Joris De Weerdt Bio
12/17/2007 5:15:00 AM | General
Fall 2008: Showed a strong outing at the Georgia Southern Invitational in both singles and doubles ? Advanced to the singles final where he faced Federico Levi of North Florida ? With doubles partner Matthew Sands, the tandem reached the quarterfinals ? The Eagle duo also captured the doubles crown at the UNF Invitational ? They defeated 31st ranked Auburn's Milan Krnjetin/Alex Stamchev to take the title ? Bypassed three opponents to reach the quarterfinals in singles action at the UNF Invitational ? Wrapped up the doubles fall campaign with a domineering 9-5 record overall.
2007-2008: Surpassed his career high in wins of 14 with 15 ? Came in second on the team with most singles wins ? Played mainly at the No.2 position ? Went 4-4 in singles conference action ? Defeated 50th ranked Christian Bergh of AASU in fall competition ? Accounted for the Eagles' only win against Furman with a defeat over Bo Ladyman ? Posted a 15-11 record in doubles action ? Primary partner was Matthew Sands in conference play ? Tandem went 5-4 in overall doubles ? Went on a 5-match win streak in March ? Compiled an 8-4 record with Gregory Bekkers.
2006-2007: Played majority of his matches as a sophomore from the No. 1 position ? Compiled a 5-14 overall record in 2006-2007 ? Was 2-6 in Southern Conference action during singles play ? Was 0-1 versus nationally ranked opponents ? Very successful in doubles competition with primary partner Gregory Bekkers ? Finished the season with a 6-5 record with Bekkers ? Overall doubles record was 7-11 ? Was Student-Athlete of the Year.
2005-2006: Ended the season with a 9-11 record overall in singles, 8-11 in doubles ? Biggest singles victories came against Chattanooga (2-6, 6-3, 1-0), Furman (3-6, 7-6, 1-0), Winthrop (3-6, 7-5, 1-0) and North Florida (6-3, 6-7, 1-0) ? Had doubles wins over Charleston Southern (8-3), Appalachian State (8-6) and Winthrop (8-4) ? Joined the team in January 2006 ? Did not compete in any fall tournaments.
Prep: Attended St. Gabriel College ? Won first division tournament in Belgium ? Was ranked as one of the top three players in singles and doubles in Belgium.
Personal: Born July 5, 1987 in Ekeren, Belgium ? Son of Frank De Weerdt and Anne Groven ? Major is Chemistry with a minor in Biology ? Parents both played volleyball for the Belgian National Team ? Craziest ambition would be to participate in a main draw of a Grand Slam ? People would be surprised to know that he speaks five languages ? Favorite sports figure is Roger Federer.
