J.B. Gough

J.B. Gough action photo at A10 Championship

Photo by: Atlantic 10 Conference

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Height:
6-2
Weight:
183
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Beverly, Mass.
High School:
The Roxbury Latin School

2016-17: Became first player in program's three years in the Atlantic 10 by earning a spot on the A-10 All-Academic Team ... given the team's Harry Fogelman Coach's Award ... had a solid senior campaign, going a career-best 14-6 in singles play with nine of those wins coming at No. 4 ... finished his career with 43 wins in 76 matches and 15 victories in doubles action doubled his career total to give him 30 ... also excelled in the classroom by carrying a grade point average above 3.5 and majoring in economics ... named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll six times ... capped off senior season by winning five of final seven singles matches and went 7-2 in last nine matches overall ... had a 9-4 record at No. 4 singles ... ran off a career-high five-match singles win streak, while teaming with Axel Fries to run off an eight-match doubles win streak ... three of the wins came against A-10 foes.

2015-16: Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both the Fall and Spring semesters ... had a nice junior season, combining for 17 singles and doubles wins ... finished with a 9-8 record in singles play at No. 3 and 4 positions ... had a 5-4 record at No. 4 ... went 3-1 in A-10 matches ... ran off a four-match singles win streak, with three of the wins coming at home ... picked up league wins against Duquesne, Saint Joseph's and Richmond ... first three matches of the season went the distance to three sets, winning two of the matches against Georgia Southern and UNCG ... had a 3-2 record in three set matches ... teamed with Shamael Chaudhry in doubles to go 8-5 overall, including at 6-4 mark at No. 1 ... had perfect 2-0 record in league matches ... ran off a team season-high and career-best five-match doubles win streak with Chaudhry ... two of the wins came against league-foes Dayton and Saint Joseph's as the Wildcats scored team wins in both matches ... had a 2-1 record at No. 2 doubles, scoring wins against Gardner-Webb and N.C. A&T ... played in four of Davidson's six Fall events ... picked up a singles and doubles win each at the Davidson Invite ... earned a singles consolation victory at the Carolina Regional and teamed with Jordan Hart in doubles to reach the second round of the consolation ... tallied two singles wins at the Wake Forest Invite and teamed with Hart to net a doubles win.

2014-15: Honored with the team's Rob Palmer MVP ... earned Davidson's first-ever Atlantic 10 weekly award, grabbing the performer of the week honor, Feb. 11 ... named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Spring semester ... second on the team with a 13-9 single record, while going 7-9 in doubles action ... had a 3-2 record vs. A-10 foes in single ... collected 12 of the 13 singles wins at No. 3, going 12-7 ... ran off a career-best nine-match singles win streak that spanned over a month ... scored a pair of doubles wins to start the year with Jordan Hart, including a nice 6-3 triumph at home over No. 24 Clemson ... earned back-to-back doubles triumphs against George Washington and Saint Joseph's at home ... capped the year off by winning an 8-0 decision with Hart at No. 1 doubles in the A-10 Tournament ... started out Fall season at the Southern Intercollegiate Championship hosted by Georgia, competing in the top singles bracket ... dropped a pair of matches to players from East Tennessee State, who was ranked), and Arkansas ... also played with David Hager in the DII doubles draw, earning an 8-6 win over a pair from Clemson ... took part in Davidson's own Fall invitational, scoring a 6-4, 6-2 win against Charlotte on the final day ... went a perfect 3-0 in doubles with Jordan Hart ... took part in the Virginia Fall Tennis Classic, earning a singles win as well as a doubles victory with Hager ... teamed with Hart in the D-I doubles bracket at the Wake Forest Invitational to win the title with two 8-4 victories ... finished fourth in the C2 singles draw.

2013-14: Had a solid first year with Davidson, regular seeing time in the rotation between No. 4-6 singles ... third on the team with seven wins (7-10) and picked up four of those wins vs. the SoCon (4-5) ... had a team-best mark of 4-1 at No. 5 singles ... picked up other three wins at No. 4 ... had a season-best three-match win streak, all SoCon wins against Chattanooga, Appalachian State and The Citadel ... played in five three-set matches throughout the year, winning three of them against George Mason (6-3, 3-6, 7-6), Georgia Southern (1-6, 6-3, 6-4) and Chattanooga (6-2, 6-7, 7-6) ... earned first collegiate win at George Mason ... followed it up with another win at Georgetown, taking a 6-5, 6-4 straight set victory ... saw first collegiate action in the 2013 Fall at the UNC Wilmington Invitational, picking up a three set victory, 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 against his Richmond opponent.

Prep and personal: A five-year letterwinner at the Roxbury Latin School in Boston, Mass. ... No. 1 singles and doubles player there ... was a New England Champion for first time in school history in 2013 ... three-time all-league honoree ... finished prep career with 180-20 record, including a 40-0 record as a sophomore ... also played on the junior varsity soccer team.

Career Year-by-Year Records
2014: 7-10 (4-5 SoCon) Singles (#4-6), 0-0 (0-0 SoCon) Doubles
2015: 13-9 (3-2 A-10) Singles (#2-4), 7-9 (2-2 A-10) Doubles
2016: 9-8 (3-1 A-10) Singles (#3,4), 8-5 (2-0 A-10) Doubles (#1,2)
2017: 14-6 (4-1 A-10) Singles (#3-5), 15-6 (5-1 A-10) Doubles (#1)

Overall Record: 43-33 (4-5 SoCon, 10-4 A-10) Singles, 30-20 (0-0 SoCon, 9-3 A-10) Doubles