Four Added to Men's Tennis For 2016-17 Season
6/1/2016 2:01:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Gavin McFarlin - Assistant SID
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DAVIDSON, N.C. — Entering his 11th season, Davidson men's tennis head coach Drew Barrett announced today the signing of four incoming freshmen for the Fall of 2016.
The Class of 2020 is Barrett's 10th recruiting class since taking over the program in 2006. The Wildcats will welcome Axel Fries, Kotaro Horiuchi, Thomas Mason and Matthew Rose who reside from three different states as well as one from Sweden.
"I'm pleased to announce our next class of recruits and look forward to seeing their careers develop here at Davidson," said Barrett. "All four come from great schools and had success during their prep careers. They will give us even more depth and added competition to help make our team better. I am happy to welcome the guys to the program this Fall, and help us prepare for another great season as well as continue our success in the Atlantic 10."
In addition to the four incoming recruits, the Wildcats will welcome back nearly their entire starting lineup from this past season. They bring back all six singles starters, while two of their top three doubles teams return. In all, nine letterwinners return after going 11-10 this past year and 4-1 in A-10 play.
Meet the incoming class...
Axel Fries
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
High School: Ava Gymnasium
Prep and personal: Part of Swedish Nationals boys U-18 singles finalist ... Swedish nationals boys U-18 doubles champion ... was ranked as No. 6 junior in Sweden ... Stockholm regionals champion in singles and doubles ... winner of the sportsmanship award, given by the Stockholm tennis federation to one junior every year who is a good example of how to behave on and off the court ... played American football until the age of 16, and was the starting quarterback and team captain of the Swedish U-17 national team.
Kotaro Horiuchi
Hometown: Hanover, New Hampshire
High School: Hanover High
Prep and personal: Won state team title in freshman year, going 14-0 in regular season ... won state individual title as freshman, while going undefeated all season ... MVP for high school team as freshman ... was the youngest player in N.H. history to win high school state individual title ... trained at Mouratoglon Tennis Academy in Nice, France ... academic honors included: Honor Roll as freshman and sophomore at Hanover High ... High Honor Roll as freshman in first semester ... was Salutatorian at Mouratoglon Tennis Academy ... has lived in Singapore, Australia and France growing up ... was ranked top-40 in age group during time in Australia.
Thomas Mason
Hometown: Boulder, Colo.
High School: Fairview HS
Prep and personal: Four-year letterwinner at Fairview ... an All-Colorado pick in 2012 & 2014 ... eaned all-conference during 2011 & 2012 seasons ... named all-region all four years of prep career (2011-2014) ... state champion at No. 1 doubles in 2012 and a state champion at No. 2 singles in 2014 ... only the second two-time state champion in Fairview high school history.
Matthew Rose
Hometown: Charlottesville, Va.
High School: The Covenant School
Prep and personal: Named team MVP in 2014-2015 and 2015-16 ... finished with a singles record of 73-10 during prep career ... earned first-team All-VIC selection four times (2013-2016) ... honored with Coaches Award in 2014 ... first-team All-State (2013 & 2014) ... part of the The Covenant School's fifth and sixth state championship in a row during 2011-12 and 2012-13 ... academic honors included: Honor Council (2014-15 & 2015-16), vice-president of the honor council and was grade level reprsentative for the House Leadership Team in 2014-15.
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Entering his 11th season, Davidson men's tennis head coach Drew Barrett announced today the signing of four incoming freshmen for the Fall of 2016.
The Class of 2020 is Barrett's 10th recruiting class since taking over the program in 2006. The Wildcats will welcome Axel Fries, Kotaro Horiuchi, Thomas Mason and Matthew Rose who reside from three different states as well as one from Sweden.
"I'm pleased to announce our next class of recruits and look forward to seeing their careers develop here at Davidson," said Barrett. "All four come from great schools and had success during their prep careers. They will give us even more depth and added competition to help make our team better. I am happy to welcome the guys to the program this Fall, and help us prepare for another great season as well as continue our success in the Atlantic 10."
In addition to the four incoming recruits, the Wildcats will welcome back nearly their entire starting lineup from this past season. They bring back all six singles starters, while two of their top three doubles teams return. In all, nine letterwinners return after going 11-10 this past year and 4-1 in A-10 play.
Meet the incoming class...
Axel Fries
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
High School: Ava Gymnasium
Prep and personal: Part of Swedish Nationals boys U-18 singles finalist ... Swedish nationals boys U-18 doubles champion ... was ranked as No. 6 junior in Sweden ... Stockholm regionals champion in singles and doubles ... winner of the sportsmanship award, given by the Stockholm tennis federation to one junior every year who is a good example of how to behave on and off the court ... played American football until the age of 16, and was the starting quarterback and team captain of the Swedish U-17 national team.
Kotaro Horiuchi
Hometown: Hanover, New Hampshire
High School: Hanover High
Prep and personal: Won state team title in freshman year, going 14-0 in regular season ... won state individual title as freshman, while going undefeated all season ... MVP for high school team as freshman ... was the youngest player in N.H. history to win high school state individual title ... trained at Mouratoglon Tennis Academy in Nice, France ... academic honors included: Honor Roll as freshman and sophomore at Hanover High ... High Honor Roll as freshman in first semester ... was Salutatorian at Mouratoglon Tennis Academy ... has lived in Singapore, Australia and France growing up ... was ranked top-40 in age group during time in Australia.
Thomas Mason
Hometown: Boulder, Colo.
High School: Fairview HS
Prep and personal: Four-year letterwinner at Fairview ... an All-Colorado pick in 2012 & 2014 ... eaned all-conference during 2011 & 2012 seasons ... named all-region all four years of prep career (2011-2014) ... state champion at No. 1 doubles in 2012 and a state champion at No. 2 singles in 2014 ... only the second two-time state champion in Fairview high school history.
Matthew Rose
Hometown: Charlottesville, Va.
High School: The Covenant School
Prep and personal: Named team MVP in 2014-2015 and 2015-16 ... finished with a singles record of 73-10 during prep career ... earned first-team All-VIC selection four times (2013-2016) ... honored with Coaches Award in 2014 ... first-team All-State (2013 & 2014) ... part of the The Covenant School's fifth and sixth state championship in a row during 2011-12 and 2012-13 ... academic honors included: Honor Council (2014-15 & 2015-16), vice-president of the honor council and was grade level reprsentative for the House Leadership Team in 2014-15.
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