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Lucas Andrade da Silva

  • height 6-5
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • height 6-5
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Sao Paulo, Brazil

Lucas Andrade da Silva Bio

AWARDS

  • SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Started his sophomore campaign off strong, going 4-0 in singles at the Gamecock Ranked +1
  • Went 11-6 in singles and 8-5 in doubles during the fall. Of his 11 singles wins, nine of them came in straight sets
  • Played dual singles at the Nos. 4, 5, and 6 positions, posting a winning record at each
  • Went 17-10 in dual singles matches with six wins over SEC opponents
  • During the dual season opener at then-No. 1 Virginia, Da Silva battled through three sets to defeat Edoardo Graziani, helping the Gamecocks upset the nation’s top-ranked team
  • Defeated Cyrus Mahjoob of Georgia in three sets in a last-match-on, must-win situation to give South Carolina their first win in Athens since 1989
  • Clinched South Carolina’s upset win at No. 14 NC State in three sets to send the team to the NCAA Round of 16
  • Won 23 doubles matches during his second season in the Garnet & Black with 15 of them in dual play and four of them over SEC opponents
  • Went 9-6 when partnered with Jelani Sarr, 3-0 when partnered with Casey Hoole, and 11-10 when partnered with James Story

2022-23 (FRESHMAN)

  • Began his career with a statement, defeating Mississippi’s Walker Stearns 6-1, 6-1 at the Commodore Invitational
  • Picked up eight singles wins in tournament play with five of them coming in straight sets
  • Worked his way into the singles lineup midway through the season at the No. 6 position where he claimed four wins – two of them over SEC opponents
  • Went a perfect 3-0 in doubles at the SEC-Big 12 Challenge with partner Jake Beasley
  • Earned two doubles win in dual play with one helping to clinch the doubles point versus No. 18 Auburn

PRE-COLLEGE

  • Joined the program with a career high ITF Juniors ranking of 462 (June 2022)
  • Earned back-to-back doubles title on the ITF World Tour Juniors, winning both the J3 Coral Gables (clay) and the J3 Cancun (hard)
  • Trained at the Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, California
  • Joined the program with a UTR of 12.44 in singles and 11.96 in doubles
  • Ranked as the No. 31 Junior in the US

DA SILVA’S CAREER SINGLES

Year Overall Tourn. Dual (SEC) #1 (SEC) #2 (SEC) #3 (SEC) #4 (SEC) #5 (SEC) #6 (SEC)
2022-23 12-12 8-7 4-5 (2-3) –– –– –– –– –– 4-5 (2-3)
2023-24 28-16 11-6 17-10 (6-3) –– –– –– 4-3 (0-0) 9-6 (3-3) 4-1 (3-0)
Career 40-28 19-13 21-15 (8-6) –– –– –– 4-3 (0-0) 9-6 (3-3) 8-6 (5-3)

DA SILVA’S CAREER DOUBLES

Year Overall Tourn. Dual (SEC) #1 (SEC) #2 (SEC) #3 (SEC)
2022-23 6-4 4-3 2-1 (1-1) –– 1-0 (1-0) 1-1 (0-1)
2023-24 23-19 8-5 15-14 (4-6) 2-3 (1-2) 12-9 (3-4) 1-2 (0-0)
Career 29-23 12-8 17-15 (5-7) 2-3 (1-2) 13-9 (4-4) 2-3 (0-1)