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Chip Cox
Chip Cox

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Myrtle Beach, S.C.

High School:
Myrtle Beach

Height / Weight:
5-8 / 156

05/02/2013

Mihov and Cox Earn Individual NCAA Selections

Mihov will compete in both singles and doubles.

04/18/2013

Pinheiro's Comeback Seals Gamecock Victory

Gamecocks battle through final shots to score first SEC Tournament victory since 2008.

04/14/2013

Gamecocks Claw Out 4-3 Win Over No. 8 Kentucky

Senior Harry Menzies shines brightest on Senior Day in program's best win since 2005.

04/12/2013

Gamecocks Overpower No. 13 Vanderbilt 4-0

Commanding wins over ranked singles opponents set the tone for most decisive team victory this season.

04/07/2013

Gamecocks Edged Out Late at Ole Miss

Men's tennis puts top-10 team on the ropes but comes up just shy of victory.

05/08/2012

South Carolina vs. Auburn (SEC Tournament)

Starksville, MS (04/19/12)

2011-12 Gamecock Spotlight Video

Cox's Career Match Results Get Acrobat Reader

Sophomore Year (2011-12)
Finished season as part of the nation's 29th-ranked doubles team with Nick Jones ... Competed in the NCAA Doubles Championship ... Posted a 6-4 record against nationally ranked duos in doubles, including a 5-4 mark with Jones, among his season total of 15-12 on the doubles court ... Went an even 12-12 in singles in dual matches ... Clinched the doubles point in the regular-season finale at Florida as he and Jones upset the nation's ninth-ranked tandem at the top of the lineup ... Won his first six outings in dual-match play ... Sealed the team win against Coastal Carolina with a straight-set win at No. 4 singles ... Sparked the team's rally to defeat then-No. 22 Georgia Tech, winning 12 of the final 13 games to turn a 1-5 first-set deficit into a 7-5, 6-1 win in the No. 4 spot to even the match a 2-2 ... Closed the fall with a strong showing at the ITA Carolina Regional, advancing to the round of 32 in singles before falling to a top-50 foe.

Freshman Year (2010-11)
Joined the team in January and won his first three singles matches ... Led the team with 10 dual-match singles wins, including three in SEC action ... Posted a team-best nine doubles win in dual matches as well, teaming with junior Alexander Kostanov for five of those ... Played largely in the No. 3 singles spot ... Turned in a 3-1 record in three-set matches and was 2-0 in 10-point tiebreakers to decide matches ... Took No. 80 Nassim Slilam of Florida to three sets in the season finale ... Picked up his first win over a ranked player with a three-set comeback win over No. 100 Alberto Gonzalez of Kentucky ... Won his three-set battle with Kevin Galloway of archrival Clemson ... Scored the team's lone point against Auburn, outlasting Daniel Cochrane in a 10-point tiebreaker ... Collected his first collegiate win in his debut against Wofford, yielding just three games over the two-set match.

High School/Junior Highlights Rated a four-star recruit by tennisrecruiting.net ... Ranked as high as No. 36 in the nation and No. 1 in South Carolina ... Won the 2009 Wachovia Palmetto Championship in Boys 18 Singles ... Advanced to the semifinals of the South Carolina High School State Singles Tournament (2008, 2009) ... Helped his team to three straight 3A state titles (2007, 2008, 2009).

Cox's Career Record

SINGLES
Tiebreakers
Year Overall Tourn. Dual SEC #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 vs. Ranked 3-Set 7-Pt. 10-Pt.
2010-11 10-11 -- 10-11 3-8 -- -- 5-8 3-3 2-0 0-0 1-2 3-1 3-2 2-0
2011-12 18-19 6-7 12-12 2-7 -- -- 4-2 6-5 2-5 -- 1-4 0-4 1-1 2-0
Career 28-29 6-7 22-23 5-15 -- -- 9-10 9-5 4-5 0-0 2-6 3-5 4-3 4-0
DOUBLES
Year Overall Tourn. Dual SEC #1 #2 #3
2010-11 9-13 -- 9-13 3-7 1-5 6-7 2-1
2011-12 17-19 2-7 15-12 6-5 9-7 1-3 5-2
Career 26-32 2-7 24-25 10-12 10-12 7-10 7-3
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