Lucas Andrade da Silva

AWARDS

2024-25 (JUNIOR)

Held a 24-15 overall record in singles
Went 11-9 in dual matches from the No. 2 (9-7) and 3 (2-2) positions
Earned 6 ranked wins against nationally ranked opponents
Ended tournament season on a high note, qualifying for NCAA Individual Championships after making it to the finals of the ITA East Sectional Championship in singles
Clinched the SEC home opener against Alabama in a three set comeback over No. 59 Roan Jones, winning 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
Held a 22-13 overall record in doubles
Ranked as high as No. 3 in doubles alongside Connor Thomson, marking the second highest doubles ranking in program history. The two earned an 11-7 record going 5-6 against ranked opponents
Named ITA All-American in doubles after finishing the season ranked No. 7
Alongside Thomson defeated the No. 9 pair in the NCAA ,Billy Blaydes and Will Nolan of Auburn, 6-2 to help clinch the doubles point and take down then-No. 35 Auburn when the Gamecocks were unranked
Held a five match win streak with Thomson from Feb. 14 to March 6

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

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