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2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

Cameron Weidenthaler

Jason Potter

Jason Potter

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    145
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Sterling Heights, Mich.
  • High School:
    International Academy East

Summary

Biography

  • 2019 Deans' Award winner from the College of Nursing
  • Three-time GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team honoree
  • Three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete
  • Three-time recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award
Career Notes:  Finished with an overall singles record of 13-15 and a doubles record of 5-6.

2018-19:  Deans' Award winner from the College of Nursing for having the highest cumulative grade-point average of all student-athletes in that college ... received ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... played both singles and doubles in the Fall tournaments ... notched a 6-4 victory over Lees-McRae at No. 2 doubles ... 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match Results.

2017-18:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... named an ITA Scholar-Athlete ... finished the season with a 6-8 singles record, playing all of his dual contests at the sixth flight ... finished 2-3 in doubles, with all matches at the third flight ... 2017-18 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Match-by-Match Results.

2016-17:  A GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team selection ... did not appear in any matches ... 2016-17 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2015-16:  Earned ITA Scholar Athlete honors ... finished the season with a 6-3 singles record and went 0-1 in doubles … primarily played at No. 6 singles and posted a 3-1 mark … notched first collegiate win over Davis & Elkins’ Guilherme Hubsch (6-0, 6-1) at the ITA Regional Tournament (9/19) … won four-straight singles match against St. Thomas Aquinas (3/14), Tiffin (4/3), Hillsdale (4/9) and Findlay (4/10) … Match-by-Match Results.

High School:  A 2015 graduate of International Academy East ... lettered four years in tennis at Troy Athens High School under coach Andrew Shipp ... earned All-State Singles and Redhawk of the Year accolades during his senior year ... placed first in league play with a 23-7 No. 3 singles record (2012) ... finished fourth at the top single flight (15-8) in 2014 ... went to the second round at the 2014 state championships collected a 74-37 career record in singles ... primarily played at No. 3 singles, but would see action in the first and second flight ... was a scholar athlete all four year ... elected to serve as captain his senior year.

Personal:  Full name -- Jason T. Potter ... born on Sept. 8, 1997, in Sterling Heights ...  son of Jim and Maria Potter ... has one older sister, Erica ... his grandpa, Richard Potter played tennis at Michigan for three years (1955-57) ... is a Nursing major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Fall 2016, Winter 2017 (4.00), Fall 2017, Winter 2018 and Fall 2018 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2019 ... is a member of the WSU Student-Athlete Leadership Council.


 
     Jason Potter's Career Doubles Record
Year #1 #2 #3 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* Total
2015-16 - 0-1 - - - - 0-1
2016-17 - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - 2-3 - - - 2-3
2018-19 - 1-0 - 2-2 - - 3-2
Career - 1-1 2-3 2-2 - - 5-6
 
  Jason Potter's Career Singles Record
 Year #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Fall Tournaments GLIAC Tourn.* NCAA Regional* Total
2015-16 - - - 0-1 1-0 3-1 2-1 - - 6-3
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - 3-6 3-2 - - 6-8
2018-19 - - - - - - 1-4 - 1-4
Career - - - 0-1 1-0 3-1 6-7 - - 13-15

*- Included in flight record.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'9" 130 lbs

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'9" 145 lbs

  • 2017-18Redshirt Sophomore

    5'9" 145 lbs

  • 2018-19Senior

    5'9" 145 lbs