2008-09 Men's Tennis Roster
Iain Atkinson
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Washington, England
2010-11 (Senior)
Posted a 25-13 singles record and a 17-15 doubles record while playing in all 26 dual matches for the Demon Deacons ... Went 7-4 in ACC singles matches and 8-3 in ACC doubles matches .... Recipient of a Thacker ACC Postgraduate Scholarship ... Went 8-4 at No. 1 doubles with partner David Hopkins, rising as high as No. 35 in the national rankings ... With Hopkins, posted ranked doubles wins over No. 11 Kevin King/Juan Spir (Georgia Tech), No. 59 Joey Burkhardt/Stefan Hardy (North Carolina) and No. 66 Will Beck/Pedro Graber (Virginia Tech) ... Ranked as high as No. 68 in singles ... Played primarily No. 3 singles for the Deacons and was the bellwether for the team. When Atkinson won his singles match, the Deacs went 13-3, but were only 1-8 when he lost his singles match ... Earned the best win of his career on Senior Day against No. 1 Virginia, topping No. 25 Sanam Singh 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 ... Topped Ricardo Martin 7-5, 7-5 to help the Deacons down No. 30 Wisconsin ... Cruised past Mark Bowtell 6-3, 6-1 as Wake Forest edged No. 35 LSU 4-3 ... Defeated No. 92 Victor Maksimcuk 6-1, 7-6 to help the Demon Deacons sneak by No. 31 Louisville ... Took down Sam Garforth-Bles in three sets to help the Deacs down No. 33 Rice ... Topped Kevin Galloway to help the Demon Deacons advance over Clemson in the first round of the ACC Championship ... Beat Max Wennakoski 6-3, 6-4 to help Wake Forest to a 4-0 win over VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Reached the doubles final at the Duke Fab Four Invitational with partner Tripper Carleton before falling to top-ranked Reid Carleton/Henrique Cunha (Duke) 9-8 ... Won his singles consolation flight at the Duke Fab Four Invitational ... Reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Carolina Regional Tournament
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2009-2010 (Junior)
Advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Doubles Championships with partner Steven Forman..Named a doubles All-American by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for the first time in his career...Finished 22-16 in singles and 28-12 in doubles...Advanced to ITA Carolina Regional singles quarterfinals and doubles finals with Forman...posted a 14-11 dual match singles record, including 7-2 while playing at the No. 4 position...Ranked as high as No. 41 in singles, finished the season ranked No. 95...Defeated No. 87 Dylan Arnould of Duke in straight sets...Won against UNC[apos]s No. 116 Stefan Hardy in the ACC Championships to help the Deacons reach the semifinals for the fourth consecutive year...Recorded a 14-8 dual match doubles record playing with Forman including 7-3 in ACC play...Ranked as high as No. 12 in doubles, finishing No. 19...Defeated Kentucky[apos]s No. 9 ranked team of Brad Cox and Eric Quigley...Beat UNC[apos]s No. 20 Clay Donato and Stefan Hardy in the ACC Championships...Topped Ohio State[apos]s No. 9 Dino Marcan and Chase Buchanan to reach the NCAA Doubles quarterfinals.
2008-09 (Sophomore)
Compiled a 10-12 singles record...Earned first singles victory of the season over Chris Madden of #33 Michigan by a score of 6-2, 7-6(4)...Went on a four match win streak stretching from March 27th to April 3rd with key victories over ACC foes from Georgia Tech, Clemson, NC State, and Florida State...Posted an impressive 6-1, 6-4 win on May 14th against Baylor University[apos]s Attila Bucko...Recorded an 8-12 doubles record on the season...Went on a three match win streak with partner Carlos Salmon from April 3rd to April 8th with victories over opponents from #13 Florida State, #19 Miami(Fl), and #32 North Carolina...Toppled #27 Virginia Tech[apos]s Brandon Corace and Pedro Graber on April 11th by a score of 9-8(3).
Spring 2008 (Freshman)
Joined team in January 2008 ... Posted a singles record of 3-2... Won singles matches against opponents from East Tennessee, Brown, and Louisville... Won two matches in straight sets... Posted a doubles record of 4-4 while playing with former Deacon teammate Charles Sartor and junior Andrew Brasseaux.
Background
Joined the Demon Deacons in January of 2008... advanced to the Stella Artois Championships and National Grand Prix while attending Woodhouse Grove High School.... born 10/2/1988 in Durham, UK... parents are Paul and Carol Atkinson.
Atkinson[apos]s Final Career Statistics
Singles
| Year | Dual Matches | ACC | Tourn | Total |
| 2007-08 | 3-2 | -- | -- | 3-2 |
| 2008-09 | 10-12 | 6-5 | -- | 10-12 |
| 2009-10 | 14-11 | 7-4 | 8-5 | 22-16 |
| 2010-11 | 16-9 | 7-4 | 9-4 | 25-13 |
| Totals | 43-34 | 20-13 | 17-9 | 60-43 |
Doubles
| Year | Dual Matches | ACC | Tourn | Total |
| 2007-08 | 4-4 | -- | -- | 4-4 |
| 2008-09 | 8-12 | 7-3 | -- | 8-12 |
| 2009-10 | 17-9 | 8-3 | 11-3 | 28-12 |
| 2010-11 | 13-11 | 8-3 | 4-4 | 17-15 |
| Totals | 42-36 | 23-9 | 15-7 | 57-43 |
