Joe Schafer

Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Orchard Park, N.Y.
High School:
Orchard Park

2012-13: Closed out final year at Davidson by earning SoCon Don Bunch/Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship Award ... named SoCon Player of the Week, March 13, after going 5-1 for the week ... earned a spot on the SoCon All-Academic Team, first of career ... was a two-time SoCon Academic Honor Roll honoree tied for the team lead with 11 singles wins, going 11-8 overall and 5-5 in the SoCon ... had a 9-5 record at No. 2 singles ... added another eight in doubles action, going 8-6 with Ethan Kallick at No. 1 and 2 ... scored six of those wins at No. 2 ... went 5-5 in SoCon doubles action ... finished career with 43 wins each in singles and doubles ... tied a personal-best with a five-match win streak, all at No. 2 singles, Feb. 2-20 ... had a three-match win streak in mid-season, with wins against Chattanooga, The Citadel and College of Charleston ... won both of his three-set matches on the season, including a 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 victory in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to help Davidson win 4-1 against Wofford ... seven of singles wins came at home ... closed out the season winning four last six doubles matches, including an 8-3 victory in the first round of the SoCon Tournament ... scored 8-6 and 9-8 doubles wins at No. 1 vs. CofC and Chattanooga ... Opened 2012 Fall season at the Racket Club Collegiate Invite in Texas, scoring a consolation singles win over a player from Rice ... teamed with Nicky Kunz in doubles, falling to a pair from U. of Texas ... netted a singles and doubles win at Davidson's Jim Causey's Invitational ... scored 6-1, 6-4 and 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 consolation victories in singles at the ITA Carolina Regional, while picking up an 8-4 doubles win with Kunz vs. South Carolina ... paced Davidson with a 2-1 record at No. 1 singles flight at UNC Wilmington and earned a doubles win ... won a three-setter vs. Boston College and then won 7-6, 6-3 vs. the Seahawks in singles action.

2011-12: The Wildcats main No. 1 player went 10-11 in singles, with a 5-8 record at the No. 1 spot ... it was the third year in a row with 10 singles wins ... sported a 4-3 record when playing No. 2 ... one of four 'Cats to reach the 10-win plateau ... earned three of the 10 wins against the SoCon ... reached the 10-win mark in doubles as well, going 10-9 overall ... part of the first doubles team in program history to be ranked, earning a ranking as high as 19th in the nation ... all 10 wins came with partner Calum Gee at the No. 1 slot ... in singles, opened junior year with a solid 6-4, 6-4 decision over Gardner-Webb in only match of the year at No. 3 ... picked up three straight wins over Wingate, Richmond and Presbyterian, all coming at home ... the win against Richmond was a three-setter ... it was one of three three-set wins on the season ... closed out Spring season with a pair of wins, including a three-set (3-6, 6-4, 6-2) affair over Chattanooga in the first round of the SoCon Tournament ... won six of first seven doubles matches with Gee, including running off a five-match win streak ... seven of 10 doubles wins came at home ... during Fall season, teamed with Calum Gee to win the doubles title at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational, upsetting the No. 2 seed and 18th rank team in the country from New Mexico ... also won the Flight 1 doubles title at the Jeff Frank Invitational ... advanced to the round of 16 in doubles action with Calum Gee at the ITA regionals.

2010-11: Followed up strong freshman campaign with a solid sophomore season ... earned All-SoCon Second Team honors at No. 1 singles ... closed with a 10-9 mark at No. 1 and had a 12-12 overall singles record ... played five matches at No. 2, going 2-3 ... was an even 5-5 vs. the SoCon ... opened second year winning five of first seven matches, including a pair of three-setters ... took a 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 decision vs. UNC Wilmington and then beat Derek DiFazio of No. 53 Clemson at the No. 1 slot with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory ... played in 12 three-set matches, picking up six wins when going the distance and three of them were vs. league foes Samford, Wofford and Furman ... closed the year winning three of last four matches, including a 6-4, 6-3 triumph vs. Wofford that helped Davidson advance to the second round of the SoCon Tournament ... went 12-12 in doubles matches ... sported a 10-11 record with Calum Gee at No. 1 and went 5-4 in league matches ... had a 2-1 record with Chris Mark also at No. 1 ... had a strong finish, going 6-2 in last eight doubles matches with Gee ... one of those were vs. Wofford in the SoCon Tournament ... the strong finish was started with a four-match win streak, all four wins coming against SoCon-foes ... in Fall of 2010, competed in five Fall events ... led the Wildcats with eight doubles points at the Jeff Frank Invite ... teamed with Calum Gee for first place in the doubles flight at the Jim Causey Invitational ... nearly matched showing of last year’s ITA Regionals finish (16th round) by reaching the round of 32 ... also teamed with Gee at the regionals to make the round of 16 in doubles after upsetting fifth-seeded team from N.C. State.

2009-10: One of the top freshman in the SoCon, earning a nod on the six-team SoCon All-Freshman squad ... was also named to the league's first team with Eric Noble in doubles ... voted the team's Rob Palmer MVP ... Wildcats' main No. 1 singles player, going 7-9 at the top spot ... finished at 10-9 overall, 4-6 vs. SoCon ... was a perfect 3-0 at No. 2 and 3 positions ... started collegiate career with five straight singles wins ... strong start earned him the SoCon's first Player of the Week honor for the season ... overall, won eight of first nine career singles matches ... scored a pair of three-set wins vs. the Citadel and Furman during the run ... finished with a 13-6 doubles record, getting 12 of those wins at the No. 1 position ... went 6-3 vs. SoCon ... had a five-match win streak in middle of season, while closing the year winning three of final four doubles matches ... had a stellar start to freshman year in first Fall season, highlighted by reaching the round of 16 in singles at the Carolina Regional ... took out two seeded players at the Regional ... also teamed with Calum Gee in doubles at the Regionals to reach the round of 32 ... started Fall season by winning the ‘C’ singles consolation bracket at the Va. Fall Classic ... combined to go 5-1 in singles play at the Wildcats’ two home invites.

Beyond the Baseline: One of the top singles players for Orchard Park high school in his four-year prep career ... was second in USTA Eastern High Points during the 2008 season in both the 16- and 18-year old division ... in the 16-year old division, ranked 4th in the eastern section and 108th nationally, while ranking 84th overall in the 18-year old division ... a second-place finisher at the USTA National Open Labor Day Championships, was honored with the USTA Eastern Lawrence A. Miller Boys' 16U Sportsmanship Award in 2007 ... In the 18-year old division, was also awarded the Delco Tennis Association, PA USTA National Open Sportsmanship award ... National Honor Society president ... graduated in top-five percent of class ... honored with the prestigious Bryan Scholarship at Davidson.

Career Year-by-Year Records
2010: 10-9 (4-6 SoCon) Singles (#1-3), 13-6 (4-6 SoCon) Doubles (#1,2)
2011: 12-12 (5-5 SoCon) Singles (#1,2), 12-12 (5-4 SoCon) Doubles (#1)
2012: 10-11 (3-7 SoCon) Singles (#1-3), 10-9 (4-6 SoCon) Doubles (#1)
2013: 11-8 (5-5 SoCon) Singles (#1,2), 8-6 (5-5 SoCon) Doubles (#1,2)

Overall Record: 43-40 (17-23 SoCon) Singles, 43-33 (18-21 SoCon) Doubles