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Hernus Pieters

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Pretoria, South Africa

High School:
Hoerskool Waterkloof

Height:
6-2

05/20/2012

Bulldogs Fall To Pepperdine In Quarterfinals

Bulldogs Fall To Pepperdine In Quarterfinals

05/20/2012

NCAA Men's Quarterfinal Results

NCAA Men's Quarterfinal Results

05/18/2012

Georgia Beats UNC For Spot In Quarterfinals

Georgia Beats UNC For Spot In Quarterfinals

05/18/2012

NCAA Championships Day 2 Recap

NCAA Championships Day 2 Recap

05/18/2012

NCAA Men's Tennis Round of 16 Results

NCAA Men's Tennis Round of 16 Results

2011 FALL (SOPHOMORE)
• Reached the quarterfinals of the Southern Intercollegiates
• Earned a bid to the ITA All-America championships and won two singles matches; also won a consolation round match in doubles with Nathan Pasha
• Reached the semifinals of both singles and doubles at the ITA Southeast Regional
• Went a perfect 6-0 in his matches at the Bulldog Scramble, named the event's champion
• Ranked No. 107 in singles and No. 24 in doubles with Pasha in the preseason ITA polls

2010-11 (FRESHMAN)
• Finished freshman season at 31-10 in both singles and doubles
• Earned All-America honors in doubles after being seeding fourth with Javier Garrapiz in the NCAA doubles tournament at Stanford
• 12-2 in singles and 10-0 in doubles during the fall, including 6-0 with Garrapiz
• Defeated Vanderbilt's Alex Zotov, 7-6(4), 6-3, to capture the Division II singles title at the Southern Intercollegiates before coming back to win the doubles title with Garrapiz
• Reached the finals of the GT Invitational
• Won a pair of matches at the Bulldog Scramble
• SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 23
• SEC Indoor doubles champion with Javier Garrapiz
• Two wins over ranked opponents and five clinchers during the spring
• Voted to the All-SEC Freshman Team
• 2011 ITA Southeast Region Freshman of the Year
• SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

PREP
• Attained a career-high ITF ranking of No. 72 in April 2010
• Competed in Wimbledon Juniors and reached the singles semifinals of the prestigious African Junior Championships - an event that attracted 140 players from 24 African nations in 2010
• In January 2010, played in the main draw of the Australian Open Juniors and began the year ranked the No. 1 South African player at the U-18 level
• Was ranked the top player in the nation at U-18, U-16, U-15, U-14, and U-13

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