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2012-13 (SOPHOMORE)
• Led the team in singles victories, posting a record of 32-15 including 15-10 in dual matches after making the jump from Nos. 5-6 as a freshman to No. 1-2-3 as a sophomore; 8-2 in SEC play in singles; six wins over ranked opponents
• Ended the season ranked No. 17 in doubles and No. 51 in singles
• Clinched three matches, including over Kentucky in the SEC Tournament
• Went 14-6 at No. 2 doubles with Garrett Brasseaux; the duo ended with a No. 17 national ranking
• Played in the NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships
• Named first team All-SEC and to the SEC Championships All-Tournament Team
• Southeast Region's Player To Watch
• Compiled a singles record of 15-3 in the fall, most on the team - including four ranked wins
• Highlight came as he won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw of the All-American Championships in Tulsa, where he then won a main draw match over Ole Miss' Jonas Lutjen
• Reached the singles quarterfinals of the Southern Intercollegiates in Athens
• Claimed the title at the Audi Napa Valley Classic in September, earning him a wildcard into a USTA-sponsored pro circuit event to be determined
• Reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Southeast Regional
• Won the Bulldog Scramble, the only player in the event to go undefeated on the weekend
2011-12 (FRESHMAN)
• Finished his standout rookie season with a record of 34-8 including 23-2 in dual matches
• Was off the court first in singles seven times in 2012
• 14-1 at No. 6 singles for Georgia
• Three ranked wins
• Won 10 matches in a row during the season
• Started off his Georgia career with two singles and one doubles win in the season-opening Kickoff Classic vs. Boise State in his hometown of Atlanta
• Reached the doubles quarterfinals of the ITA Southeast Regional
• Won a total of five matches at the Bulldog Scramble to close the fall
• Four-time SEC Freshman of the Week
• ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year
• SEC All-Freshman Team
• Named to All-Tournament Team of ITA National Indoors
• Final ITA doubles ranking of No. 48 in doubles
PREP
• Five-star prospect from Atlanta, ranked No. 1 in the state of Georgia in his class, No. 2 in the Southeast and No. 5 in the nation by tennisrecruiting.net
• Competed in the men's doubles draw of the 2010 US Open
• Doubles champion of the 2010 USTA Boys 18s National Hardcourt Championships in Kalamzoo, Mich.
• Won numerous national opens including USTA Boys 14s National Winter Championship
PERSONAL
• Born July 15, 1992
• Son of Delmarie Payton; has a sister, Natasha
• Major: Communication studies
