2015-16 Men's Tennis Roster
Sam Matheson
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 163
- Prev School:
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Hometown:
- Tauranga, New Zealand
2015-16 (Jr.)
• Named Big South Men’s Tennis Player of the Year, the program’s first-ever conference player of the year
• Became the first player in Liberty men’s tennis history to qualify for the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship and ninth Big South competitor to ever receive a bid
• Tabbed to the Big South Singles All-Conference first team
• Garnered inclusion on the Big South Doubles All-conference first team alongside partner Egon Samaai, as the duo posted a 10-7 doubles record in the spring in the No. 1 slot in the Liberty lineup.
• Named to Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) all-state first team singles listing, the first Liberty men’s tennis player in school history to make the all-state singles squad
• Voted to the VaSID all-state second team doubles listing
• Posted a program-record 28 singles wins between the fall and spring seasons
• Recorded the second-best single-season winning percentage in school history with a 28-6 (.824) overall mark
2014-15 (So.)
• Named to the Big South All-Conference singles squad
• 2015 Big South No. 2 singles flight winner
• Named Big South Player of the Week on March 17
• Notched 22 singles wins during the fall and spring, tying Shea Thomas for the second most singles wins in a single season
• Led the squad in singles victories with 15
• Finished the spring season with 25 overall victories (15 singles draws and 10 doubles contests)
• Ended the spring campaign with a team-best 7-1 record in Big South singles matches
• Captured the Black Singles draw in the UVA Fall Invitational
Personal
• Son of David and Nikki Matheson
• Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
• Birthday is May 23
