2016-2017 Men's Tennis Roster
George Cooper
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Computer Science and Business
- Hometown:
- Albuquerque, N.M.
- High School:
- Los Alamitos (Calif.)
Bio
Why Lehigh? “I was fascinated by the computer science and business duel degree program at such an elite school. I also felt that coach Wouter Hendrix could give me the best opportunities going forward with tennis.”
On Coach Hendrix: “Coach Hendrix is very committed to his players and does everything he can to bring out the best in them, both on and off the court. He is also passionate about the sport and the success of the team.”
2019 (SENIOR SEASON): Named Academic All-Patriot League for third consecutive season… came on second half of season to go 6-3 in singles and 3-4 in doubles… went 3-1 in Patriot League doubles, playing primarily at No. 3 with Jacob Edelchik… most of singles action came at No. 4 and No. 5 flights… played No. 5 singles during postseason run… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll with 4.0 GPA.
2018 (JUNIOR SEASON): Was named to the All-Patriot League Academic team...Named to the ITA All-Academic Team....Named to the Patriot League Honor Roll....Earned the Scholar-Athlete team award...saw action in 16 singles matches and 15 doubles matches..... went 7-9 in singles matches, primarily playing at the No. 5 singles flight where he went 4-6..... went 9-6 in doubles play, splitting time at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles flight, went 4-1 at No. 2 doubles and 5-5 at No. 3 Doubles.
2017 (SOPHOMORE SEASON): Second Team All-Patriot League selection…Academic All-Patriot League selection…took over the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles duties…went 6-11 overall in singles play with a 3-3 mark against Patriot League opponents…owned an overall doubles record of 8-9 with a stellar 6-1 record against league competition…his six doubles wins in league play finished tied for the team lead as he played all those matches at the No. 1 flight…teamed up with Graham Lehman to post a 6-1 doubles record in league play to lead all doubles pairings on the team…garnered Patriot League Player of the Week honors as he went a combined 4-0 and led Lehigh to a pair of league wins against Loyola and Colgate…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll with a stellar 3.94 spring semester GPA.
2016 (FRESHMAN SEASON): Earned a spot in the starting lineup during his first season in the Brown and White, going 13-4 overall in singles action and 5-2 in Patriot League play and playing primarily at the third and fourth flights...amassed an 11-6 overall doubles record and 6-1 mark against league opponents…secured the clinching point in Lehigh’s Patriot League Quarterfinal victory over Colgate and picked up a doubles win in the Patriot League Semifinals against Navy…was named the team’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the end-of-season banquet.
In high school: Two-time New Mexico state singles champion… member of three-time New Mexico state championship team…one-time CIF Southern Section team champion… Four-star rating by tennisrecruiting.net… National Honor Society member… AP Scholar with Distinction… graduated with 4.0 GPA.
Personal: Son of Robert and Tricia…brothers Andy (24) and Thomas (21).
CAREER STATISTICS
On Coach Hendrix: “Coach Hendrix is very committed to his players and does everything he can to bring out the best in them, both on and off the court. He is also passionate about the sport and the success of the team.”
2019 (SENIOR SEASON): Named Academic All-Patriot League for third consecutive season… came on second half of season to go 6-3 in singles and 3-4 in doubles… went 3-1 in Patriot League doubles, playing primarily at No. 3 with Jacob Edelchik… most of singles action came at No. 4 and No. 5 flights… played No. 5 singles during postseason run… named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll with 4.0 GPA.
2018 (JUNIOR SEASON): Was named to the All-Patriot League Academic team...Named to the ITA All-Academic Team....Named to the Patriot League Honor Roll....Earned the Scholar-Athlete team award...saw action in 16 singles matches and 15 doubles matches..... went 7-9 in singles matches, primarily playing at the No. 5 singles flight where he went 4-6..... went 9-6 in doubles play, splitting time at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles flight, went 4-1 at No. 2 doubles and 5-5 at No. 3 Doubles.
2017 (SOPHOMORE SEASON): Second Team All-Patriot League selection…Academic All-Patriot League selection…took over the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles duties…went 6-11 overall in singles play with a 3-3 mark against Patriot League opponents…owned an overall doubles record of 8-9 with a stellar 6-1 record against league competition…his six doubles wins in league play finished tied for the team lead as he played all those matches at the No. 1 flight…teamed up with Graham Lehman to post a 6-1 doubles record in league play to lead all doubles pairings on the team…garnered Patriot League Player of the Week honors as he went a combined 4-0 and led Lehigh to a pair of league wins against Loyola and Colgate…named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll with a stellar 3.94 spring semester GPA.
2016 (FRESHMAN SEASON): Earned a spot in the starting lineup during his first season in the Brown and White, going 13-4 overall in singles action and 5-2 in Patriot League play and playing primarily at the third and fourth flights...amassed an 11-6 overall doubles record and 6-1 mark against league opponents…secured the clinching point in Lehigh’s Patriot League Quarterfinal victory over Colgate and picked up a doubles win in the Patriot League Semifinals against Navy…was named the team’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the end-of-season banquet.
In high school: Two-time New Mexico state singles champion… member of three-time New Mexico state championship team…one-time CIF Southern Section team champion… Four-star rating by tennisrecruiting.net… National Honor Society member… AP Scholar with Distinction… graduated with 4.0 GPA.
Personal: Son of Robert and Tricia…brothers Andy (24) and Thomas (21).
CAREER STATISTICS
| Singles Overall | PL | Doubles Overall | PL | |
| 2016 | 13-4 | 5-2 | 11-6 | 6-1 |
| 2017 | 6-11 | 3-3 | 8-9 | 6-1 |
| 2018 | 7-9 | 4-3 | 9-6 | 4-3 |
| 2019 | 6-3 | 2-1 | 3-4 | 3-1 |
| Career | 32-27 | 14-9 | 31-25 | 19-6 |
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