2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster
Fries, Axel
Axel Fries
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stockholm, Sweden
- High School:
- Ava Gymnasium
Bio
Major: Economics
2019-20: Senior season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... closed out career with a combined 90 wins in singles and doubles ... went 7-7 in singles play in final season, getting six of those wins at No. 2 ... ended career with a 47-30 singles mark and was 11-6 in Atlantic 10 play ... had a 9-3 doubles record in shortened senior season, playing at No. 1 and 2 positions ... was 6-2 at No. 2 ... had an 8-2 record with teammate Douglas Macintosh ... ended career with a record of 43-28 (13-5 in A-10) for doubles play ... closed out shortened season by winning seven of final eight doubles matches, all with Macintosh ... named A-10 player of the week, March 3, the sixth weekly award won during career ... had a three-match singles win streak during February ... collected a couple Fall singles wins at the Davidson Invitational and the UNCG Invite ... picked up a doubles win with Macintosh at the Wake Forest Invitational.
2018-19: Earned A-10 All-First Team, third straight year earning all-conference ... named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... played No. 1 singles all year, going 8-10 with a 2-1 record vs. A-10 ... also was part of Wildcats' No. 1 doubles teams with a 7-12 record ... opened junior year with four straight singles wins, including a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 decision vs. Boston ... also scored wins vs. Winthrop, Presbyterian and St. Bonaventure ... tallied back-to-back win at Richmond (6-4, 4-6, 6-0) and Radford (6-0, 6-3) ... Had a 3-5 doubles record with Matthew Rose at No. 1, getting two of those wins in A-10 play ... closed out regular season with a 6-0 shutout win at Appalachian State with partner Alexander Loope ... had top points total at the Davidson Fall Invitational with 48 by going 3-0 in singles ... won a singles match at the Fall ITA Regionals ... had two singles flight A1 wins at the Charlotte 49ers Fall Invite.
2017-18: Followed up freshman year with a strong sophomore season by being named to A-10 All-Second Team ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... had a 14-8 singles record to go with a 12-7 doubles mark. He went 10-4 at No. 4 singles position and got all 12 doubles wins at the top spot with Artem Khrapko ... nine of the 14 singles wins came at home ... won three of final fives matches of the season, all at No. 3 ... ran off a six-match doubles win streak ... won final two doubles matches, both coming at the A-10 Championship against Saint Louis and Dayton ... played in four of Davidson's six Fall events ... reached the second round at the USTA/ITA Regional Championship ... netted a singles win at the Charlotte 49er Invite against a Vanderbilt opponent ... earned two singles wins at the Wake Forest Invite, including a win against an N.C. State foe.
2016-17: Had a stellar first year, taking home the Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year honors to become the first Wildcat in program history to earn the award ... was named to the league's all-second team ... won A-10 Rookie of the Week a program-best five times ... given the team's Rob Palmer MVP award ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Spring semester ... combined for 33 singles and doubles wins, going a team-best 18-5 in singles play at No. 3-5 positions ... got eight wins each at No. 3 and 5 positions, respectively, running off a team season-high 12-match win streak ... teamed up with Gough at No. 1 doubles and were one of the best in the A-10, going a team-best 15-6 with a 5-1 mark in league matches ... the duo had a team-high eight-match winning streak in the middle of the season ... had a 3-2 record in three-set matches, including a strong 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 victory at Virginia Tech ... also tallied a 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 win at No. 48 UCF.
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.
Career Year-by-Year Records
2017: 18-5 (5-1 A-10) Singles (#3-5), 15-6 (5-1 A-10) Doubles (#1)
2018: 14-8 (3-2 A-10) Singles (#3-4), 12-7 (4-1 A-10) Doubles (#1)
2019: 8-10 (2-1 A-10) Singles (#1), 7-12 (3-2 A-10) Doubles (#1)
2020: 7-7 (1-2 A-10) Singles (#1,2), 9-3 (1-1 A-10) Doubles (#1,2)
Overall Record: 47-30 (11-6 A-10) Singles, 43-28 (13-5 A-10) Doubles
2019-20: Senior season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... closed out career with a combined 90 wins in singles and doubles ... went 7-7 in singles play in final season, getting six of those wins at No. 2 ... ended career with a 47-30 singles mark and was 11-6 in Atlantic 10 play ... had a 9-3 doubles record in shortened senior season, playing at No. 1 and 2 positions ... was 6-2 at No. 2 ... had an 8-2 record with teammate Douglas Macintosh ... ended career with a record of 43-28 (13-5 in A-10) for doubles play ... closed out shortened season by winning seven of final eight doubles matches, all with Macintosh ... named A-10 player of the week, March 3, the sixth weekly award won during career ... had a three-match singles win streak during February ... collected a couple Fall singles wins at the Davidson Invitational and the UNCG Invite ... picked up a doubles win with Macintosh at the Wake Forest Invitational.
2018-19: Earned A-10 All-First Team, third straight year earning all-conference ... named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... played No. 1 singles all year, going 8-10 with a 2-1 record vs. A-10 ... also was part of Wildcats' No. 1 doubles teams with a 7-12 record ... opened junior year with four straight singles wins, including a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 decision vs. Boston ... also scored wins vs. Winthrop, Presbyterian and St. Bonaventure ... tallied back-to-back win at Richmond (6-4, 4-6, 6-0) and Radford (6-0, 6-3) ... Had a 3-5 doubles record with Matthew Rose at No. 1, getting two of those wins in A-10 play ... closed out regular season with a 6-0 shutout win at Appalachian State with partner Alexander Loope ... had top points total at the Davidson Fall Invitational with 48 by going 3-0 in singles ... won a singles match at the Fall ITA Regionals ... had two singles flight A1 wins at the Charlotte 49ers Fall Invite.
2017-18: Followed up freshman year with a strong sophomore season by being named to A-10 All-Second Team ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... had a 14-8 singles record to go with a 12-7 doubles mark. He went 10-4 at No. 4 singles position and got all 12 doubles wins at the top spot with Artem Khrapko ... nine of the 14 singles wins came at home ... won three of final fives matches of the season, all at No. 3 ... ran off a six-match doubles win streak ... won final two doubles matches, both coming at the A-10 Championship against Saint Louis and Dayton ... played in four of Davidson's six Fall events ... reached the second round at the USTA/ITA Regional Championship ... netted a singles win at the Charlotte 49er Invite against a Vanderbilt opponent ... earned two singles wins at the Wake Forest Invite, including a win against an N.C. State foe.
2016-17: Had a stellar first year, taking home the Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year honors to become the first Wildcat in program history to earn the award ... was named to the league's all-second team ... won A-10 Rookie of the Week a program-best five times ... given the team's Rob Palmer MVP award ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Spring semester ... combined for 33 singles and doubles wins, going a team-best 18-5 in singles play at No. 3-5 positions ... got eight wins each at No. 3 and 5 positions, respectively, running off a team season-high 12-match win streak ... teamed up with Gough at No. 1 doubles and were one of the best in the A-10, going a team-best 15-6 with a 5-1 mark in league matches ... the duo had a team-high eight-match winning streak in the middle of the season ... had a 3-2 record in three-set matches, including a strong 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 victory at Virginia Tech ... also tallied a 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 win at No. 48 UCF.
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.
Career Year-by-Year Records
2017: 18-5 (5-1 A-10) Singles (#3-5), 15-6 (5-1 A-10) Doubles (#1)
2018: 14-8 (3-2 A-10) Singles (#3-4), 12-7 (4-1 A-10) Doubles (#1)
2019: 8-10 (2-1 A-10) Singles (#1), 7-12 (3-2 A-10) Doubles (#1)
2020: 7-7 (1-2 A-10) Singles (#1,2), 9-3 (1-1 A-10) Doubles (#1,2)
Overall Record: 47-30 (11-6 A-10) Singles, 43-28 (13-5 A-10) Doubles
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