Lucas Andrade da Silva
- height 6-5
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Sao Paulo, Brazil
- height 6-5
- class Sophomore
- 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) |
