2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
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Hussey, Giles
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Giles Hussey
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Swindon, England
- High School:
- Millfield School
Bio
RECORD & HONORS
Career Singles Record: 47-8Career Doubles Record: 36-20
Highest Singles Ranking: No. 80 (3/24/21)
- SEC Player of the Week: 2/10/21, 3/31/21
POST TENNESSEE
- ATP Bio
- Highest Singles Rank: 304 (08/12/2024)
- Highest Doubles Rank: 213 (05/29/2023)
2020-21 - GRADUATE STUDENT
Singles Record: 30-5Doubles Record: 23-13
SPRING SEASON
- Claimed a massive singles victory over Baylor's Charlie Broom to put Tennessee up, 2-0 over Baylor in the National Semifinals (5/21/21).
- Him and doubles partner Mark Wallner helped UT clinch the crucial doubles point to push the Vols past Memphis (5/9/21), 4-0, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Was dominant all week at the SEC Tournament finishing 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles and dropped just a single set across his six matches to help lead UT to its first SEC Title of any kind since 2010.
- Clinched match point in Tennessee's blistering, 4-0, victory over South Carolina at the SEC Tournament, knocking off Jake Beasley, 7-5, 7-5 at No. 5.
- Paired with Mark Wallner to pick up a 6-1 doubles victory over Pranav Kumar and Noah Schachter to help lead Tennessee to a 4-1 win over Texas A&M (4/11/21).
- Picked up a 7-6(3), 6-2 victory over No. 84 Joshua Lapadat to clinch the match point for Tennessee in the win over No. 20 Kentucky (3/28/21).
- Earned a 7-5, 6-3 win over Alberto Colas at the No. 4 singles spot in Tennessee's win over Mississippi State
- Took down No. 125 Toma Jirousek, 7-6(0), 6-3 to clinch match point in the Vols 4-3 victory over No. 3 TCU (2/13/21).
- Partnered with Mark Wallner, went 2-0 in doubles during Tennessee's wins over Duke and NC State and earned a ranked singles victory against NC State, taking down No. 95 Tadas Babelis at the No. 5 singles spot.
- Earned a huge come-from-behind win in doubles with partner Mark Wallner and dominated in singles--winning in straight sets--to help lead UT to a 7-0 shutout victory over Notre Dame.
- Is riding a season-long nine-match win streak and is a perfect 6-0 in dual matches through 2/8/21.
- Helped lead UT to a win over Oklahoma with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Max Stewart and improved to a 12-1 individual record.
FALL SEASON
- Dominated in singles play throughout the Fall season, finishing with a near unblemished record of 9-1.
- Earned three singles triumphs during the Volunteer Showdown (11/6-11/8), taking down MTSU's Oskar Michalek (6-3, 6-2), Andreas Kramer (6-2, 6-2) and Sean Presson (4-6, 6-1, 6-0).
- Grabbed three straight set wins in singles wins to remain perfect on the Fall season at the Bulldog Challenge (10/23-10/25).
- Claimed two doubles victories with partner Johannus Monday at the Gamecock Fall Invitational (10/2-10/4).
- Finished the Gamecock Fall Invitational (10/2-10/4) with a perfect 3-0 mark in singles play, with all three victories coming in straight sets.
2019-20 - SENIOR
Singles Record: 17-3 (1-1 SEC)Doubles Record: 13-7 (0-2 SEC)
SPRING SEASON
- Won nine matches for Tennessee, playing on courts four and five
- Opened the season with an eight match win streak
- Played predominately at courts one and two in doubles, picking up eight wins
- Hussey finished the fall with a combined 13-4 record in singles and doubles
- Finished with two fall titles winning singles at the Georgia Tech Invite and winning doubles with Finn Stodder at the Farnsworth-Ivy Plus
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Went 66-37 in singles and 47-23 in doubles over four seasons at Georgia State
- Named Sun Belt Player of the Week on four occasions
- Earned 2019 Sun Belt All-Conference First Team doubles honors and Second Team All-Conference singles accolades
- Picked up 2018 second team all-conference singles honors
- Full name is Giles Peter John Hussey
- Born May 26, 1997
- Son of Gill and James Hussey
- Brother of Julia and Georgia
Everything Orange S2 | Shunsuke Mitsui (Men's Tennis)
Thursday, May 08
MTN | Johannus Monday Tennessee Tribute
Friday, June 21
MTN | Chris Woodruff Media Availability (5.14.24)
Tuesday, May 14
Everything Orange | Johannus Monday (Men's Tennis)
Thursday, May 02
