Toby Samuel

AWARDS

• 4x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• 2x ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024)
• ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year (2021)
• ITA Carolina Region Senior Player of the Year (2024)
• SEC All-Freshman Team (2021)
• All-SEC Second Team (2021)
• 3x All-SEC First Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
• SEC All-Tournament Team (2024)
• ITA All-American Doubles Champion (2022)
• 2x NCAA Singles Qualifier (2023, 2024)
• 2x NCAA Doubles Qualifier (2023, 2024)
• 2x ITA Singles All-American (2023, 2024)
• ITA Doubles All-American (2023)

IN THE RECORD BOOKS

• 13^th in career singles matches won (100)
• 6^th in career singles match winning percentage (.787 (100-27))
• T-17^th in season singles match winning percentage (.828 (24-5) in 2022-23)
• T-5^th in season singles win streak (15 (Feb. 28-April 19, 2024))
• T-8^th in season singles win streak (14 (Jan. 31-April 4, 2021))
• 1^st in career singles dual matches won (76)
• 2^nd in career singles dual match winning percentage (.809 (76-18))
• T-7^th in career singles matches played (94)
• T-9^th in season singles dual matches won (21 in 2024)
• 1^st in career singles SEC dual matches won (35)
• 1^st in career singles SEC dual match winning percentage (.854 (35-6))
• 6^th in career singles SEC dual matches played (41)
• T-4^th in season singles SEC dual matches won (10 in 2024)
• T-5^th in season singles SEC dual matches won (9 in 2020-21)
• 1^st in season singles SEC dual match winning percentage (1.000 (10-0) in 2024)
• T-6^th in season singles SEC dual match winning percentage (.900 (9-1) in 2020-21)
• 2^nd in career singles matches won vs. ranked opponents (38)
• 2^nd in career singles match winning percentage vs. ranked opponents (.655 (38-20))
• 2^nd in career singles matches played vs. ranked opponents (58)
• T-3^rd in season singles matches won vs. ranked opponents (15 in 2022-23)
• 6^th in season singles matches won vs. ranked opponents (14 in 2024)
• T-5^th in season singles match winning percentage vs. ranked opponents (.750 (15-5) in 2022-23)
• T-7^th in season singles match winning percentage vs. ranked opponents (.700 (14-6) in 2024)
• T-8^th in season singles matches played vs. ranked opponents (20 in 2022-23 and 2024)
• T-10^th in career singles three-set match winning percentage (.625 (20-12))
• T-10^th in career singles tiebreaks played (34)
• T-5^th in career doubles matches won (87)
• 11^th in career doubles match winning percentage (.680 (87-41))
• T-5^th in career doubles matches played (128)
• T-10^th in season doubles matches won (26 in 2020-21)
• T-20^th in season doubles matches won (24 in 2022-23)
• T-14^th in season doubles match winning percentage (.800 (24-6) in 2022-23)
• T-17^th in season doubles matches played (37 in 2020-21)
• 1^st in career doubles dual matches won (67)
• 2^nd in career doubles dual match winning percentage (.670 (67-33))
• T-2^nd in career doubles dual matches played (100)
• T-9^th in season doubles dual matches won (18 in 2020-21)
• T-6^th in season doubles dual match winning percentage (.776 (17-5) in 2022-23)
• 2^nd in career doubles SEC dual matches won (23)
• 1^st in career doubles SEC dual match winning percentage (.719 (23-9))
• T-6^th in career combined matches won (187)
• 7^th in career combined winning percentage (.733 (187-68)
• 12 in career combined matches played (255)
• T-19^th in season combined matches won (53 in 2020-21)
• T-8^th in season combined match winning percentage (.814 (48-11) in 2022-23)
• 1^st in career combined dual matches won (143)
• 2^nd in career combined dual match winning percentage (.741 (143-50))
• 4^th in career combined dual matches played (193)
• T-9^th in season combined dual matches won (37 in 2020-21 and 2023-24)
• 6^th in season combined dual match winning percentage (.800 (36-9) in 2022-23)
• 10^th in season combined dual match winning percentage (.771 (37-11) in 2020-21)
• T-6^th in season combined dual matches played (55 in 2023-24)
• 1^st in career combined SEC dual matches won (58)
• 1^st in career combined SEC dual match winning percentage (.795 (58-15))
• T-4^th in season combined SEC dual matches won (16 in 2020-21)
• T-8^th in season combined SEC dual matches won (15 in 2022-23)
• 2^nd in season combined SEC dual match winning percentage (.824 (14-3) in 2021-22)
• T-8^th in season combined SEC dual match winning percentage (.727 (16-6) in 2020-21)
• T-10^th in season combined SEC dual match winning percentage (.714 (15-6) in 2022-23)

2024 (SENIOR)

• Took the fall semester off to explore professional opportunities and returned to the team in the spring.
• Started off the dual season with a three-set comeback win over then-No. 22 Chris Rodesch of Virginia 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. His win helped the Gamecocks upset the top-ranked Cavaliers on the road
• Became the first player in program history to post a perfect singles season in SEC play, going 10-0 against conference opponents. Was named to the All-SEC First Team for his performance
• Held a 15-match win streak from February 28 to April 19 with 13 of the wins in straight sets
• Claimed 14 ranked singles victories with six of them ranked inside the top-50
• Jumped into the ITA singles rankings at No. 46 during the first rankings of the regular season and climbed up to a peak of No. 6. Finished the season ranked No. 9 in the country, qualifying for the ITA/ATP Accelerator Program for the second consecutive year
• Won 16 doubles matches during the season with four different partners
• Claimed a pair of top-15 upsets in doubles with Casey Hoole at the ITA Indoor National Championships, jumping the pair up to No. 10 in the ITA doubles rankings. The duo remained ranked for the majority of the regular season, finishing ranked No. 25
• Upset the nation’s No. 4 doubles team with James Story, jumping the pair up to No. 44 in the ITA doubles rankings. The duo peaked at No. 43 and finished the season ranked No. 66
• Was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team after going 3-1 in singles and 2-2 in doubles from the top of both lineups at the SEC Tournament. His performances led the team to their first ever SEC Tournament title match
• Qualified for both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Tournaments for the second consecutive year. In singles, was a seeded entry for the second consecutive season, this time as the No. 4 seed. He fell in the first round of both tournaments
• Was named an ITA All-American in singles for the second consecutive year
• Was named the ITA Carolina Region Senior Player of the Year as the highest-ranked singles played in the Carolinas

2022-23 (JUNIOR)

• Opened the fall season with five consecutive singles wins, including the highest ranked win of his career after upsetting the nation’s No. 8 player at the ITA All-American Championships. Later went on to upset No. 5 for the new highest ranked win of his career.
• Went an impressive 24-5 (.828) in singles play on the season including a 19-4 record in dual play – all from the No. 1 position – and had an 8-3 mark against SEC opponents
• Put up a 15-5 mark against ranked singles opponents, tallying three wins over top-10 opponents including Nos. 5, 7, and 8.
• Spent the entire 2023 regular season ranked inside the ITA’s Singles Top-11, peaking at No. 3 in the nation. Ended the season with a final ranking of No. 10, earning himself a spot in the ITA/ATP Accelerator Program
• Alongside partner Connor Thomson, became the program’s first ITA All-American Champions, claiming the title in doubles. The pair upset Nos. 15, 16, 26, and 29 en route to the title
• Went 24-6 in doubles on the season with a 17-5 mark in dual play, all from the top spot in the lineup
• Put up a 12-5 record against ranked opponents that included four wins over teams ranked in the top-10 and ten wins over top-30 foes
• With partner Connor Thomson, became the first pair in program history to hold the No. 1 spot in the ITA Doubles Rankings. The duo was ranked No. 1 for all but one week of the regular season and finished at the top of the year-end rankings – another first for the program
• Went a perfect 3-0 in both doubles and singles at the ITA Indoor National Championships with all six of his wins coming over ranked opponents
• Was named SEC Player of the Week during back-to-back weeks (March 15 & 22) after helping the Gamecocks upset No. 4 Ohio State and tallying a pair of ranked SEC wins over No. 66 Alabama and No. 45 LSU
• Earned a spot on the All-SEC First Team for the second consecutive year after going 8-3 in singles and 7-3 in doubles, all from the No. 1 spot in the lineups
• Earned an automatic qualifying spot in the NCAA Singles Championships as a No. 9-16 seed. Had to withdraw from the event due to illness
• Earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Doubles Championship alongside partner Connor Thomson. The duo fell in the first round
• Was named and ITA All-American in both singles and doubles for his performances throughout the season

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)

• Named to the All-SEC First Team after going 8-2 in SEC singles from the No. 2 spot in the lineup
• Ranked as high as No. 41 in singles and ended the season ranked No. 59 in the nation
• Primarily played in the No. 2 singles position where he put up a 16-5 record
• Led the team with seven match clinches on the year
• Clinched the match against Duke in a comeback victory to send South Carolina to the ITA Indoor National Championships
• Earned six wins over ranked opponents on the season with his highest coming over the nation’s No. 38 player in South Carolina’s upset of Stanford at the ITA Indoor National Championships
• Closed the season with seven consecutive singles wins beginning midway through conference play and extending through the SEC Tournament
• Was a staple of the doubles lineup where he primarily played at the No. 2 position with Jake Beasley. Went 16-8 in dual match doubles including an 8-2 mark in conference play.
• Ranked as high as No. 55 in doubles with Beasley and earned upsets over Nos. 27 and 65.

2020-21 (FRESHMAN)

• Named to the All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman Team
• Ended his freshman season ranked No. 71 nationally
• Became the fifth Gamecock to pick up ITA Carolina Region Rookie of the Year recognition
• Ranks third in program history in SEC singles wins (9) and SEC singles winning percentage (.900, 9-1)
• Teamed with Jake Beasley to tie school record for wins by a doubles team in a season (26)
• Closed the year with a 5-1 singles record in postseason play (SEC and NCAA Championships) and a 4-1 doubles mark in that stretch
• Launched a 14-match singles win streak at Wake Forest (Jan. 31) that ended in a tough loss to the No. 8 player in the nation (Apr. 9)
• In the NCAA Round of 16 match against No. 4 Texas (May 17), teamed with Beasley to deliver the doubles point then made it a 3-0 Gamecock lead with his singles victory over the country’s No. 75 player
• Provided the match-clinching doubles point in both the Gamecocks’ SEC Tournament wins, including a three-set win over the No. 18 player in the nation to send the team to the semifinals for the second time in as many SEC Tournaments

PRE-COLLEGE

• Joined the program with an ITF Juniors ranking of 129 and UTR of 13.0
• Reached the doubles semifinals of the Junior Wimbledon Championships in 2019
• Was the runner up of the ITF Juniors J3 tournament in Istanbul

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