James Story
- height 6-1
- class Senior
- Hometown Cardiff, Wales
- High school Llanishen High School
- height 6-1
- class Senior
- Hometown Cardiff, Wales
- High school Llanishen High School
James Story Bio
AWARDS
Pre-South Carolina
- AAC Singles All-Conference Team (2021)
At South Carolina
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2023)
- ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
- All-SEC Second Team (2023)
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 during the regular season
- 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) | –– | –– |
| Total | 52-40 | 14-12 | 38-28 (10-7) | 8-6 | 0-3 | 7-5 (2-1) | 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) | –– |
| Total | 60-30 | 14-5 | 46-25 (14-7) | 1-1 (0-1) | 24-16 (11-5) | 21-8 (3-1) |
* = occurred at previous institution
