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Adam Walton

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Adam Walton

Class:
Graduate Student
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 168
Hometown:
Home Hill, Australia

SINGLES SUPERLATIVES

Overall Record: 124-45 (29-16 SEC)

2017-18: 25-15 (8-4 SEC)
2018-19: 25-6 (7-2 SEC)
2019-20: 26-5 (2-1 SEC)
2020-21: 22-11 (5-5 SEC)
2021-22: 26-8 (7-4 SEC)

Record vs. Ranked Opponents (45-21)

vs. top 10: 2-7
vs. top 25: 10-11
vs. top 50: 21-15

DOUBLES SUPERLATIVES

Overall Record: 101-47 (26-15 SEC)

2017-18: 25-10 (7-3 SEC)
2018-19: 10-12 (2-6 SEC)
2019-20: 12-7 (1-2 SEC)
2020-21: 32-8 (8-3 SEC)
2021-22: 22-10 (9-1 SEC)

Record vs. Ranked Opponents (23-14)

vs. top 10: 5-7
vs. top 25: 9-9

RECORD & HONORS

Career Singles Record: 124-45
Highest Singles Ranking: No. 2 (6/2/22)
Career Doubles Record: 101-47
Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 1 with Pat Harper (9/7/21)

Awards & Honors
2022 Singles All-American
2022 Doubles All-American
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 ITA Ohio Valley Region Senior Player of the Year
2022 All-SEC First Team
2022 SEC All-Tournament Team
2021 NCAA Doubles National Champion with partner, Pat Harper
2021 NCAA All-Tournament Team: No. 1 Singles and Doubles
2021 Doubles All-American
2021 ITA Singles All-American
2021 All-SEC (First Team)
2019 All-SEC (First Team)
2019 SEC All-Tournament Team
2019 ITA Ohio Valley Player to Watch

Doubles Titles
2021 NCAA Doubles Championship (with Pat Harper)
2017 Ivy Plus Invite (with Preston Touliatos)

POST TENNESSEE

ATP Bio
Highest Singles Ranking: 84 (07/21/2025)
Highest Doubles Ranking: 134 (03/18/2024)

2021-22 - GRADUATE STUDENT

Singles Record: 26-8
Doubles Record: 22-10

FALL SEASON

Etched his name forever into Tennessee history by becoming the 11th Vol all-time to reach 100 career singles victories, doing so at the Fighting Illini Invitational.
Walton and fellow Aussie Pat Harper opened the fall season as the nation's top doubles pair.

SPRING SEASON

Executed a comeback victory that concluded with a third-set tiebreaker to reach the NCAA Singles Championship Semifinals with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) victory over #21 Gabriel Diallo of Kentucky.
Powered past #38 Henry von der Schulenburg of Harvard, 7-6(1), 6-3 in the NCAA Singles Championship Round of 16.
Collected career doubles victory No. 101 in a 6-3, 6-2 win with Harper over #22 Holmgren/Osorio (San Diego) in the NCAA Doubles Championship Round of 32.
Took down Northwestern's #42 Steven Forman in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2 in the NCAA Singles Championship Round of 32.
Defeated #90 Charles Bertimon of VCU, 6-4, 6-0, winning the match's final nine games in the NCAA Singles Championship Round of 64.
Evened Tennessee's NCAA Quarterfinal match and eventual win against third-ranked Baylor (5/19/22) at 3-3 with a come-from-behind, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory on court one over #5 Adrian Boitan.
Received his master's degree in Management & Human Resources (5/20/22).
Clinched match point against Florida State (5/14/22) with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over #51 Loris Pourroy to send the Vols to Champaign.
In Tennessee's 4-0 shutout of Florida State (5/14/22) to advance to the NCAA Round of 8, Walton's 6-1 doubles win with Harper made him the sixth Vol in program history to accrue 100 doubles wins and 100 singles triumphs in a career.
Earned a top-50 singles win with a straight-set, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Duke's (5/7/22) #49 Garrett Johns in the NCAA Round of 32.
Recorded a fourth consecutive victory over top-36 singles opponents with his 6-1, 7-5 triumph over Georgia's (4/22/22) #13 Hamish Stewart at the top of Tennessee's lineup, the clinching point in a 4-1 victory for the Vols.
Captured a 6-4, 6-3 win over Alabama's #32 Filip Planinsek on court one, at the SEC Tournament.
In a rematch of the 2021 NCAA Doubles National Championship, Walton and Harper once again defeated Auburn's (4/17/22) #16 Maclean/Murgett, 6-1 on court one.
Logged a 6-2, 6-3 singles win over #34 Tyler Stice of Auburn (4/17/22) on Senior Day.
Toppled Alabama's (4/15/22) #36 Filip Planinsek at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-4 in the Vols' 7-0 sweep.
Defeated #107 Alex Reco of Arkansas (4/1/22) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2 for his 111th career singles victory and 33rd career ranked singles win.
Vanquished a pair of ranked singles opponents in Tennessee's road trip at Texas A&M (3/25/22) and LSU (3/27/22). He bested the Aggies' #56 Noah Schachter, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 on court one to tie the match at 3-3 in an eventual UT win. In Baton Rouge, he handily defeated 23rd-ranked Ronald Hohmann, 6-1, 6-1 on court one.
Clinched the doubles point against LSU (3/27/22) alongside Harper on court one, earning a convincing 6-3 victory over the Tiger pairing of Hohmann/Lobak.
His 6-3 doubles win alongside Harper over South Carolina's (3/11/22) Beasley/Samuel gave Walton his 200^th career victory, accounting for all singles and doubles wins during his Tennessee career. The Aussie is the ninth Vol in program history to join the 200-win club.
Earned a top-20 singles win by defeating Ole Miss' (3/6/22) #18 Nikola Slavic in come-from-behind fashion, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(5). The win marks the 30th ranked singles win of his career.
Picked up a ranked doubles win with Pat Harper at the ITA Indoor National Championships, defeating #55 Beasley/Samuel of South Carolina (2/19/22), 6-1.
Trounced Texas A&M's (2/18/22) Noah Schachter in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0 to open the ITA Indoor National Championships in Seattle
Alongside Pat Harper, overcame Charlotte's (2/12/22) 11th-ranked doubles pair of Simon/Savva, 6-2.
Trounced #112 Oscar Cutting of Memphis, 6-2, 6-1 at the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
At the ITA Kickoff Weekend, earned a convincing 6-1 doubles win over Lalami/Nolan of Old Dominion with Pat Harper.
Took down Eduardo Nava (Wake Forest) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1 in the 4-3 Tennessee win.
Defeated TCU's #68 Luc Fomba in comeback fashion, winning a three-set battle, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, to give the Vols a 3-2 lead in the match (1/16/22). The Vols would go on to claim victory over the fifth-ranked Horned Frogs.
Opened his first year on Rocky Top with 6-3, 5-4, ret. win over ETSU's #65 Frazier Rengifo.

2020-21 - SENIOR

Singles Record: 22-11
Doubles Record: 32-8

SPRING SEASON

Will enter his final year of eligibility just 21 doubles victories and two singles victories away from becoming the sixth-ever Vol to reach 100 career wins in both singles and doubles.
Completed his degree in Kinesiology in May.
Claimed the 2021 NCAA Doubles National Title with partner Pat Harper. The tandem finished the year on a 12-match win streak and won 17 of their last 18 sets played on the year.
Held an 8-0 overall record during the NCAA Team Championships to earn All-NCAA Tournament honors at both No.1 Singles and No. 1 Doubles.
Clinched match point to send the Vols past No. 18 Arizona, 4-3, in the NCAA Round of 16 (5/17/21) when he took down the Wildcats Gustaf Strom, 7-5, 1-6, 6-2.
Went 3-0 overall at the NCAA Regionals (5/8/21, 5/9/21) to help lead UT to an NCAA Round of 16 matchup with Arizona.
Clinched match point against Ole Miss (4/21/21) to send Tennessee to the SEC Tournament semifinals.
Won a pair of monumental doubles matches with partner Pat Harper to help the Orange & White clinch the doubles point against No. 12 South Carolina and No. 1 Florida en route to UT's first SEC Title since 2010.
Earned a 7-6, 6-3 victory at No. 2 over Maxim Verboven in Tennessee's match vs. Arkansas
Fought for two tie-breaker victories at the No. 1 singles spot over Finn Reynolds in Tennessee's win over Ole miss
Ranks 19th on UT's all-time singles wins list with 86 career singles triumphs.
During Tennessee's shutout win over Duke, defeated Garrett Johns at the No. 1 singles spot, 6-2, 6-3.
Helped the Vols take down Ole Miss, 4-2, at ITA Kickoff Weekend, with a victory over No. 62 Tim Sandkaulen, 7-6(5), 7-6(3), at No. 1.

FALL SEASON

Finished the Fall season with a 6-2 mark in singles play and a 7-1 record in doubles, playing primarily with junior Pat Harper.
Is riding a four-match win streak with partner Pat Harper in doubles play, as the duo dominated in all three of their matches at the Bulldog Challenge (10/23-10/25).
Went 2-1 in both singles and doubles at the Gamecock Fall Invitational (10/2-10/4) to begin his senior campaign.

2019-20 - JUNIOR

Singles Record: 26-5 (2-1 SEC)
Doubles Record: 12-7 (1-2 SEC)

SPRING SEASON

Began the dual match season with a career-long 10 match winning streak
Defeated five ranked opponents in the spring, including No. 6 Jack Lin from Columbia
Played all 14 of his matches at the No. 1 position, going 12-1 with one match unfinished
Partnered mostly with Martim Prata in doubles as the pair finished with a 7-3 record together
Reached the highest singles ranking of his career on February 5, 2020 at No. 13

FALL SEASON

Enters the spring ranked No. 23 in the nation
Reached the finals of the M25 Champaign Futures event while advancing to quarters at the ITA All-American Championships

2018-19 - SOPHOMORE

Singles Record: 25-5 (7-2 SEC)
Doubles Record: 10-12 (2-6 SEC)

SPRING SEASON

Began the dual match season by winning nine of his first 10 matches
The nine-match win streak is the longest of his career
Went 6-1 against ranked opponents this season
Won 11 of the final 16 matches he played, losing only twice
Finished and clinched Tennessee's rally against Florida in the SEC Tournament semifinal
Clinched the Vols' match against NC State in the NCAA Tournament, sending UT to its first Round of 16 appearance since 2014
Made his NCAA Individual Championships debut in the singles bracket, playing against Southern Cal's Daniel Cukierman
Earned All-SEC First Team honors
Named to the SEC All-Tournament team
Was named ITA Ohio Valley Player to Watch

FALL SEASON

Tabbed No. 82 in the ITA Preseason Singles National Rankings, good for a new career-high
Opened the season on a four-match win streak at the Gamecock Invitational, reaching the Flight A singles final
Fall season cut short due to injury

2017-18 - FRESHMAN

Singles Record: 25-15 (8-4 SEC)
Doubles Record: 25-10 (7-3 SEC)

SPRING SEASON

Swept two double-headers in singles coming against Charlotte and The Citadel.
Defeated Jackson Allen of Minnesota in three sets (6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-3) while playing at No. 4.
Played at No. 1 in doubles in each match this season, winning his first six decisions with partner Preston Touliatos.

FALL SEASON

Made collegiate debut at the Ivy Plus Invite at Princeton, going 2-1 with a pair of top-100 wins and a doubles title with junior teammate Preston Touliatos
Led Vols with doubles wins during the fall, going 8-3 (four wins with Touliatos, two with Jones and two with Rogers)

PRIOR TO TENNESSEE

Achieved a career-best ITF World Junior Ranking of No. 60
In 2016, won the New Zealand ITF Summer Championships and the Oceania Closed Junior Championships in addition to making the finals of two other international events
In December 2016, reached the semifinals of the 18U Australian Championship, eventually losing to fellow Vol Scott Jones