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2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

Will Harper

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Suwanee, Georgia
  • Highschool Lambert High School

Biography

2022 (Fifth Year)
  • Named to All-Atlantic 10 Second Team
  • President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee
  • Recipient of the RUDY Award, given to the student-athlete who most embodies what it means to be a Flyer
  • Finished 10-12 in singles play, 8-9 in dual match play
  • Clinched the win over Xavier with a three-set win over Cambell Nakayama on Jan. 21
  • His 10 wins were a career high
  • Went 2-2 in A-10 play during the regular season with wins over St. Bonaventure and Richmond
  • Finished 11-6 in doubles play, 10-3 in dual match play and 4-0 against A-10 opponents during the regular season
  • Won final seven doubles decisions of the season
  • Went 10-3 with Connor Bruce and the pair won against Saint Louis in the A-10 Quarterfinals
  • Finished career 22nd in program history with 38 career singles wins and tied for 17th in doubles wins with 33 
  • Ranks 17th all-time in combined wins with 71
  • He and Steven Karl set the program record for most wins by a single class with 71 wins
2021 (Senior)
  • Went 8-3 in singles play, including 3-1 against A-10 opponents
  • Won eight consecutive decisions between March 4 and April 30
  • In the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship, won in straight sets over Ignacio Tintore of Saint Louis on April 30
  • Went 3-2 in doubles play, with each match coming paired with Georgi Mavrodiev
  • First win of the season in doubles play came at #19 Kentucky, taking down Mathis Moysan and Tate Sandman 6-3 with Mavrodiev
  • Named to the Dean's List Fall 2020
  • Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
*2020 (Junior)
  • Finished 7-4 in dual singles play, 4-1 in No. 6 singles
  • 3-0 in A-10 singles play
  • Finished 7-4 in overall doubles play, the second best record of all Flyers in doubles
  • Went 5-2 in dual doubles and 2-0 in A-10 doubles play.
  • Went 4-0 in No. 3 doubles with partner Matt DeMarco
  • Was named to the 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
2019 (Sophomore)
  • 6-5 overall singles record for season
  • Tour singles record of 6-2
  • 2-1 record with partner Joe DeMarco in doubles play
  • Named to 2018-19 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Named to University of Dayton Dean's List

2018 (Freshman)
  • 1-1 doubles record with partner Lorenzo Rollhauser for fall season
  • 6-2 singles record, 2-1 in conference
  • 3-0 record at No. 5 singles
  • Partnered with Simon Jayaram for 7-3 record at No. 3 doubles
  • Earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on one occasion
  • Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
* 2019-20 season suspended March 12 due to COVID-19  

High School
  • Two-time Most Valuable Player Award winner
  • Helped lead Lambert High School to a Georgia State Championship as a senior
  • Collected the most wins in school history

Personal
  • Parents: Doug and Jane Harper
  • Siblings: Daniel and Sarah Harper
  • Major: Marketing

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    6'0"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2019-20Junior

    6'0"
  • 2020-21Senior

    6'0"
  • 2021-22Fifth Year