8 16-2 16-4 16-5 16-5 15-3
.840 .870 .826 .818 .783 .783 .750 .750 .850 .810 .810 .773 .708 .708 .680 .889 .800 .762 .762 .833
20 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Illia Ziamtsou Kinshuk Sharma Chris Cooprider Kosta Blank Rafael Aita Scott Curry Kosta Blank Scott Curry David Shackelford Kinshuk Sharma Chris Cooprider Grant Holland Sam Williams Danilo Mendes Pedro Mol Michael Pereira Paul Gemborys Ricky Watson Grant Holland Sam Williams
2010-11 2009-10 2011-12 2011-12 2012-13 2002-03 2010-11 2003-04 1976-77 2010-11 2010-11 2003-04 2012-13 2002-03 2011-12 2009-10 1978-79 1978-79 2003-04 2012-13
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20-4 18-3 18-5 18-5 17-0 17-2 17-4 16-4 16-4 16-5 16-7 16-8 15-0 15-2 15-5 15-5 15-7 15-9 16-8 15-0
.833 .857 .783 .783 1.000 .895 .810 .800 .800 .762 .696 .667 1.000 .882 .750 .750 .682 .625 .667 1.000
Career Leaders
Rafael Aita
Kosta Blank
Most Singles Victories
Most Doubles Victories
65 64 62 59 56 55 54 53
Kinshuk Sharma Rafael Aita John Shackelford Paul Gemborys Kosta Blank Chris Cooprider Michael Pereira Ricky Watson
52 51 51 47 47 46 40 40 38 37 36 36 36
Illia Ziamtsou Caio Piacentini Scott Curry Grant Holland Lance Thompson Alex Wetherell Sam Williams Mike Rayos Kaue Pereira David Shackelford Collin Sumrall Rahul Rajkhewa Gustavo Bertei
2007-11 2010-14 1979-83 1976-80 2009-13 2009-13 2007-11 1978-80 1982-83 2007-11 2003-07 2000-04 2003-07 1979-83 2007-11 2011-15 1990-94 2011-14 1973-78 1976-79 2002-06 2005-09
65-24 64-18 62-31 59-32 56-23 55-21 54-28 53-38
.730 .780 .667 .648 .709 .724 .659 .582
52-32 51-17 51-22 47-24 47-44 46-23 40-20 40-51 38-17 37-41 36-24 36-32 36-45
.619 .750 .699 .662 .516 .667 .667 .440 .691 .474 .600 .529 .444
61 58 57 56 55 53 51 48 47 46 46
Kosta Blank Scott Curry Kinshuk Sharma Illia Ziamtsou Chris Cooprider Paul Gemborys Michael Pereira Lance Thompson John Shackelford David Shackelford Ricky Watson
43 42 41 38 35 35 35 34 33
Sam Williams Rafael Aita Pedro Mol Joe Goulding Rick Norwood Caio Piacentini Lee Smith Mike Rayos Gustavo Bertei
2009-13 2000-04 2007-11 2007-11 2009-13 1976-80 2007-11 1979-83 1979-83 1973-78 1978-80 1982-83 2011-15 2010-14 2010-14 1973-77 1987-92 2003-07 1979-83 1990-94 2005-09
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61-19 58-16 57-29 56-27 55-18 53-35 51-29 48-37 47-39 46-28 46-38
.762 .784 .663 .675 .753 .602 .637 .565 .547 .622 .548
43-16 42-10 41-15 38-24 35-27 35-28 35-33 34-32 33-37
.729 .808 .732 .613 .565 .556 .515 .515 .471
History Makers
Seahawks In ATP/National Rankings Chris Cooprider Denver, Colo. 2009-13
Kinshu, Sharma New Delhi, India 2009-13
Career high ATP Ranking 964 Singles Career High ATP doubles Ranking 896 One ITF Futures Doubles Title Highest NCAA Ranking #10 Doubles (1/3/2013) Selected for NCAA Tournament doubles 2013 Two-time CAA Tournament MVP
Most Career singles victories all-time UNCW 65 Ranks No. 3 all-time in singles victories (65-24) Ranks No. 3 all-time in doubles victories (57) Recipient of Chancellor’s Cup Award for Academic Excellence
Rafael Aita Lima, Peru 2011-14
Sam Williams Bristol, England 2009-13
Selected for Peru Davis Cup Team 2014 Career High ATP Ranking #1330 Two-time selection to NCAA Individual Tourn. (2013, 2014) Highest NCAA ranking #17 Singles (2/10/2013) Highest NCAA ranking #15 Doubles (1/2/2014) Two-time CAA Player-of-the-Year Ranks No. 2 on all-time singles wins list Ranks No. 1 in all-time singles winning pct. (64-18/.780) Recipient of Thomas V. Mosley Award as UNCW’s Outstanding Male Student-Athlete
Ranks No. 8 all time in singles and doubles victories Highest NCAA ranking #15 Doubles (1/2/2014) Winner of ITA Carolina Regional doubles Qualified for ITA National Indoors
Kosta Blank Winnipeg, Canada 2009-13
Highest NCAA ranking #10 Doubles (1/3/2013) Selected for NCAA Tournament doubles 2013 Ranks No. 1 all-time in doubles victories (61) Ranks No. 5 all-time in singles victories (56) Recipient of Chancellor’s Cup Award for Academic Excellence
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Alumni A Aita, Rafael, 2011-2014 Acevedo, David, 1993-1995 Alvarez, German, 1991-1993 Anderson, Bill, 1994-1997 Antunes, Alex, 2004-2007, 2008 Apple, Chris, 1990-1991 B Bailey, Lee, 2000-2003 Bedoya, Alvaro, 1991-1993 Bertei, Gustavo, 2006-09 Bieberich, Mark, 1988-1989 Blank, Kosta, 2010-2013 Boehling, Eric, 1988 Brice, Albie, 1988-1991 Britton, Tim, 1996-1998 Brown, Rob, 1998-2001 C Cabrini, Mauricio, 2001-2003 Cagle, Chris, 1989-1993 Cherry, Henry, 1998-2000 Collieson, James, 1998-2000 Cooprider, Chris, 2010-2013 Cramer, Taylor. 2015-Active Crenshaw, Shane, 1988 Cruess, Paul, 1996-2000 Curry, Scott, 2000-2004 D Difilippo, Luca, 1999-2001 Difilippo, Maura, 1999-2001 Dickinson, Scott, 1988-1989 Dossiea, Tamir, 1996-1997 Drysdale, Greg, 1989-1990 Dunn, Lee, 1988-1992 E Edwards, Mike, 1995-1996 Eller, David, 1993-1995 Everhart, Phillip, 1993-1994 F Feldman, Marty, 1989-1991 Fiorello, Mike, 1990-1991 Ford, Brian, 2005-2008 Franceschina, Josh, 2000-2003 Furbay, Troy, 1988-1989 G Gasparovic, Ladd, 1995 Gillespie, Mike, 1992-1993 Gravitte, Luke, 1995 Green, Martin, 1994-1997 Greiner, Adam, 1999-2000 Guiff, Eric, 1996 H Hinson, David, 1990 Hirsh, Max Ando, 2010 Hodges, Chase, 1997-1998 Holland, Grant, 2004-2007 Hublitz,. Josh, 2014-Active Hublitz, Zach, 2012-2014
Huddleston, Shane, 1993,1995 Hundley, Keith, 1996 I Ingham, Jonathan, 1996-1999 Ingold, Travis, 1995-1997 J Jackson, Ben, 1995 Jackson, Brian, 1994-1997 Joh, Hunter, 1995 Johnson, Eric, 1993-1995 Johnson, Seth, 2005-2006 K Kealy, Matt, 2011-2014 Kelly, Mike, 1989-1991 Kinkema, Mark, 1989-1990 Kotwall, Benjamin, 2004-2007 Kresya, Robert, 1999-2000 Rudolph Kurz, 2014 L Leskinen, Santtu, 2013-Active Lutz, Eric, 1989-1991 Loehr, Brendan, 1998 M MacConnell, Scott, 1990 Madarasz, Atilla, 1994-1995 Makowski, Mike, 1992 Mallory, Rick, 1988 Mann, Jeff, 1989-1992 Mantzourie, Stephen, 2002 Martin, John, 2003 Massa, Gianlucca, 2014-Active McGuire, John, 1990-1992,1994 McKenzie, Ryan, 1998 Meloni, Henrique, 2006-2007 Mendes, Danilo, 2003 Meredith, Timothy, 2004-2005 Mol, Pedro, 2011-2014 Montague-Smith, Gareth, 1994-1996 Myers, Dennis, 2006-2007 N Nikolov, Anton, 2009 Norwood, Rick, 1989-1992 Nye, Brent, 1998
R Rajkhewa, Rahul, 2003-2006 Rassell, Aaron, 2005 Rayos, Michael, 1991-1994 Reilly, Michael, 2012 Restrepo, Javier, 2014-Active S Salwan, Karan, 2014 Schaeffer, Chris, 1988 Schumaker, Stephen, 1998 Schwartz, William, 1996 Setliff, Brian, 1991 Sharma, Kinshuk, 2008-11 Silberberg, Claudio, 1993 Staats, Mark, 1997-1998 Stock, Matt, 1998 Stout, Chris, 1988 Styles, John, 1995 Swingle, Matt, 1991 T Tedder, David, 1989-1992 Torres, Andres, 2015-Active V Van der Burgh, Christiaan, 2013-Active Vasquez, Alejandro, 2003 Vaughn, Taylor, 2004-2005 Veys, Xander, 2015-Active W Walden, Bert, 1990 Weinstein, Todd, 1997-2001 Wetherell, Alex, 2008-11 White, Len, 1991 Whitehead, Jim, 1992-1993 Williams, Sam, 2012-2015 Wohlfarth, Mike, 1989 Y Ybarra, Ryan, 2009 Yee, Christophe 2006-2007 Z Ziamtsou, Illia, 2008-11 Zoldak, J.A., 1992 Zurawel, Michael, 2008 Zysset, Thierry, 2003
O Oxendine, Chad, 1993-1995 P Paul, Robbie, 2005-2006 Pearsall, Greg, 1995-1997,1999 Pereira, Kaue, 2012-Active Pereira, Michael, 2008-11 Pereverzev, Vitaliy, 2000-2002 Peterson, Jack, 1999 Phelps, Ryan, 1993 Piacentini, Caio, 2004-2007 Pukys, Scott, 1989-1990 Preston, Brian, 1994-1995
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Honors 1975-76 Gordon Dean, All-District, NAIA District 29 Larry Honeycutt, Co-Coach-of-the-Year, NAIA District 29 2002-03 Scott Curry-Danilo Mendes, Second-Team All-CAA Doubles 2003-04 Danilo Mendes, First-Team All-CAA Singles 2004-05 Caio Piacentini, First-Team All-CAA Singles Caio Piacentini-Alvaro Penteado, Second-Team All-CAA Singles 2005-06 Caio Piacentini, Second-Team All-CAA Singles Dennis Myers-Grant Holland, Third-Team All-CAA Doubles 2006-07 Caio Piacentini, Third-Team All-CAA Singles Dennis Myers-Grant Holland, Third-Team All-CAA Doubles 2007-08 Gustavo Bertei, Second-Team All-CAA Singles Michael Pereira, Third-Team All-CAA Singles
Chris Cooprider Rafael Aita, ITA Player-to-Watch
2008-09 Michael Pereira, First-Team All-CAA Singles Kinshuk Sharma, Second-Team All-CAA Singles Kinshuk Sharma-Ryan Ybarra, Second-Team All-CAA Doubles Ryan Ybarra, Third-Team All-CAA Singles Illia Ziamtsou, CAA Tournament Outstanding Player Mait DuBois, CAA Coach-of-the-Year Mait DuBois, ITA-Wilson Mideast Coach-of-the-Year 2009-10 Michael Pereira, First-Team All-CAA Singles Kinshuk Sharma, Second-Team All-CAA Singles Kosta Blank, Third-Team All-CAA Singles Ilia Ziamtsou, Third-Team All-CAA Singles Kinshuk Sharma-Max Ando Hirsh, Second-Team All-CAA Doubles Michael Pereira-Ryan Ybarra, Second-Team All-CAA Doubles
2012-13 Rafael Aita, CAA Player-of-the-Year Rafael Aita, First-Team All-CAA Singles Chris Cooprider, First-Team All-CAA Singles Sam Williams, First-Team All-CAA Singles Chris Cooprider-Kosta Blank, First-Team All-CAA Doubles Rafael Aita-Sam Williams, First-Team All-CAA Doubles Kaue Pereira, Second-Team All-CAA Singles Kaue Pereira-Santtu Leskinen, Second-Team All-CAA Doubles Zach Hublitz, Third-Team All-CAA Singles Chris Cooprider, CAA Tournament Outstanding Player Mait DuBois, CAA Coach-of-the-Year
2010-11 Michael Pereira, First-Team All-CAA Singles Kinshuk Sharma, First-Team All-CAA Singles Chris Cooprider, Second-Team All-CAA Singles Chris Cooprider-Kinshuk Sharma, First-Team All-CAA Doubles Kosta Blank-Illia Ziamtsou, Second-Team All-CAA Doubles Chris Cooprider, CAA Tournament Outstanding Player Mait DuBois, ITA Carolina Region Coach-of-the-Year
2013-14 Rafael Aita, CAA Player-of-the-Year Rafael Aita, First-Team All-CAA Singles Sam Williams, First-Team All-CAA Singles Rafael Aita-Sam Williams, First-Team All-CAA Doubles Pedro Mol-Kaue Pereira, First-Team All-CAA Doubles Santtu Leskinen, Second-Team All-CAA Singles Pedro Mol, Second-Team All-CAA Singles Matt Kealy, All-CAA Academic Team Rafael Aita, CAA Tournament Outstanding Player Mait DuBois, CAA Coach-of-the-Year
2011-12 Rafael Aita, First-Team All-CAA Singles Kosta Blank, Second-Team All-CAA Singles Chris Cooprider, Second-Team All-CAA Singles Chris Cooprider-Kosta Blank, First-Team All-CAA Doubles Michael Reilly-Sam Williams, Third-Team All-CAA Doubles
2014-15 Christiaan Van der Burgh, First-Team All-CAA Singles Santtu Leskinen, First-Team All-CAA Singles C. Van der Burgh-Sam Williams, First-Team All-CAA Doubles Xander Veys, Second-Team All-CAA Singles Mait DuBois, CAA Coach-of-the-Year
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NCAA Teams Colonial Athletic Association Champions 2009 2011 2013 2014 UNCW Men’s Tennis All-Time NCAA Results (All-Time Record In NCAA Play: 1-5) Year 2009
Date May 8, 2009
Status CAA Champion
2011
May 13, 2011
CAA Champion
2012
May 12, 2012
At-Large
2013
May 10, 2013 May 11, 2013
CAA Champion
2014
May 10, 2014
CAA Champion
Result Site #26 Virginia Tech 4, #58 UNCW 2 Dan Magill Tennis Complex/Athens, Ga. CAA Champions | NCAA Tournament Qualifier | Highest National Ranking #58 #23 Auburn 4, #39 UNCW 1 Dan Magill Tennis Complex/Athens, Ga. CAA Champions | NCAA Tournament Qualifier | Highest National Ranking #39 #17 Tennessee 4, #44 UNCW 1 Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center/Chapel Hill, N.C. NCAA Tournament At-Large Berth| Highest National Ranking #33 #53 UNCW 4, #18 South Carolina 0 Ambler Tennis Stadium/Durham, N.C. #9 Duke 4, #53 UNCW 0 Ambler Tennis Stadium/Durham, N.C. CAA Champions | NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | Highest National Ranking #37 #50 UNCW vs. #23 Penn State Snyder Tennis Center/Charlottesville, Va. CAA Champions | NCAA Tournament Qualifier | Highest National Ranking #43
NCAA Teams
2009 (CAA Champion) #26 Virginia Tech 4, #58 UNCW 2 May 8, 2009 | Athens, Ga. (Dan Magill Tennis Complex VT (15-7), UNCW (19-6) Singles competition 1. #55 Yoann Re (VT) def. Michael Pereira (UNCW) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 2. #94 Nicolas D. de Robles (VT) def. Gustavo Bertei (UNCW) 6-2, 6-0 3. Kinshuk Sharma (UNCW) def. Pedro Graber (VT) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 4. Luka Somen (VT) vs. Ryan Ybarra (UNCW) 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 0-1, unfinished 5. Sebastien Jacques (VT) def. Illia Ziamtsou (UNCW) 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 6. Alex Wetherell (UNCW) def. Brandon Corace (VT) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 Doubles competition 1. Patrick Daciek/Nicolas D. de Robles (VT) def. Kinshuk Sharma/Illia Ziamtsou (UNCW) 8-2 2. Brandon Corace/Pedro Graber (VT) def. Gustavo Bertei/Ryan Ybarra (UNCW) 8-2 3. Sebastien Jacques/Yoann Re (VT) vs. Michael Pereira/Alex Wetherell (UNCW) 7-5, unfinished
2011 (CAA Champion) #23 Auburn 4, #39 UNCW 1 May 13, 2011 | Athens, Ga. (Dan Magill Tennis Complex) Auburn (16-9), UNCW (21-5) Singles competition 1. #12 Tim Puetz (AUBURN) def. Kinshuk Sharma (UNCW) 6-2, 6-1 2. #115 Alex Stamchev (AUBURN) def. Michael Pereira (UNCW) 6-4, 6-1 3. Tim Hewitt (AUBURN) def. Chris Cooprider (UNCW) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 4. Rafael Aita (UNCW) vs. Andreas Mies (AUBURN) 7-5, 3-6, 2-1, unfinished 5. Kosta Blank (UNCW) vs. Daniel Cochrane (AUBURN) 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (3-7), 1-0, unfinished 6. Illia Ziamtsou (UNCW) def. Rafael Rondino (AUBURN) 6-3, 6-4 Doubles competition 1. #12 Daniel Cochrane/Tim Puetz (AUBURN) def. Chris Cooprider/Kinshuk Sharma (UNCW) 8-5 2. Alex Stamchev/Andreas Mies (AUBURN) def. Kosta Blank/Illia Ziamtsou (UNCW) 8-5 3. Alex Wetherell/Michael Pereira (UNCW) vs. Rafael Rondino/Lucas Lopasso (AUBURN) 7-6, unfinished
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NCAA Teams 2012 (At-Large) #17 Tennessee 4, #44 UNCW 1 May 12, 2012 | Chapel Hill, N.C. (Cone-Kenfield Center) Tennessee (15-13), UNCW (17-7) Singles competition 1. #28 Mikelis Libietis (UT) vs. #95 Rafael Aita (UNCW) 6-4, 2-3, unfinished 2. #72 Hunter Reese (UT) def. Chris Cooprider (UNCW) 6-1, 6-3 3. Brandon Fickey (UT) vs. Kosta Blank (UNCW) 6-3, 0-6, 1-2, unfinished 4. Pedro Mol (UNCW) def. Jarryd Chaplin (UT) 6-4, 6-1 5. Edward Jones (UT) def. Kaue Pereira (UNCW) 6-2, 6-3 6. Taylor Patrick (UT) def. Zach Hublitz (UNCW) 6-4, 6-0 Doubles competition 1. #12 Mikelis Libietis/Hunter Reese (UT) def. Chris Cooprider/Kosta Blank (UNCW) 8-4 2. Edward Jones/Jarryd Chaplin (UT) def. Pedro Mol/Michael Reilly (UNCW) 8-5
2013 (CAA Champion) 2013 (CAA Champions) #53 UNCW 4, #18 South Carolina 0 May 10, 2013 | Durham, N.C. (Ambler Tennis Stadium) UNCW (18-4), South Carolina (18-10) Singles competition 1. #54 Rafael Aita (UNCW) def. #31 Tsvetan Mihov (SC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) 2. Chris Cooprider (UNCW) def. #81 Andrew Adams (SC) 7-5, 6-4 3. Thiago Pinheiro (SC) vs. Sam Williams (UNCW) 4-6, 3-4, unfinished 4. Kyle Koch (SC) vs. Kaue Pereira (UNCW) 7-6 (7-4), 4-5, unfinished 5. Chip Cox (SC) vs. Kosta Blank (UNCW) 6-2, 2-6, 1-2, unfinished 6. Zach Hublitz (UNCW) def. Harry Menzies (SC) 6-3, 6-4 Doubles competition 1. #30 Chris Cooprider/Kosta Blank (UNCW) def. #17 Tsvetan Mihov/Chip Cox (SC) 8-2 2. #52 Rafael Aita/Sam Williams (UNCW) def. #39 Kyle Koch/Harry Menzies (SC) 8-2 3. Santtu Leskinen/Kaue Pereira (UNCW) def. Andrew Adams/Thiago Pinheiro (SC) 6-5
#9 Duke, 4, #53 UNCW 0 May 11, 2013 | Durham, N.C. (Ambler Tennis Stadium) Duke (23-5), UNCW (18-5) Singles competition 1. #9 Henrique Cunha (DU) vs. #54 Rafael Aita (UNCW) 6-4, 3-1, unfinished 2. #43 Fred Saba (DU) vs. Chris Cooprider (UNCW) 1-6, 4-3, unfinished 3. #46 Michael Redlicki (DU) vs. Sam Williams (UNCW) 4-6, 6-1, unfinished 4. #74 Raphael Hemmeler (DU) def. Kaue Pereira (UNCW) 6-0, 7-5 5. Jason Tahir (DU) def. Kosta Blank (UNCW) 6-1, 6-1 6. Josh Levine (DU) def. Zach Hublitz (UNCW) 6-3, 6-2 Doubles competition 1. #2 Henrique Cunha/Raphael Hemmeler (DU) def. #30 Chris Cooprider/Kosta Blank (UNCW) 8-3 2. #52 Rafael Aita/Sam Williams (UNCW) def. #19 Jason Tahir/Michael Redlicki (DU) 8-5 3. Fred Saba/Bruno Semenzato (DU) def. Santtu Leskinen/Kaue Pereira (UNCW) 8-6
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NCAA Teams 2014 (CAA Champion) #23 Penn State 4, #50 UNCW 2 May 10, 2014 | Charlottesville, Va. (Snyder Tennis Center) Penn State (22-5), UNCW (15-7) Singles competition 1. #37 Leonard Stakhovsy (PSU) def. Rafael Aita (UNC)W, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 2. Russell Bader (PSU) def. Pedro Mol (UNCW), 6-2, 6-2 3. Alex Fennell (PSU) def. Sam Williams (UNCW), 6-4, 6-1 4. Matt Barry (PSU) def. Kaue Pereira (UNCW), 6-3, 6-1 5. Roman Trkulja (PSU) vs. Santtu Leskinen (UNCW), 6-7 (2-7), 6-6 (2-1) 6. Christiaan Van der Burgh (UNCW) def. Nika Dolidze (PSU), 6-4, 7-5 Doubles competition 1. Rafael Aita-Sam Williams (UNCW) def. #26 Russell Bader-Leonard Stakhovsy (PSU), 8-7 (7-0) 2. Michael Reilly-Chris Young (PSU) def. Pedro Mol-Kaue Pereira (UNCW), 7-6, unfinished 3. Zach Hublitz-Christiaan Van der Burgh (UNCW) def. Matt Barry/Roman Trkulja (PSU), 8-6
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Strength
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Training
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