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2014-15 Men's Tennis Roster
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Davis, Ben
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Ben Davis
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 172
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- London
- High School:
- JFS
Bio
Career Results (ITA)
2014-15 (Redshirt Senior)
Fall: Notched a solid 7-2 record in singles action, including a trip to the quarterfinals in the 2014 USTA/ITA Division I Men’s Ohio Valley Regional Championship … Picked up wins against nationally ranked teams in LSU (29th), Tennessee (41st), Indiana (46th) and Clemson (64th) … Tallied two wins in doubles competition with partners Dima Zyhmantovich and Ettore Zito ... Spring: Finished the season with a .750 winning percentage with a 9-3 mark in singles play and a 8-6 record in doubles competition… Seven of his nine win came at the No. 1 spot while also winning seven games in straight sets … Ended the season on a strong note going 6-1 and winning his last five matches … Ran a stretch of three straight wins in the No. 1 slot with partner Victor Hoang.
2013-14
Did not play ... Redshirted.
2012-13 (Junior)
Fall: In his first full season, started the year by going 7-4 in tournament play & Reached the quarterfinals of the UTSA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional, Oct. 19-23 & Was ranked No. 92 for the entire fall season.
Spring: Named All-Sun Belt First Team in singles and doubles, his third straight year on the All-SBC team & Finished 13-10 in No. 1 singles and a combined 18-10 in doubles & Was ranked as high as No. 92 in singles for the spring, and No. 35 in doubles & had wins over then-No. 29 Andreas Bjerrehus (Virginia Tech), then-No. 114 Spencer Wolf (Northwestern) and then No. 125 Austin Powell (North Carolina State) & In doubles, Davis and Victor Cornea defeated No. 11 Mississippi State's 13th-ranked pair of Jordan Angus and Malte Stropp, 8-4 on Feb. 24 in Flight 1 doubles, and had a 8-3 win over NC State's Beck Bond and Austin Powell.
2011-12 (Sophomore)
Fall: Began the season ranked No. 115 nationally & Defeated 77th-ranked Maniel Bains of Oklahoma State at the 2011 ITA All-America Championships, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 & Won four consecutive matches to qualify for the quarterfinals of the USTA-ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships.
Spring: Named to the Sun Belt All-Conference Team for the second straight season in singles and also earned doubles accolades & Finished with a 25-9 singles record, including a 17-5 dual mark & Registered an 18-14 doubles record, including a 14-9 dual mark & Won 11 consecutive singles matches entering the NCAA tournament against No. 21 Michigan & Also won 17 of final 20 singles matches & Played at the No. 1 position throughout the season in singles and defeated the top competitor from eight nationally ranked teams, six of those coming in straight sets & Top win came against David O Hare from No. 30 Memphis & Earned a pair of victories in the Sun Belt Tournament, winning against No. 70 Louisiana and No. 57 South Alabama & Primarily paired with Christoph Lang at the No. 2 position in doubles & Duo defeated the No. 51 tandem in the country from Virginia Tech & Won 10 of their last 11 doubles matches, knocking off competitors from five nationally ranked teams during the streak.
2010-11 (Freshman)
Spring: Joined Middle Tennessee in January & Named to the Sun Belt All-Conference Team & Finished 19-5 in singles and 10-12 in doubles & Won 16 singles matches in straight sets & Opened the season with seven straight singles victories & Also won first three doubles matches of the season & Defeated Romain Bocaert (6-3, 7-6 [7-5]) in the title match against South Alabama to help Middle Tennessee win the Sun Belt Championship.
JFS
Played under head coach Jamie Evans ... Ranked as high as 243 in the ITF Junior ranking ... Won back-to-back ITF Junior Doubles titles ... Member of the Hertfordshire Men's County Cup Team which won Division I four straight years beginning in 2007 ... Ranked No. 1 in the UK 14U and won the 14U Daily Telegraph Grand Prix Masters in 2006 ... Runner-up in the 16U British Junior National Championships ... Reached the semi-finals of the 16U Eddie Herr.
Personal
Born on May 22, 1992 ... Son of Stephen and Janet Davis ... Majoring in business marketing.
2014-15 (Redshirt Senior)
Fall: Notched a solid 7-2 record in singles action, including a trip to the quarterfinals in the 2014 USTA/ITA Division I Men’s Ohio Valley Regional Championship … Picked up wins against nationally ranked teams in LSU (29th), Tennessee (41st), Indiana (46th) and Clemson (64th) … Tallied two wins in doubles competition with partners Dima Zyhmantovich and Ettore Zito ... Spring: Finished the season with a .750 winning percentage with a 9-3 mark in singles play and a 8-6 record in doubles competition… Seven of his nine win came at the No. 1 spot while also winning seven games in straight sets … Ended the season on a strong note going 6-1 and winning his last five matches … Ran a stretch of three straight wins in the No. 1 slot with partner Victor Hoang.
2013-14
Did not play ... Redshirted.
2012-13 (Junior)
Fall: In his first full season, started the year by going 7-4 in tournament play & Reached the quarterfinals of the UTSA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional, Oct. 19-23 & Was ranked No. 92 for the entire fall season.
Spring: Named All-Sun Belt First Team in singles and doubles, his third straight year on the All-SBC team & Finished 13-10 in No. 1 singles and a combined 18-10 in doubles & Was ranked as high as No. 92 in singles for the spring, and No. 35 in doubles & had wins over then-No. 29 Andreas Bjerrehus (Virginia Tech), then-No. 114 Spencer Wolf (Northwestern) and then No. 125 Austin Powell (North Carolina State) & In doubles, Davis and Victor Cornea defeated No. 11 Mississippi State's 13th-ranked pair of Jordan Angus and Malte Stropp, 8-4 on Feb. 24 in Flight 1 doubles, and had a 8-3 win over NC State's Beck Bond and Austin Powell.
2011-12 (Sophomore)
Fall: Began the season ranked No. 115 nationally & Defeated 77th-ranked Maniel Bains of Oklahoma State at the 2011 ITA All-America Championships, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 & Won four consecutive matches to qualify for the quarterfinals of the USTA-ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships.
Spring: Named to the Sun Belt All-Conference Team for the second straight season in singles and also earned doubles accolades & Finished with a 25-9 singles record, including a 17-5 dual mark & Registered an 18-14 doubles record, including a 14-9 dual mark & Won 11 consecutive singles matches entering the NCAA tournament against No. 21 Michigan & Also won 17 of final 20 singles matches & Played at the No. 1 position throughout the season in singles and defeated the top competitor from eight nationally ranked teams, six of those coming in straight sets & Top win came against David O Hare from No. 30 Memphis & Earned a pair of victories in the Sun Belt Tournament, winning against No. 70 Louisiana and No. 57 South Alabama & Primarily paired with Christoph Lang at the No. 2 position in doubles & Duo defeated the No. 51 tandem in the country from Virginia Tech & Won 10 of their last 11 doubles matches, knocking off competitors from five nationally ranked teams during the streak.
2010-11 (Freshman)
Spring: Joined Middle Tennessee in January & Named to the Sun Belt All-Conference Team & Finished 19-5 in singles and 10-12 in doubles & Won 16 singles matches in straight sets & Opened the season with seven straight singles victories & Also won first three doubles matches of the season & Defeated Romain Bocaert (6-3, 7-6 [7-5]) in the title match against South Alabama to help Middle Tennessee win the Sun Belt Championship.
JFS
Played under head coach Jamie Evans ... Ranked as high as 243 in the ITF Junior ranking ... Won back-to-back ITF Junior Doubles titles ... Member of the Hertfordshire Men's County Cup Team which won Division I four straight years beginning in 2007 ... Ranked No. 1 in the UK 14U and won the 14U Daily Telegraph Grand Prix Masters in 2006 ... Runner-up in the 16U British Junior National Championships ... Reached the semi-finals of the 16U Eddie Herr.
Personal
Born on May 22, 1992 ... Son of Stephen and Janet Davis ... Majoring in business marketing.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Men's Tennis NCAA Selection Show Watch Party on 04/28/25
Tuesday, April 29
MTSU Men's Tennis CUSA Championship vs Liberty Recap on 04/20/25
Wednesday, April 23
MTSU Men's Tennis vs Wichita State Recap on 04/13/25
Saturday, April 19
