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Ben Barnette
Ben Barnette

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Spartanburg, S.C.
High School:
Spartanburg High
Height / Weight:
5-8 / 140

04/22/2013

Ben Barnette Named to SEC Men's Tennis Community Service Team

Sophomore recognized for off-court contributions to Columbia.

03/29/2013

Gamecocks Push Past Razorbacks 5-1

Men's tennis puts on dominant singles performance to secure third-straight win.

03/24/2013

Adams Rallies to Clinch 4-1 Gamecock Victory at No. 26 Alabama

Sophomore Andrew Adams recovers from 6-0 first set loss to deliver Gamecocks' third SEC win of the season.

03/22/2013

Gamecocks Score Late Wins to Hold Off Auburn

Senior Harry Menzies comes back from a set down to seal team victory.

03/17/2013

Koch Closes Undefeated Weekend in 5-2 Loss at #5 Georgia

Sophomore Kyle Koch scores doubles and singles wins to finish 4-0 weekend against nation's elite teams.

2011-12 Gamecock Spotlight Video

Barnette's Career Match Result Get Acrobat Reader

Freshman Year (2011-12)
Won all five of his singles outings in dual-match play, all in the No. 6 spot in the order ... Did not yield more than five games in any of his five dual-match victories ... Was solid in doubles in the fall with a 3-2 record, playing mostly with former high school rival Kyle Koch ... Reached the quarterfinals of the doubles A bracket at the UNC Wilmington Collegiate Invitational ... Picked up his first career singles victories in the first round of the Southern Intercollegiates Division II bracket.

High School/Junior Highlights Rated a four-star recruit and the No. 5 player in South Carolina (August 2011) by tennisrecruiting.net ... Helped Coach Roy Shelton's Vikings to five regional titles in his six seasons ... Was a four-time all-state selection and all-area player of the year ... Was a high school state singles finalist twice ... Posted a 20-1 record at No. 1 singles as a senior, giving him a prep career record of 106-5 ... Earned singles and doubles titles in addition to the sportsmanship award at the Columbus Bullfrog Boys 18s.

Barnette's Career Record

SINGLES
Tiebreakers
Year Overall Tourn. Dual SEC #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 vs. Ranked 3-Set 7-Pt. 10-Pt.
2011-12 6-7 1-7 5-0 0-0 -- -- -- -- -- 5-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-1
DOUBLES
Year Overall Tourn. Dual SEC #1 #2 #3
2011-12 4-4 3-4 1-0 0-0 -- -- 1-0
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