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2013-14 Men's Tennis Roster

Melvin Joseph

Melvin Joseph

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    148
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Northville, Mich.
  • High School:
    Northville

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Finished Warrior career fourth in doubles victories (57) and fifth in singles wins (46). Combined, he had a career mark of 103-89 across singles and doubles.

2013-14:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... finished the season with 9-10 record in singles and had a team-leading 16-8 mark in doubles ... had record of 5-7 at No. 5 singles and 1-1 mark at No. 3 singles ... went 5-3 in conference singles matches ... had 7-2 GLIAC record in doubles ... posted 9-1 record at No. 3 doubles with Mohamed Fazyl Kechai ... also 3-3 at No. 1 doubles with Trey Keating ... won four matches at ITA Midwest Regional Tournament (Sept. 20-22), posting 3-0 record with Stephane Robineau in "B" flight doubles ... went 2-1 in three GLIAC Tournament doubles matches ... won 9-7 with Kechai at No. 3 doubles against No. 28 Southern Indiana in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... earned 2014 ITA Scholar Athlete award ... 2013-14 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match results.

2012-13:  Earned All-GLIAC Honorable Mention accolades ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... finished 13-8 in singles play, recording an 8-2 mark in conference contests ... competed at four different singles flights going 1-0 at No. 2, 2-0 at No. 3, 6-3 at No. 4 and 4-3 at No. 5 singles ... went 10-12 in doubles matches (8-3 GLIAC) ... finished 10-5 at No. 2 doubles teamed with Michael FitzGerald ... also played with Aman Gill at No. 1 doubles ... won two GLIAC Tournament singles matches at the No. 3 flight ... 2012-13 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... earned 2013 ITA Scholar Athlete award ... Match-by-Match results.

2011-12:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... earned ITA Scholar Athlete Award ... primarily competed at third and fourth singles, posting a 13-10 overall record ... went 7-3 in the third flight, 6-6 at fourth, and was 0-1 at in the second ... posted an overall doubles record of 19-17 in the top flight, mainly with Aman Gill (9-10) and six matches with Jason Chen (3-3) ... had three three-game winning streaks (3/2-3/8; 3/23-3/30; 4/6-4/14) ...was 5-3 in doubles (3-1 with Michael FitzGerald, 2-2 with Gill) and 0-2 in singles at the Frank Beeman Invitational (9/16-9/18) ... partcipated in the ITA Midwest Invitational (9/23-9/25) and posted a 1-1 singles record and a 2-1 record at doubles (with Gill) ... went 1-2 with GIll at the GLIAC Tournament (4/20-4/22) ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match results.

2010-11:  Earned All-GLIAC Honorable Mention accolades ... primarily competed in the fourth, fifth and sixth singles flights, posting a 10-8 overall record ... went 5-1 in the fourth spot, 3-6 in the fifth and 2-1 in the sixth ... won seven of eight singles matches from 3/19-4/9 ... had winning streaks of four and three during that span ... went 12-12 in doubles competition mainly playing from the first flight with Aman Gill (5-7) ... was 2-1 with Gill at the GLIAC Tournament ... also teamed with Oscar Gamarra (2-0), Michael FitzGerald (3-3) and Thomas Ducret (1-2) and Eric Szydlowski (1-0) ... Match-by-Match results.

High School:  A 2010 graduate of Northville High School ... earned three varsity tennis letters for the Mustangs ... selected to the Division 1 All-State squad as a senior by the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association ... voted to Kensington Lakes Athletic Association's All-Conference team ... was a three-year state qualifier ... lost in the round of 16 in the 2007 and 2009 state tournament at No. 1 singles ... lost in the round of 16 in the 2008 state tournament at No. 2 singles ... served as tennis team captain as a senior ... was an academic honor roll student and student-athlete award winner.

Personal:  Full name--Melvin T. Joseph ... born in London, Ontario ... son of Bino and Tessy Joseph ... has a sister, Tanya, who played on the WSU women's tennis squad (2009-13) ... is majoring in nutrition and food science ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2011, Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Fall 2013 (4.00) and Winter 2014 ... favorite tennis player is Roger Federer ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council.

     Melvin Joseph's Career Doubles Record
Year#1#2#3Fall TournamentsGLIAC Tourn.*NCAA Regional*Total
2010-117-92-33-0-2-10-112-12
2011-1212-13--7-41-2-19-17
2012-130-610-5-0-11-2-10-12
2013-143-30-39-14-12-11-016-8
Career22-3112-1112-111-66-61-157-49
 
   Melvin Joseph's Career Singles Record
 Year#1#2#3#4#5#6Fall TournamentsGLIAC Tourn.*NCAA Regional* Total
2010-11---5-13-62-1-2-10-110-8
2011-12-0-17-36-6--1-41-2-14-14
2012-13-1-02-06-34-3-0-22-0-13-8
2013-14--1-1-5-7-3-2--9-10
Career-1-110-417-1012-162-14-85-30-146-40

*-Included in flight record.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11Freshman

    5'11" 148 lbs
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    5'11" 148 lbs
  • 2012-13Junior

    5'11" 148 lbs
  • 2013-14Senior

    5'11" 148 lbs