2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster
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Davis Taylor
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brookhaven, Ga.
- High School:
- Capstone Academy
- Major:
- Sport Management
HONORS AND AWARDS
Sun Belt Men's Tennis Player of the Week (3/11/26)
Sun Belt Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week (3/11/26)
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2026)
Compiled a 13-17 singles record between the Fall and Spring, as well as an 8-14 doubles record ... Played his way into the ITA Singles Main Draw in the Fall with two qualifying singles wins ... Sun Belt Player of the Week and Doubles Team of the Week honors on March 11 for helping lead Georgia Southern to road wins at North Florida and Stetson. The win at UNF was the first for the Eagles since 1988 ... Named Men's Breakout Student-Athlete of the Year at the GUSPYs, the annual awards banquet for Georgia Southern athletics.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Attended the University of Georgia, where he was a member of the Bulldogs' squad from 2023-25 ... Was an unbeaten 1-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles during the dual match season for UGA in 2024 ... Advanced to black draw quarterfinals at the 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships ... Recipient of the UGA Men's Tennis Legacy Scholarship Endowment.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Capstone Academy and played club for UTA Tennis Academy ... Was ranked as high as the No. 17 national boys tennis recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net ... Gold Ball winner at the USTA National Championship in National Doubles, Finished top-15 in the nation in the 12s, 14s, and 16s field and reached the quarterfinals in singles and doubles for both the Boys' 14 National Claycourts and Boys' 14 National Hardcourts ... Reached semifinals of doubles at Boys' 16s Winter Nationals in December 2019, Reached the semifinal round of the Atlanta Junior ITF event in October 2022, Quarterfinalist of the Horgen Switzerland Junior ITF event and the Luzern Switzerland Junior ITF in September 2022.
PERSONAL
Born Michael Davis Taylor on September 24, 2004, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Hometown is Brookhaven, Ga. ... Son of Marianna and Jeff Taylor ... Has two sisters, Anna Miles and Ashlyn ... Mother, Marianna, played collegiately at the University of Georgia and was a part of the Bulldogs' 1994 NCAA Division I National Championship squad ... Father, Jeff, played football collegiately at Hampden-Sydney.
MAJOR
Sport Management
Sun Belt Men's Tennis Player of the Week (3/11/26)
Sun Belt Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week (3/11/26)
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2026)
Compiled a 13-17 singles record between the Fall and Spring, as well as an 8-14 doubles record ... Played his way into the ITA Singles Main Draw in the Fall with two qualifying singles wins ... Sun Belt Player of the Week and Doubles Team of the Week honors on March 11 for helping lead Georgia Southern to road wins at North Florida and Stetson. The win at UNF was the first for the Eagles since 1988 ... Named Men's Breakout Student-Athlete of the Year at the GUSPYs, the annual awards banquet for Georgia Southern athletics.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Attended the University of Georgia, where he was a member of the Bulldogs' squad from 2023-25 ... Was an unbeaten 1-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles during the dual match season for UGA in 2024 ... Advanced to black draw quarterfinals at the 55th annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships ... Recipient of the UGA Men's Tennis Legacy Scholarship Endowment.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Capstone Academy and played club for UTA Tennis Academy ... Was ranked as high as the No. 17 national boys tennis recruit according to tennisrecruiting.net ... Gold Ball winner at the USTA National Championship in National Doubles, Finished top-15 in the nation in the 12s, 14s, and 16s field and reached the quarterfinals in singles and doubles for both the Boys' 14 National Claycourts and Boys' 14 National Hardcourts ... Reached semifinals of doubles at Boys' 16s Winter Nationals in December 2019, Reached the semifinal round of the Atlanta Junior ITF event in October 2022, Quarterfinalist of the Horgen Switzerland Junior ITF event and the Luzern Switzerland Junior ITF in September 2022.
PERSONAL
Born Michael Davis Taylor on September 24, 2004, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Hometown is Brookhaven, Ga. ... Son of Marianna and Jeff Taylor ... Has two sisters, Anna Miles and Ashlyn ... Mother, Marianna, played collegiately at the University of Georgia and was a part of the Bulldogs' 1994 NCAA Division I National Championship squad ... Father, Jeff, played football collegiately at Hampden-Sydney.
MAJOR
Sport Management
Heather Macy Introductory Press Conference (04-28-2026)
Tuesday, April 28
GUSPYs 2026
Monday, April 27
Getting to Know: Delanie Thames (Softball)
Wednesday, April 15
Georgia Southern Football Media Availability (4/4/26)
Saturday, April 04
