Andrew Schafer

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS

• SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll — 2015, 2016, 2017
• SEC All-Freshman Team — 2014
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll — 2014

IN THE RECORD BOOKS
Season

• T1st — Dual match doubles wins (20 in 2016-17)
• 6th — SEC combined winning percentage in a season (.647 (11-6) in 2014-15)
• 3rd — Tiebreak wins in a season (10 in 2014-15)
• 4th — Tiebreak winning percentage in a season (.769 (10-3) in 2014-15)
• T4th — SEC combined matches won (15 in 2016-17)
• 7th — Dual match combined win percentage (.738 (31-11) in 2016-17)
• T8th — SEC doubles matches won (7 in 2016-17)

Career

• T1st — Dual match singles matches played (100)
• 3rd — Tiebreak win percentage (.639, 23-13)
• 2nd — Tiebreak Wins (23)
• 4th — Dual match combined win percentage (.660, 66-34)
• 4th — Singles matches played (154)
• 5th — Dual match singles wins (66)
• T5th — SEC doubles win percentage (.500, 14-14)
• 6th — Tiebreaks played (36)
• 6th — Three-set matches played (44)
• 6th — SEC combined win percentage (.522, 36-33)
• T6th — SEC combined matches won (36)
• T6th — SEC singles matches played (41)
• T7th — SEC singles matches won (22)
• T8th — Dual match doubles win percentage (.583, 35-22)
• 9th — Singles matches won (100)
• 10th — Combines matches played (247)
• T10th — Combined matches won (155)
• T10th — Three-set wins (19)

2016-17 (SENIOR)

ATHLETICS

• Led the team in singles wins (28), dual-match singles wins (20), SEC singles wins (8), combined win percentage (.686), doubles win percentage (.679) and singles win percentage (.683)
• Compiled a 28-13 overall singles record including a 20-6 dual-match record and 8-4 SEC record
• Played the majority of his matches from the No. 3 spot where he tallied a 10-5 (8-4) record
• Defeated his first ranked opponent of the year with a three-set victory over Emil Reinberg (68) of Georgia
• Won 15 of the first 16 matches to open dual-match play
• Advanced to the semifinals of the Ivy-Plus Invitational (Lenz Draw) with wins over Max Schmidt of Dartmouth and Luke Gamble of Princeton
• Went 19-9 overall in doubles play including a 11-5 (7-4) dual-match record with the majority of his wins coming from the No. 3 spot
• Won the doubles title at the Ivy-Plus Invitational (Pagado Draw) with teammate Thomas Mayronne
• Advanced to the semifinals oft he Georgia Tech Invitational and SEC Coaches Classic with Mayronne
• Captured seven SEC wins with Gabriel Friedrich in the No. 3 spot, including two key wins over SEC pairs from Auburn and Mississippi St. to secure the program’s first No. 4 seed in the SEC Tournament since 2005

2015-16 (JUNIOR)

ATHLETICS

• Posted third-consecutive season of 20+ wins, going 22-18 on the season
• Moved up to No. 2 in the singles lineup for dual-match play, fighting his way to a 10-14 mark and 3-9 SEC record
• Particularly strong in three-set matches, compiling a 6-3 record, which included wins over opponents from Vanderbilt (Mar. 10), Tennessee (Mar. 27), and Arkansas (Apr. 17)
• Clinched South Carolina’s biggest win in the regular season finale at No. 12 Arkansas (Apr. 17), topping his opponent in dramatic fashion, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
• Earned a commanding win over the same opponent from No. 19 Arkansas (Apr. 21) in the SEC Tournament to help the Gamecocks reach the quarterfinals
• Posted a 5-7 mark at No. 2 doubles with teammate Gabriel Friedrich and a 3-4 record at No. 3 with partner Thomas Mayronne
• Won the Flight B singles title at the SEC Fall Classic
• Also took home the doubles crown at the South Carolina Men’s Collegiate Championships and finished as runner-up in the singles draw

ACADEMICS/COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for achieving a minimum 3.0 GPA

2014-15 (SOPHOMORE)

ATHLETICS

• Was second on the team with 23 singles victories, including 16 in dual-match play
• Led team with six SEC wins, playing mostly in the No. 4 position
• Went 10-3 in singles tiebreaks, ranking third in program single-season history in wins and fourth in winning percentage
• Ranked as high as No. 83 in singles
• Provided the deciding point in four team victories
• Tied for team-high honors with five SEC doubles wins, teaming with Andrew Adams in the No. 3 spot in the lineup
• Doubled his doubles win total from freshman year with a 15-9 record
• Closed out the regular season on a four-match singles win streak
• Kicked off SEC play with a four-match singles win streak, including a win over his ranked foe from LSU (Mar. 6)
• Took a three-set win over the nation’s No. 40 player to clinch the team’s win over Memphis (Feb. 15)
• Powered team to first opening-round win at ITA Kickoff Weekend since 2010 with three-set win over ranked opponent from Stanford (Jan. 24)
• Stretched seventh-ranked player in the nation to three sets in ITA Carolina Regional round of 32
• Claimed the highest-ranked win over his career, topping No. 15 player in the nation in second round of the SEC Fall Classic en route to the round of 16

ACADEMICS/COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll

2013-14 (FRESHMAN)

ATHLETICS

• Named to the SEC All-Freshman team after one of the best freshman campaigns in program history
• Led the team in singles victories and winning percentage, overall and in dual matches
• Ranks in program’s freshman top five in dual-match singles wins (20, 4th) and dual-match singles winning percentage (.800, 3rd)
• Tied for second on the team with five SEC singles wings, ninth-best mark for a freshman in program history
• Provided the match-clinching point six times in 16 team wins, including both postseason victories, and went 7-2 in three-set matches
• Ranked as high as No. 88 in the nation in singles
• Claimed his first NCAA Tournament career victory to clinch the team’s win over George Washington (May 10)
• Rallied to win a first-set tiebreak then rolled in the second set of his first SEC Tournament victory, which clinched the team win over Alabama (Apr. 17)
• Won six of his last seven regular-season singles matches, including four SEC contests
• Three-set win sealed team’s victory over Ole Miss (Apr. 4)
• Picked up his first SEC win in his league debut with a commanding performance against Texas A&M (Mar. 1)
• Opened dual-match play with 10 wins in first 11 decisions in singles
• Won all four matches in pre-qualifying for the ITA All-American Championships
• Claimed his first win over a ranked opponent in the SEC Fall Classic, topping the nation’s No. 39 player from Florida

ACADEMICS/COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL

• Rated a blue chip signee and ranked No. 10 in the nation (August 2013) by TennisRecruiting.net
• Helped Coach Clint Van Wasagen’s Dolphins to a state championship in 2011, a finalist position in 2013 and a semifinalist spot in 2012
• Never lost a high school singles match, playing in the No. 1 position
• Named Island Packet Player of the Year three times (2011, 2012, 2013)
• Earned South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA) Player of the Year honors in 2011
• Also played No. 1 doubles for Hilton Head Prep
• Trained with B.J. Stearns at Smith Stearns Academy on Hilton Head Island
• Won National Open titles in 2013 (18U) and 2011 (16U)
• Reached the finals of the Eddie Herr International 16U in Bradenton, Fla.
• Turned in a 24-11 combined record against five-star and blue chip opponents

CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS
Year	Overall	Tourn.	Dual (SEC)	#1 (SEC)	#2 (SEC)	#3 (SEC)	#4 (SEC)	#5 (SEC)	#6 (SEC)
2013-14	27-10	7-5	20-5 (5-3)	—	—	—	1-0 (0-0)	3-0 (0-0)	16-5 (5-3)
2014-15	23-14	7-5	16-9 (6-3)	—	1-2 (0-0)	4-4 (1-1)	11-3 (5-2)	—	—
2015-16	23-17	12-4	11-13 (3-9)	—	5-9 (3-9)	4-1 (0-0)	2-3 (0-0)	—	—
2016-17	28-13	8-7	20-6 (8-4)	—	0-0 (0-0)	10-5 (8-4)	2-0 (0-0)	8-1 (0-0)	—
Total	101-54	34-21	67-33 (22-19)	—	6-11 (3-9)	18-10 (9-5)	16-6 (5-2)	11-1 (0-0)	16-5 (5-3)

CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
Year	Overall	Tourn.	Dual (SEC)	#1 (SEC)	#2 (SEC)	#3 (SEC)
2013-14	7-9	1-2	6-7 (0-2)	—	—	6-7 (0-2)
2014-15	15-9	2-4	13-5 (5-3)	—	—	13-5 (5-3)
2015-16	12-11	7-3	5-8 (2-5)	—	0-1 (0-1)	5-7 (2-4)
2016-17	20-9	9-4	11-5 (7-4)	—	1-0 (0-0)	10-5 (7-4)
Total	54-38	19-13	35-25 (14-14)	—	1-1 (0-1)	34-24 (14-13)