Gamecock All-Americans

Bobby Heald
Lynchburg, VA
1968 Singles

First ever Gamecock All-American
1968 Singles Record: 26-1
Led the 1968 team to an ACC Championship and a 22-0 season record.
During Heald’s career, the Gamecocks compiled a 57-6 dual match record.
Under Coach Bill McClain, Heald completed a 67-6 career record.
Is currently the Manager of Tennis Operations at MacGregor Downs Country Club in Cary, North Carolina.

Chris Mayotte
Springfield, MA
1977-78 Singles/Doubles

Recipient of the 1979 Rafael Osuna Award, signifying outstanding sportsmanship, character, scholastic achievement and tennis playing accomplishments.
Two-time All-American in singles and doubles (1977, ’78)
Advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championships with teammate Arthur Anastopoulo.
Brother of ATP professional Tim Mayotte.

Arthur Anastopoulo
Charleston, SC
1978 Doubles

Earned All-America honors in doubles in ’78, after reaching the NCAA quarterfinals.
Played Davis Cup for Greece after graduating from USC in 1980.
Ranked number one in 1977 in the USTA Men’s 21-and-under singles.
In 1978 led South Carolina to its first ever NCAA team tournament appearance.
93-25 singles mark ranks him 13th among USC’s career singles leaders.
69-29 record ranks him 10th among USC’s career doubles leaders.

Jan Sandberg
Farsta, Sweden
1985 Singles

DeMars’ first All-American (1985) at USC.
Reached the NCAA singles round of 32 during his freshman season.
Ranked as high as No. 3 in the ITA tennis poll during his three-year career.
Ranked as high as 38th in the world and owned a junior win over Mats Wilander prior to his USC career.
Led the Gamecocks to their first NCAA berth (1987) under Coach DeMars.

Ken Diller
Los Angeles, CA
1987 S/D * 1989 Doubles

Singles (33-16) and doubles (26-12) All-American as a junior in 1987.
As a senior, led USC to a win over No. 1 ranked UCLA and a berth in the NCAA Semifinals.
Advanced to the NCAA singles semifinal and quarterfinal rounds during his two years at UCLA.
Currently employed as a sales representative for Prince in Chicago.

Stephane Simian
Lyon, France
1989 S/D, 1990 Singles

Two-time singles All-American (1989 and ’90) and 1989 doubles All-America.
Ranked as high as 5th in the ITA Tennis Rankings during his career.
Defeated John Stimpson (Alabama), Carl Chang (Cal-Berkeley) and Martin Blackman (Stanford), while leading the Gamecocks to the 1989 NCAA Semifinals.
Captured the Metro singles title at the No. 2 position as a junior and at No. 1 as a senior.
Reached the semifinals of the ITA All-America Championships and won titles at the Clemson Winter Classic and the USC Region II Fall Invitational as a senior.
Won 12 consecutive matches as a senior while posting 49 total singles victories and reaching the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 in 1989.
Qualified for the 1991 U.S. Open and reached the third round before falling to defending champion Pete Sampras in four sets in his rookie season on the tour.
Reached the third round of the 1992 Australian Open before falling to Sweden’s Christian Bergstrom.

Lou Gloria
Orange County, CT
1991 Singles

Earned All-America honors in 1991 with a 27-7 singles mark despite missing all but two dual matches due to a stress fracture.
Champion of Milwaukee Classic, Rolex So. Atlantic Regional, and USC Region II Fall Invitational during the 1990-91 season.
Advanced to the round of 32 at the 1990 NCAA’s before losing to Stanford’s Jonathan Stark.
1990 NCAA doubles participant
As a sophomore won the Metro Conference singles championship at the No. 5 position.
Career 100-49 mark ranks him 6th on USC’s all-time singles victory list.
Ranks 8th on the career doubles victory list, 64-25.
Was ranked as high as No. 177 in the world.
1993 Brunei (Asia) Challenger Champion.

Johan Sandberg
Falsterbo, Sweden
1994 Singles

First Gamecock to earn All-SEC and eighth individual to earn All-American honors.
First Gamecock to defeat an opponent ranked No. 1 in the nation (Laurent Orsini, Mississippi State, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.
Set school record for SEC singles wins (13).
1994 NCAA Singles Participant.
Defeated 12 of the 20 nationally ranked opponents he faced in 1993-94.
The highest doubles ranking of any individual in school history (5th, Fall 1993).
1994 USC Indoor Invitational Champion.
3-time SEC Academic Honor Roll Member.
Handed Florida All-American Damon Henkel one of only four losses in 1993-94.
Career Singles/Doubles Records: 54-46/42-30.
Earned 23 ATP points during the summer of ’94.

Guillaume Legat
Saint Lo, France
2001 Singles

Finished senior season with a 26-7 record to total 115 career victories as a Gamecock.
Finished 2001 season ranked fourth nationally by the ITA, the highest final ranking in Gamecock history.
11-0 in SEC dual matches while playing in the No.1 position as a senior.
Four time All-SEC selection (first team: ’99,’01 second team: ’98,’00)
Three time Academic Honor Roll member
Compiled 17 victories over ranked opponents during senior season.
2000 Gamecock Fall Invitational Champion.
Semifinalist at the 2001 NCAA National Championships, advancing further than anyone in school history.
NCAA Region II Senior Player of the Year

Seth Rose
West Palm Beach, Fla.
2003 Singles

2000 Region II Rookie of the Year
Finalist for National Freshman of the Year 2000
2002 & 2003 All-SEC
Two-time NCAA Tournament participant
Four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient
Reached Round of 16 in 2003 NCAA Singles Tournament after defeating sixth-ranked Janne Holmia (Univ. of Florida)