Henry Walker
- height 5-11
- class Senior
- Hometown Greenville, S.C.
- High school Greenville
- height 5-11
- class Senior
- Hometown Greenville, S.C.
- High school Greenville
Henry Walker Bio
Career Summary
Spent three seasons with the Gamecocks after starting his career at Presbyterian … Father, Ralph, played tennis at South Carolina (1977-78) … Selected by his teammates to serve as captain his senior year. Senior Year (2011-12)
Named captain by his teammates … Teamed with Kyle Koch to win at No. 3 doubles against Wofford … Played singles in two fall tournaments … Advanced to the quarterfinals of the C bracket at the UNC Wilmington Collegiate Invitational.
Junior Year (2010-11)
Posted three singles victories, including his first in a dual match … Won five doubles matches in the fall … Sealed the sweep of The Citadel with a 10-point tiebreaker in the third set of his No. 6 match … Made his dual-match debut in the No. 6 spot against UC Irvine in the ITA Kickoff Weekend event … Scored a straight-set win in the first round of the Division III bracket of the Southern Intercollegiates … Teamed with Chris Sheehan to reach the doubles A bracket semifinals at the USC Upstate Fall Classic … Posted his first singles win as a Gamecock with a three-set comeback in the first round of the same event.
Sophomore Year (2009-10)
Played a pair of exhibition matches against Appalachian State and Charlotte.
Freshman Year (2007-08 at Presbyterian College)
Played in all 16 matches for the Blue Hose, finishing with dual-match records of 7-9 in singles and 5-11 in doubles … was most productive in the No. 4 singles spot, where he was 5-2. High School/Junior Highlights
Earned six letters for coach Steve Cook’s Red Raiders playing in the top singles spot … earned all-state honors four times … earned a spot on the All-Tournament team of the National High School All-American Tournament … helped team to five state championships and a national ranking of No. 10 his junior season … was ranked among the top 50 in the Southern Section.
Walker’s Career Record
SINGLES | ||||||||||||||
Tiebreakers | ||||||||||||||
Year | Overall | Tourn. | Dual | SEC | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | vs. Ranked | 3-Set | 7-Pt. | 10-Pt. |
2010-11 | 3-11 | 2-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
2011-12 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Career | 4-15 | 3-14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
DOUBLES | ||||||||||||||
Year | Overall | Tourn. | Dual | SEC | #1 | #2 | #3 | |||||||
2010-11 | 5-8 | 5-8 | — | 0-0 | — | — | — | |||||||
2011-12 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | — | — | 1-0 | |||||||
Career | 6-8 | 5-8 | 1-0 | 0-0 | — | — | 1-0 |