Harry Menzies
- height 6-2
- class Freshman
- Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
- High school Charlotte Country Day
- height 6-2
- class Freshman
- Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
- High school Charlotte Country Day
Harry Menzies Bio
2011-12 Gamecock Spotlight Video
Career Summary
Posted best season of his career as a senior, slotting into the program’s senior top 10 in several categories … Is third all-time among Gamecock seniors with 11 combined singles and doubles wins in SEC play (2012-13), turning in the sixth-best combined winning percentage at .500 (11-11) … Also ranks among the senior class top five in SEC doubles victories (7, 2nd), dual-match doubles victories (15, T-4th), dual-match doubles winning percentage (.652, T-5th) and SEC doubles winning percentage (.582, 5th). Senior Year (2012-13)
Played singles and doubles in every dual match, mostly in the No. 6 singles and No. 2 doubles spots … Doubled his previous career-high singles win total with at 16-15 record that included a 12-12 mark in dual matches, highlighted by four wins in SEC play … Captured five three-set victories … Finished the season as part of the nation’s 44th-ranked doubles team with Kyle Koch, climbing as high as No. 39 during the season … Posted a 19-10 doubles record, including a 15-8 mark with Koch in dual matches with three of those coming against nationally ranked opponents … Is tied for sixth in school history with seven SEC doubles wins in a season … Rallied late to win his third set and clinch Gamecocks’ emotional 4-3 win over then-No. 8 Kentucky (Apr. 14) to close the regular season … Shook of back-to-back doubles losses to start SEC play to go on five-match win streak (with Koch), including three matches against nationally ranked tandems … Came back to win three-set match at Auburn (Mar. 22) to deliver team victory … Dropped his serve twice in the decisive third set but battled for victory against UNC Wilmington (Feb. 20) … Claimed the Division I doubles title at the Carolina’s Invitational with Ben Barnette while also advancing to the singles final in the top flight of the event … Named ITA Scholar-Athlete. Junior Year (2011-12)
Did not compete due to injury. Sophomore Year (2010-11)
Was a fixture in the singles lineup all spring, turning in five dual-match victories … Rallied to force a third set against Tom Jomby of Kentucky (Apr. 3) in the No. 5 match … Posted the team’s lone victory against VCU (Mar. 17) with a straight-set win in the No. 6 spot in the order … Helped the team sweep The Citadel (Mar. 9) with a win in the No. 4 matchup … Clinched the team’s win over Arkansas (Mar. 13) with a hard-fought win in the No. 6 spot … Teamed with Ivan Machado in Flight 1 Doubles at The Chowder Fest, scoring a win over then-No. 28 Sebastian Gallego and Phillip Arndt of Minnesota in a tiebreaker … Reached the consolation final of the Singles C bracket of the Duke Fab Four Invite, scoring his first career win over a ranked player, then-No. 109 Corado Tocci of Virginia Tech, in the quarterfinals. Freshman Year (2009-10)
Wrapped up the season with a 7-5 singles record and a 2-3 doubles mark … Made his SEC debut teaming with Chris Sheehan in the No. 3 doubles spot against Tennessee (Apr. 11) … Won both his single matches during the spring dual-match campaign, topping opponents from Charlotte (Feb. 6) and Wofford (Jan. 16) … Scored a doubles win against Charlotte with Sheehan … Battled back for a three-set win over Auburn’s Alex Jorne in Flight 5 of the Auburn Fall Classic … Advanced out of the opening round of the ITA Carolina Regional with a three-set win … Opened his collegiate career with a straight-set victory at the UCF Invitational.
High School/Junior Highlights
Earned three tennis letters for Coach Calvin Davis … Was a three-time all-state performer, playing in the No. 1 singles and doubles position … Posted a 17-2 record and a perfect 19-0 doubles mark as a senior … Only lost one doubles match in three years on the Charlotte Country Day School team … Helped team to state championship in 2007 and runner-up finishes in 2008 and 2009 … Ranked No. 2 in North Carolina and No. 17 in The South.
Menzies’ Career Record
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Year | Overall | Tourn. | Dual | SEC | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | vs. Ranked | 3-Set | 7-Pt. | 10-Pt. |
2009-10 | 6-5 | 4-5 | 2-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — | — | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 |
2010-11 | 8-23 | 3-10 | 5-13 | 1-9 | — | — | — | 1-2 | 0-3 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
2012-13 | 16-15 | 4-3 | 12-12 | 4-6 | — | — | — | 1-0 | 5-0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Career | 30-43 | 11-18 | 19-25 | 5-15 | — | — | — | 2-2 | 6-3 | 11-20 | 1-2 | 7-6 | 3-4 | 3-2 |
DOUBLES | ||||||||||||||
Year | Overall | Tourn. | Dual | SEC | #1 | #2 | #3 | |||||||
2009-10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | — | — | 1-1 | |||||||
2010-11 | 3-14 | 3-7 | 0-7 | 0-4 | — | 0-2 | 0-5 | |||||||
2012-13 | 19-10 | 4-2 | 15-8 | 7-5 | — | 15-8 | — | |||||||
Career | 23-27 | 7-11 | 16-16 | 7-10 | — | 15-10 | 1-6 |