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2015-16 Men's Tennis Roster
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Samaha, Giovani
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Giovani Samaha
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Prev School:
- Morehead State
Bio
Honors
All-Sun Belt Singles Second Team (2015)
Rankings
ITA Southern Region - No. 7 doubles (2015, Pablo Moreno)
Senior (2015-16): Tied for the most singles wins on the season with a record of 18-13... Started the season 8-2 including a five-match winning streak... Recorded wins over No. 66 UTSA and No.65 UNC WIlmington in straight sets... Six of 13 losses came against ranked opponents... Was a perfect 4-0 playing from the number one position... Had a winning record of 5-4 from the third position... Was 8-3 in tour play...
Doubles: Recorded the most wins on the team at 18 with a record of 18-13... Had a winning record in dual play at 13-10 and tour play at 5-3... Was a part of one of two of the winningest duo pairs with Pablo Moreno at a record of 7-4... Logged five victories over ranked teams with at No. 36 Louisville, at No. 19 Ole Miss, vs. No. 66 UTSA, vs. No. 75 Florida Gulf Coast and vs. No. 51 Georgia State... Had six separate winning streaks throughout the season with four consecutive victories from Mar. 6 to Mar. 11 being the longest.
Junior (2014-15): Posted an overall singles record of 26-7... Named All-Sun Belt singles second team... Went 18-3 in singles in the spring, mostly at No. 5 (10-2)... Played at No. 6 singles late in the seasons, including in the Sun Belt Championships and NCAA Tournament... Won 11 straight decisions to close the season... Defeated nationally-ranked (No. 120) Ricardo Jorge of No. 19 Ole Miss in straight sets... Also won match against No. 20 Tennessee... Won flight one singles at Big Easy Tennis Classic in the fall... Played in pre-qualifying draw at ITA All-American Championships in the fall...
Doubles: Had an overall record of 19-13... Earned No. 7 doubles ranking with Pablo Moreno in ITA Southern Region rankings... In doubles, played late in season at No. 1 with Moreno... Posted an 11-2 record with Moreno, including 7-2 mark in the spring... Tied 7-7 with Florida State's Benjamin Lock and Marco Nunez, 16th-ranked doubles team in the naiton, when point was clinched in NCAA Tournament... Won top doubles flight with Moreno at Big Easy Tennis Classic in the fall.
All-Sun Belt Singles Second Team (2015)
Rankings
ITA Southern Region - No. 7 doubles (2015, Pablo Moreno)
Senior (2015-16): Tied for the most singles wins on the season with a record of 18-13... Started the season 8-2 including a five-match winning streak... Recorded wins over No. 66 UTSA and No.65 UNC WIlmington in straight sets... Six of 13 losses came against ranked opponents... Was a perfect 4-0 playing from the number one position... Had a winning record of 5-4 from the third position... Was 8-3 in tour play...
Doubles: Recorded the most wins on the team at 18 with a record of 18-13... Had a winning record in dual play at 13-10 and tour play at 5-3... Was a part of one of two of the winningest duo pairs with Pablo Moreno at a record of 7-4... Logged five victories over ranked teams with at No. 36 Louisville, at No. 19 Ole Miss, vs. No. 66 UTSA, vs. No. 75 Florida Gulf Coast and vs. No. 51 Georgia State... Had six separate winning streaks throughout the season with four consecutive victories from Mar. 6 to Mar. 11 being the longest.
Junior (2014-15): Posted an overall singles record of 26-7... Named All-Sun Belt singles second team... Went 18-3 in singles in the spring, mostly at No. 5 (10-2)... Played at No. 6 singles late in the seasons, including in the Sun Belt Championships and NCAA Tournament... Won 11 straight decisions to close the season... Defeated nationally-ranked (No. 120) Ricardo Jorge of No. 19 Ole Miss in straight sets... Also won match against No. 20 Tennessee... Won flight one singles at Big Easy Tennis Classic in the fall... Played in pre-qualifying draw at ITA All-American Championships in the fall...
Doubles: Had an overall record of 19-13... Earned No. 7 doubles ranking with Pablo Moreno in ITA Southern Region rankings... In doubles, played late in season at No. 1 with Moreno... Posted an 11-2 record with Moreno, including 7-2 mark in the spring... Tied 7-7 with Florida State's Benjamin Lock and Marco Nunez, 16th-ranked doubles team in the naiton, when point was clinched in NCAA Tournament... Won top doubles flight with Moreno at Big Easy Tennis Classic in the fall.
Troy Football Press Conference (Players) - Memphis Game
Monday, September 08
Gerad Parker Press Conference - Memphis Game
Monday, September 08
Player Postgame Press Conference (Luke Hodge, Tray Taylor) - No. 8 Clemson
Sunday, September 07
Gerad Parker Postgame Press Conference - No. 8 Clemson
Sunday, September 07
