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2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster

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Gordon Whitwell
Gordon Whitwell
Gordon Whitwell
Gordon Whitwell
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Gordon Whitwell

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Experience:
    2L
  • Hometown:
    Oxford, Miss.
  • High School:
    Oxford HS
 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• SEC Community Service Team (2025)
• SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2023)

2024-25 (JUNIOR): Finished the season with an overall 4-4 record in singles and 3-2 record in doubles … Primarily played on court six for singles and doubles … Had a perfect 3-0 record in dual singles matches … Named to the SEC Community Service Team.

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE): Finished the season with a 4-5 singles record and a 2-1 record in doubles … Only played on court six for singles … Won three singles matches in straight sets … Went a perfect 2-0 in dual singles matches … Appeared in two dual matches … Secured 10th career singles victory ... Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2022-23 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in 12 singles matches and six doubles matches during tournament play ... Appeared in three dual matches, going 1-2 n singles action ... Clinched a win over in the first game of a doubleheader against Belmont (3/6) with a 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-4 victory ... Named to the SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.

PRIOR TO OLE MISS: Rated a four-star recruit by Tennis Recruiting … No. 1 ranked recruit from the state of Mississippi and No. 115 overall recruit in the U.S. … 2021 Mississippi Dorothy Vest Jr Tennis Player of the Year … Two-time team state champion with Oxford High School … Helped lead Mississippi’s Southern Cup team to win the Bronze Division at the 2021 Southern Cup.

PERSONAL: Son of Quentin and Ginger Whitwell … Born on Dec. 27, 2002 ... Majoring in integrated marketing communications ... Has one older sister, Davis …. Favorite tennis players are Nik Scholtz and Carlos Alcaraz.

 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Overall Singles Dual Singles Overall Doubles Dual Doubles
2024-25 4-4 3-0 3-2 1-1
2023-24 4-5 2-0 2-1 0-0
2022-23 6-9 1-2 0-6 0-0
TOTALS 14-18 6-2 5-9 1-1
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