Ben Barnette

2011-12 Gamecock Spotlight Video

Career Summary
Chose to leave the team following his junior season to focus on academics and internship opportunities in his senior year … Was a great teammate and vocal leader, despite limited playing time. Junior Year (2013-14)
Played in three fall tournaments and two dual matches … Went 3-6 in singles and 1-1 in doubles action … Won his lone dual-match singles entry without ceding a game against The Citadel (Jan. 19) … Teamed with Andrew Schafer in the No. 3 doubles spot at The Citadel (Mar. 23) for a victory … Claimed a pair of singles wins in consolation play at the SEC Fall Classic. Sophomore Year (2012-13)
Played singles in five dual matches, all in No. 6 spot, and teamed with Thiago Pinheiro in doubles in 15 … Opened dual-match season with six wins in first seven doubles matches (with Pinheiro), helping Gamecocks win doubles point in their first eight matches … Teamed with Harry Menzies to reach the Division I doubles final at the UTC/Steve Baras Fall Classic to close out the fall campaign. Freshman Year (2011-12)
Won all five of his singles outings in dual-match play, all in the No. 6 spot in the order … Did not yield more than five games in any of his five dual-match victories … Was solid in doubles in the fall with a 3-2 record, playing mostly with former high school rival Kyle Koch … Reached the quarterfinals of the doubles A bracket at the UNC Wilmington Collegiate Invitational … Picked up his first career singles victories in the first round of the Southern Intercollegiates Division II bracket … Named ITA Scholar-Athlete.

High School/Junior Highlights Rated a four-star recruit and the No. 5 player in South Carolina (August 2011) by tennisrecruiting.net … Helped Coach Roy Shelton’s Vikings to five regional titles in his six seasons … Was a four-time all-state selection and all-area player of the year … Was a high school state singles finalist twice … Posted a 20-1 record at No. 1 singles as a senior, giving him a prep career record of 106-5 … Earned singles and doubles titles in addition to the sportsmanship award at the Columbus Bullfrog Boys 18s.

Barnette’s Career Record