Gabriel Friedrich

AWARDS

IN THE RECORD BOOKS
Career

Season

6th — singles matches won vs. ranked opponents (8 in 2017-18)
T-10th — singles matches played vs. ranked opponents (18 in 2017-18, 2016-17, &2015-16)
4th — singles tiebreak winning percentage (.800 in 2016-17)
T-8th — doubles dual match winning percentage (.714 in 2017-18)
T-8th — doubles SEC matches won (7 in 2016-17)

2017-18 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)

Led the Gamecocks with eight ranked wins on the season
Finished with a 25-15 overall singles record and a 16-11 record in dual matches
Played both No. 1 and 2 singles with a 13-8 record from the No. 1 position
Reached a career-high No. 24 ranking in the Oracle/ ITA singles rankings, the highest non-preseason ranking for any South Carolina men’s tennis player since 2001
Went 19-10 in doubles play with an 8-3 record alongside Thomas Mayronne
Earned a bid into the NCAA Singles Championship and advanced to the Round of 32 with a win over No. 21 Alex Rybakov of TCU
Made it to the NCAA Doubles Championship with doubles partner Yancy Dennis and advanced to the Round of 16 with a win over No. 20 Kay/Divar of Georgia Tech

SENIOR RECORDS

2016-17 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)

Went 26-14 in singles play on the year, including a 14-8 dual-match record and 4-7 record in league play
Split time between the Nos. 1 and 2 spots
Finished with the highest final singles ranking on the team at No. 49
Started the spring with six-straight singles victories
Faced 18 ranked opponents on the year and defeated seven
Earned SEC Player of the Week honors (Feb. 15) after defeating Old Dominion’s then No. 18 Adam Moundir in straight-sets
Invited to participate in the NCAA Singles Championships, fell in the First Round to Strong Kirchheimer (37) of Northwestern
Advanced to the final of the Ivy-Plus Invitational and the ITA Carolina Regional Championships
Compiled a 21-12 overall record and 16-7 (7-4) record in dual-match doubles play, paling the majority of his matched with Andrew Schafer and Paul Jubb in the No. 3 spot
Defeated pairs in key SEC matches from Auburn and Mississippi St. to secure a No. 4 seed, the highest seed for the program since 2005, in the SEC Tournament
Earned third play in doubles play in the SEC Coaches Classic with Harrison O’Keefe (Nov. 5)

JUNIOR RECORDS

2015-16 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)

Climbed to No. 49 in the final individual rankings
Stepped into the No. 1 singles and doubles positions in his first year of collegiate competition
Advanced to the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship after defeating the nation’s No. 30-ranked player in three sets in the opening round
Led the team in wins over ranked opponents, topping No. 18, 30, 44, 54 and 88 players in the nation
Entered the singles ranking during a four-week stretch from March to April in which he won six of nine matches
Led the team in seven-point tiebreak wins, going 7-3
Posted a team-leading three SEC doubles wins and went 5-3 in doubles after pairing with sophomore Harrison O’Keefe.
Alongside O’Keefe, topped a pair of ranked foes (No. 24 and No. 19) to move to No. 41 in the doubles rankings
Turned in an 11-5 fall singles record, highlighted by winning the USTA Clay Court Invitational Singles title at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla.
Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor roll for achieving a minimum 3.0 GPA

2014-15 (FRESHMAN)

Did not compete
A member of the SEC First-Year Academic Honor roll for achieving a minimum 3.0 GPA

HIGH SCHOOL

Ranked as high as No. 28 in the world in juniors
Has played in the junior competition of all four Grand Slam events
Key wins include a pair of singles victories in 2012 Junior French Championships at Roland Garros
Advanced to the semifinals of an international tournament in Santa Croce, Italy
Played in the finals of ITF junior events in Bolivia, Uruguay, Ecuador and Brazil
Reached the quarterfinals of the Brazil F3 Futures event at Porto Velho, Brazil, in 2013

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