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Kyle Koch
Kyle Koch

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Irmo, S.C.

High School:
Chapin High

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 201

04/18/2013

Pinheiro's Comeback Seals Gamecock Victory

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

04/16/2013

Donors Recognized At Carolina Tennis Center Reception

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

Koch's Career Match Results Get Acrobat Reader

Freshman Year (2011-12)
Turned in one of the most productive seasons in program history, etching his name in the Gamecock single-season top 10 seven times ... Tied school record for dual-match doubles victories with 19 ... Teamed with Carl Eguez to win nine straight doubles matches, the third-longest streak in school history ... Also shares with Nick Jones the program's eighth-longest doubles win streak at seven consecutive ... Ranks eighth in the single-season record books with 26 doubles victories, 38 doubles matches played and six SEC match doubles wins ... Is among the single-season top 10 with 33 combined singles (14) and doubles (19) wins in dual matches ... Sits among the five most productive freshmen in Gamecock history in dual-match doubles victories (T-1st, 19), overall doubles victories (2nd, 26), dual-match doubles winning percentage (3rd, .704), combined dual-match wins (4th, 33) and SEC doubles wins (4th, 6) ... Was 11-4 when paired with Eguez, playing in the No. 3 spot in the lineup, as part of his team-best 26-12 overall doubles record ... Finished second on the team with 20 singles victories, including a 14-8 dual-match record playing mostly in the No. 6 spot in the lineup ... Clinched the win at Arkansas with a straight-set singles victory ... Put the Gamecocks up 2-0 with a decisive 6-0, 6-1 win against Auburn ... Won his first 10 dual-match singles outings, including on in the No. 3 spot and two in the No. 4 position ... Reached the consolation finals at the SEC Indoor Championships behind super-tiebreak wins in the consolation quarter and semifinals.

High School/Junior Highlights
Rated a five-star recruit and the No. 3 player (August 2011) in South Carolina by tennisrecruiting.net ... Advanced to the third round of the 2011 USTA Boys 18 National Championships ... Was a 2011 All-America selection ... Earned all-state honors four of his six seasons playing for Coach John Rodgers' Eagles ... Named all-region every year and regional player of the year four times ... Won three straight 4A-3A singles state titles ... Turned in a high school record of 134-7, including a perfect 28-0 mark as a senior ... Broke the state record with 75 consecutive singles victories, spanning three seasons ... Helped Chapin to back-to-back state titles in his final two seasons.

Koch'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 20-15 6-7 14-8 2-7 -- -- 1-0 2-1 6-2 5-5 0-2 4-1 1-5 3-3
DOUBLES
Year Overall Tourn. Dual SEC #1 #2 #3
2011-12 26-12 7-4 19-8 6-5 6-3 -- 13-5
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