2016-17 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Dani Casablancas
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 162
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Sant Pere de Ribes, Spain
- Prev School:
- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
SENIOR (2016-17): Finished the season with 12 wins primarily from the No. 5 positon… Posted a six match winning streak from Mar. 12th to Apr. 15th… Had six doubles wins and played with five different teammates throughout the season… Held a four match doubles winning streak from Feb. 12th to Mar. 25th… Split his doubles matches at the Sun Belt Tournament… Helped lead the Eagles to a first round victory over defending Sun Belt Conference Champs UTA, by defeating his opponent in straight sets… Also defeated his opponent in the Semifinals round against No. 47 South Alabama, 6-7 (7-4), 6-4, 6-2… Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List...
JUNIOR (2015-16): Returned for the Eagles in the spring, posting an 11-6 record competing at the No.3, 4 and 5 positions…went 8-5 in doubles and won three out of the four doubles matches at the top spot…fell to Olivier Gingras of South Alabama in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament (Apr. 22) 4-6, 2-6…beat Zach Bost of App State (Apr. 16) at the No.4 spot 6-3, 7-6 and picked up another conferencing win against Troy at line five…recorded the second-best winning streak on the team winning eight in a row including Stetson (Feb. 14), N.C. Central (Feb. 20), Coastal Carolina (Feb. 21), Nicholls State (Feb. 26)…Jacksonville State (Feb. 28), Troy (Mar. 5), Florida Gulf Coast (Mar. 6) and UNCG (Mar. 12)…won the last three doubles matches at line one against The Citadel (Apr. 2), Mercer (Mar. 29) and USC Upstate (Mar. 26)…played in one tournament in the fall (Charleston Challenge) due to an injury…went 1-1 in both singles and doubles…defeated Franz Sydow of College of Charleston 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (Nov. 13)…picked up a doubles win with Marvin Spiering against Will Baird/Weaver (Presbyterian) on Nov. 15 (7-5)
SOPHOMORE (2014-15): Went 8-3 overall throughout the season...saw limited action due to an injury…ended on a three-match winning streak…scored the lone point for the Eagles in singles play against Vaz of Florida Gulf Coast (6-3, 6-4) on Feb. 2…beat Naruka (Alabama State) 6-3, 6-0 (Jan. 25)…won all four matches at the Georgia Southern Championships (Oct. 24-26) in Flight D
PERSONAL: Born February 28, 1994 in Toyko, Japan to Louise and Antonio. Has 2 siblings, Emma and Alex. Hometown is Barcelona, Spain. Majoring in Computer Science
JUNIOR (2015-16): Returned for the Eagles in the spring, posting an 11-6 record competing at the No.3, 4 and 5 positions…went 8-5 in doubles and won three out of the four doubles matches at the top spot…fell to Olivier Gingras of South Alabama in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament (Apr. 22) 4-6, 2-6…beat Zach Bost of App State (Apr. 16) at the No.4 spot 6-3, 7-6 and picked up another conferencing win against Troy at line five…recorded the second-best winning streak on the team winning eight in a row including Stetson (Feb. 14), N.C. Central (Feb. 20), Coastal Carolina (Feb. 21), Nicholls State (Feb. 26)…Jacksonville State (Feb. 28), Troy (Mar. 5), Florida Gulf Coast (Mar. 6) and UNCG (Mar. 12)…won the last three doubles matches at line one against The Citadel (Apr. 2), Mercer (Mar. 29) and USC Upstate (Mar. 26)…played in one tournament in the fall (Charleston Challenge) due to an injury…went 1-1 in both singles and doubles…defeated Franz Sydow of College of Charleston 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (Nov. 13)…picked up a doubles win with Marvin Spiering against Will Baird/Weaver (Presbyterian) on Nov. 15 (7-5)
SOPHOMORE (2014-15): Went 8-3 overall throughout the season...saw limited action due to an injury…ended on a three-match winning streak…scored the lone point for the Eagles in singles play against Vaz of Florida Gulf Coast (6-3, 6-4) on Feb. 2…beat Naruka (Alabama State) 6-3, 6-0 (Jan. 25)…won all four matches at the Georgia Southern Championships (Oct. 24-26) in Flight D
PERSONAL: Born February 28, 1994 in Toyko, Japan to Louise and Antonio. Has 2 siblings, Emma and Alex. Hometown is Barcelona, Spain. Majoring in Computer Science
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