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James Story

  • height 6-1
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Cardiff, Wales
  • High school Llanishen High School
  • height 6-1
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Cardiff, Wales
  • High school Llanishen High School

James Story Bio

AWARDS
Pre-South Carolina

  • AAC Singles All-Conference Team (2021)

At South Carolina

  • 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
  • 2x ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024)
  • 2x All-SEC Second Team (2023, 2024)
  • SEC All-Tournament Team (2024)

IN THE RECORD BOOKS

  • T-10th in career singles tiebreaks played (34)
  • T-4th in season singles tiebreaks played (16 in 2021-22)
  • T-17th in career doubles matches won (66)
  • 15th in career doubles match winning percentage (.641 (66-37))
  • T-16th in season doubles matches won (25 in 2022-23)
  • T-20th in season doubles matches won (24 in 2021-22)
  • T-12th in season doubles matches played (38 in 2022-23)
  • 10th in career doubles dual match winning percentage (.622 (51-31))
  • T-3rd in season doubles dual matches won (19 in 2021-22)
  • T-4th in season doubles dual match winning percentage (.792 (19-5) in 2021-22)
  • T-9th in career doubles SEC dual matches won (18)
  • 4th in career doubles SEC dual match winning percentage (.581 (18-13))
  • T-2nd in season doubles SEC dual matches won (8 in 2021-22)
  • T-2nd in season doubles SEC dual match winning percentage (.800 (8-2) in 2021-22)
  • T-6th in season combined matches played (55 in 2023-24)
  • 5th in career combined SEC dual match winning percentage (.587 (37-26))

2023-24 (SENIOR)

  • Took the fall semester off to rehab an off-season foot surgery
  • Rejoined the team in the spring, tallying 12 singles wins and 16 doubles wins
  • Played his first singles match back with the team at the No. 3 spot in the lineup where he posted a straight set win
  • Claimed three ranked singles wins during the season with his highest over then-No. 33 Shunsuke Mitsui of Tennessee
  • Entered the ITA singles rankings late in the season at No. 89 on April 23. Finished the reason ranked No. 101
  • Earned three ranked doubles wins during the season with his highest over then-No. 4 Johannus Monday and Andel Diaz of Tennessee
  • Entered the ITA doubles rankings with two different partners – at No. 60 with Casey Hoole during the first week of the regular season and peaking at No. 43 with Toby Samuel late in the season, finishing ranked No. 66
  • Named to the All-SEC Second Team for the second consecutive year thanks to his five SEC singles wins and four SEC doubles wins
  • Was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team after going 3-1 in singles and 2-2 in doubles, helping the Gamecocks to their first ever SEC title match

2022-23 (JUNIOR)

  • Went 22-13 in singles including a 15-6 mark in dual action
  • Began the season at the No. 4 spot in the singles lineup and worked his way up to No. 3 by the end of the season
  • Earned ranked singles wins over Nos. 52, 100 and 102
  • Ended the season ranked No. 122 in the ITA Singles Rankings
  • Went 25-13 in doubles on the season including ranked wins over Nos. 19, 38, and 43
  • Has a 12-match doubles win streak, beginning during the Miami Spring Invite and running through the ITA Indoor National Championships
  • Ranked as high as No. 22 in the ITA Doubles Rankings with partner Jake Beasley. Ended the season at No. 41
  • Was twice named SEC Player of the Week (February 15 & March 7)
  • Clinched six doubles points for the team during the dual season
  • Clinched four matches in singles – versus Charlotte, No. 10 Baylor, at Vanderbilt, and against No. 4 Ohio State

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Began his South Carolina career at the No. 6 spot in the lineup before being promoted to No. 5
  • Earned ranked singles wins over Nos. 67 and 114.
  • Achieved his first match clinch as a Gamecock at the ITA Indoor National Championships to help the team upset No. 8 Stanford
  • Went 24-8 in doubles on the season with an 8-2 mark in conference play with seven of those coming consecutively
  • Took down the nation’s No. 37 doubles team with partner Raphael Lambling

PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA

  • In a pair of abbreviated seasons at Memphis, rose from playing No. 3 singles to the No. 1 spot
  • Earned Singles All-Conference honors from the American Athletic Conference in 2020-21 after going 8-8 at the top of the Tigers’ lineup with two of his victories against ranked opponents
  • Helped Memphis to the second round of the 2021 NCAA Championships
  • Began his college career at the Memphis in the 2019-20 season, grabbing three dual-match singles wins, including a 2-2 record against SEC opponents

PRE-COLLEGE

  • Won more than 10 combined world juniors singles and doubles championships to rank in the top 100 internationally
  • Earned a qualifying spot in the Juniors Main Draw at the 2019 Australian Open and captured three doubles titles in 2018
  • Claimed both the singles and doubles titles at the TATS Open International Tennis Tournament in 2017

STORY’S CAREER SINGLES

Year Overall Tourn. Dual (SEC) #1 (SEC) #2 (SEC) #3 (SEC) #4 (SEC) #5 (SEC) #6 (SEC)
2019-20* 3-6 0-0 3-6 0-1 0-3 3-2 –– –– ––
2020-21* 8-5 0-0 8-5 8-5 –– –– –– –– ––
2021-22 19-16 7-5 12-11 (5-5) –– –– –– 0-1 (0-0) 11-8 (5-5) 1-2 (0-0)
2022-23 22-13 7-7 15-6 (5-2) –– –– 4-3 (2-1) 11-3 (3-1) –– ––
2023-24 12-12 0-0 12-12 (5-6) –– 8-4 (2-3) 4-8 (3-3) –– –– ––
Total 64-52 14-12 50-40 (15-13) 8-6 8-7 (2-3) 11-13 (5-4) 11-4 (3-1) 11-8 (5-5) 1-2 (0-0)

STORY’S CAREER DOUBLES

Year Overall Tourn. Dual (SEC) #1 (SEC) #2 (SEC) #3 (SEC)
2019-20* 3-6 0-0 3-6 –– 2-4 1-2
2020-21* 8-3 0-0 8-3 –– –– 8-3
2021-22 24-8 5-3 19-5 (8-2) –– 7-2 (5-1) 12-3 (3-1)
2022-23 25-13 9-2 16-11 (6-5) 1-1 (0-1) 15-10 (6-4) ––
2023-24 16-15 0-0 16-15 (4-6) 6-8 (1-2) 10-7 (3-4) ––
Total 76-45 14-5 62-40 (18-13) 7-9 (1-3) 34-23 (14-9) 21-8 (3-1)

* = occurred at previous institution