2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster
Sam Kavarana
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Charleston, S.C.
- High School:
- Academic Magnet
Bio
2021-22: Earned A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll honors and was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete... Picked up six singles victories in the regular season of his senior year... Won four decisions at No. 5 and a pair of victories at courts four and six... Earned notable victories against Richmond from No. 5 during the regular season as well as during the Atlantic 10 tournament where he clinched the match for the Wildcats with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win at court five and advanced Davidson to the semifinals.
2020-21: Went 7-9 in singles play as a junior and 4-4 in doubles play... Picked up four wins as the No. 2 singles player, with wins over NC Central, Presbyterian, NC A&T and Furman... Won four matches in a row from 3/7 to 3/20 with victories against Presbyterian, Charleston, the Citadel and Wofford.
2019-20: Season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... despite the shortened season, still finished with an 8-6 singles record and was 3-0 in A-10 matches ... played both No. 3 and 4 singles, going 5-5 at the No. 4 spots ... ended the year with a pair of wins against Navy (6-3, 6-3) and Saint Joseph's (6-2, 7-5) ... rattled off a three-match win against Fordham, Sacred Heart and USC Upstate ... had a 5-1 doubles mark, all at No. 3 position ... went 3-0 with partner William Clark ... had personal-best five-match win streak in doubles ... played in three Fall events ... picked up a pair of singles wins, including a 7-5, 6-2 victory vs. Southern Methodist at No. 2 during the Davidson Invitational ... came from a set down to net a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over N.C. State's Joseph Schrader in the first round at the ITA Carolina Regional Championship ... earned one singles win at the Wake Forest Invite to close out the Fall season.
2018-19: One of the top freshman in the Atlantic 10 during first year, earning A-10 All-Second Team ... was a three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week ... named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... went a team-best 14-4 for the 'Cats and held a perfect 4-0 record vs. A-10 foes ... played mainly at the No. 3 singles spot, going 12-4 on the year with the other two wins coming at No. 2 and 4 positions, respectively ... ended the season on a season-high four-match win streak, including scoring a 6-0, 6-3 win in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Championship vs. La Salle ... won first two collegiate matches against Boston and Winthrop to start the year, with a three-set win vs. the Eagles (5-7, 6-4, 6-1) ... six of 14 wins on the year came at home ... in lone doubles match, teamed with fellow classmate Brooks Green and fell at Appalachian State in a tie-breaker ... won the C1 singles flight at the Wake Forest Fall Invitational.
Prep and personal:Â Mark Hodgin Junior Sportsmanship Award 2016 (awarded by United States Tennis Association National Regional Amelia Island ... 2016- Doubles Champion, 5th place singles ... Southern Closed 2016 Boys Consolation Champion, 5th place overall, Southern lA, National 4 Clemson 2016 Consolation Champion, USTA Southern 1A Clav Courts Huntsville ... 2016 Kiawah Boys 18s Singles Champion and Doubles Champion, 2015 Pepsi Junior Open Singles Champion, 2014 Pepsi Junior Open Singles Champion, 2014 Charlotte Open Singles Champion.
2020-21: Went 7-9 in singles play as a junior and 4-4 in doubles play... Picked up four wins as the No. 2 singles player, with wins over NC Central, Presbyterian, NC A&T and Furman... Won four matches in a row from 3/7 to 3/20 with victories against Presbyterian, Charleston, the Citadel and Wofford.
2019-20: Season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... despite the shortened season, still finished with an 8-6 singles record and was 3-0 in A-10 matches ... played both No. 3 and 4 singles, going 5-5 at the No. 4 spots ... ended the year with a pair of wins against Navy (6-3, 6-3) and Saint Joseph's (6-2, 7-5) ... rattled off a three-match win against Fordham, Sacred Heart and USC Upstate ... had a 5-1 doubles mark, all at No. 3 position ... went 3-0 with partner William Clark ... had personal-best five-match win streak in doubles ... played in three Fall events ... picked up a pair of singles wins, including a 7-5, 6-2 victory vs. Southern Methodist at No. 2 during the Davidson Invitational ... came from a set down to net a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over N.C. State's Joseph Schrader in the first round at the ITA Carolina Regional Championship ... earned one singles win at the Wake Forest Invite to close out the Fall season.
2018-19: One of the top freshman in the Atlantic 10 during first year, earning A-10 All-Second Team ... was a three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week ... named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... went a team-best 14-4 for the 'Cats and held a perfect 4-0 record vs. A-10 foes ... played mainly at the No. 3 singles spot, going 12-4 on the year with the other two wins coming at No. 2 and 4 positions, respectively ... ended the season on a season-high four-match win streak, including scoring a 6-0, 6-3 win in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Championship vs. La Salle ... won first two collegiate matches against Boston and Winthrop to start the year, with a three-set win vs. the Eagles (5-7, 6-4, 6-1) ... six of 14 wins on the year came at home ... in lone doubles match, teamed with fellow classmate Brooks Green and fell at Appalachian State in a tie-breaker ... won the C1 singles flight at the Wake Forest Fall Invitational.
Prep and personal:Â Mark Hodgin Junior Sportsmanship Award 2016 (awarded by United States Tennis Association National Regional Amelia Island ... 2016- Doubles Champion, 5th place singles ... Southern Closed 2016 Boys Consolation Champion, 5th place overall, Southern lA, National 4 Clemson 2016 Consolation Champion, USTA Southern 1A Clav Courts Huntsville ... 2016 Kiawah Boys 18s Singles Champion and Doubles Champion, 2015 Pepsi Junior Open Singles Champion, 2014 Pepsi Junior Open Singles Champion, 2014 Charlotte Open Singles Champion.
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