2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster
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Harper, Pat
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Pat Harper
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 157
- Hometown:
- Brisbane, Australia
- High School:
- St. Peters Lutheran College (Australia)
Bio
SINGLES SUPERLATIVES
Overall Record: 44-20 (9-5 SEC)
- 2018-19: 12-7 (0-1 SEC)
- 2019-20: 13-5 (2-1 SEC)
- 2020-21: 12-6 (2-2 SEC)
- 2021-22: 3-1 (3-0 SEC)
- 2022-23: 4-1 (2-1 SEC)
Record vs. Ranked Opponents (2-1)
- vs. top 10: ---
- vs. top 25: ---
- vs. top 50: ---
DOUBLES SUPERLATIVES
Overall Record: 96-38 (31-10 SEC)
- 2018-19: 15-12 (4-5 SEC)
- 2019-20: 13-5 (3-0 SEC)
- 2020-21: 31-7 (8-3 SEC)
- 2021-22: 18-8 (9-0 SEC)
- 2022-23: 19-6 (7-2 SEC)
Record vs. Ranked Opponents (31-17)
- vs. top 10: 7-7
- vs. top 25: 12-14
RECORD & HONORS
Singles Record: 44-20Doubles Record: 96-38
Highest Singles Ranking: No. 84 (9/7/21)
Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 1 with Adam Walton (9/7/21)
Awards & Honors
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 ITA Doubles All-American
2022 ITA Doubles All-American
2022 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 ITA Scholar Athlete
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 NCAA Doubles National Champion with Adam Walton
2021 NCAA All-Tournament Team - No. 1 Doubles
2021 ITA Doubles All-American
2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
POST TENNESSEE
- ATP Bio
- Highest Singles Ranking: -
- Highest Doubles Ranking: 152 (04/07/2025)
2022-23 - GRADUATE STUDENT
Singles Record: 4-1Doubles Record: 19-6
SPRING SEASON
- Became a three-time ITA Doubles All-American with his latest such honor in 2023.
- Capped his illustrious Tennessee career 10th on the program's all-time doubles wins list, with 96 victories.
- Competed in the NCAA Doubles Championship for a third straight season, doing so as a top-eight overall seed (with Monday) for the second time in his career.
- With his doubles win over Wake Forest's (5/7/23) No. 27 Moroni/Thomson alongside Monday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Harper surpassed Pablo Montana (1993-96) for 10th place on Tennessee's career doubles wins list, with 96.
- Cruised to an impressive, 6-1, win over the 23rd-ranked doubles pair of Ayeni/Baadi from Kentucky (4/22/23) in the SEC Tournament semifinals, alongside Monday.
- Won comfortably over the 67th-ranked doubles pairing of Arkansas' (4/16/23) Burdet and Manuel, 6-1, alongside Monday atop the doubles lineup to improve to 7-2 in SEC doubles play this season.
- Clinched the doubles point in Tennessee's 6-1 win over Ole Miss (4/13/23), with a 6-2 win over Hallquist Lithen and Junk alongside Monday at the No. 1 spot.
- By surging past Lucas da Silva of South Carolina (4/9/23) in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, picked up his fourth win at the No. 6 singles position this season.
- Collected his fifth ranked doubles win of the season, a 6-4 decision over #44 Malesevic/Hernandez of Mississippi State (3/31/23) alongside Monday.
- Defeated Texas A&M's (3/26/23) ranked doubles pairing of #39 Schachter/Hilderbrand on court one, 6-4, with Monday for the 90th doubles triumph of his stellar career.
- Achieved an ITA doubles ranking of No. 2 (3/21/23) alongside Monday, marking the second partner in which he has garnered a top-two national doubles ranking with. Harper and Adam Walton reached the ranking of No. 1 to open the 2021 fall season, following their 2021 NCAA Doubles National Championship.
- Earned a ranked doubles win with Monday over LSU (3/11/23), defeating 35th-ranked Latinovic/Watson atop the doubles lineup, 6-4.
- With a 6-1, 6-4 victory on court six, won his third dual singles match of the year, defeating Vanderbilt's (3/9/23) Macsen Sisam.
- Won his seventh doubles match of the spring with Monday and ninth in all at Auburn (3/2/23), each coming at the No. 1 spot and the latest being a 7-5 win over Murgett/Dobai.
- In his first non-defaulted singles match of the year, logged a double-bagel, 6-0, 6-0 win on court six over The Citadel's (2/24/23) Bradey Minnich.
- Used a forehand return winner to seal a 6-3 win on court one of doubles with Monday, defeating the Illinois (2/19/23) pairing of Okonkwo/Debru.
- Needed just 18 minutes to defeat Stanford's (2/18/23) Fery/Basavareddy at No. 1 doubles, 6-1 alongside Monday at the ITA National Indoor Championship.
- Toppled the nation's fourth-ranked doubles pair, Maxted/Jong of TCU (2/2/23) alongside Monday on court one, 6-3.
- Won a third consecutive doubles match at the No. 1 spot with Monday, defeating Oklahoma's (1/28/23) Martinez/Montsi, 6-4.
- In his first career pairing with Johannus Monday, the duo cruised past Wake Forest's (1/22/23) Lopez de Azcona/Moroni at No. 1 doubles, 6-2.
- Paired up with Shunsuke Mitsui for the first time in his career, defeating Charlotte's (1/8/23) Simon/Vannemreddy, 6-4 at the top of the doubles lineup.
2021-22 - SENIOR
Singles Record: 3-1Doubles Record: 18-8
FALL SEASON
- Harper and doubles teammate Adam Walton were ranked as the nation's No. 1 doubles pair by the ITA on Sept. 7, 2021.
SPRING SEASON
- Collected a 6-3, 6-2 win with Walton over #22 Holmgren/Osorio (San Diego) in the NCAA Doubles Championship Round of 32.
- Received his degree in Sport Management (5/20/22).
- Earned a dominant 6-1 doubles victory with Walton, defeating Florida State's (5/14/22) Silagy and Karpenschif in the NCAA Super Regionals.
- In Tennessee's convincing 4-1 win over No. 11 Georgia at the SEC Tournament, Harper and Walton bested 62nd-ranked McCormick/Stewart, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles.
- Wrapped up the regular season with a rematch of the 2021 NCAA Doubles National Championship, defeating 16th-ranked Maclean/Murgett of Auburn (4/17/22) once again with Walton, 6-1 on court one.
- Collected a ranked doubles win over Vanderbilt's (4/10/22) No. 76 Troost/Ross, winning 6-3.
- Clinched the doubles point with Walton on the road at Kentucky (4/8/22), taking down Musitelli and Hurrion in a tiebreak, 7-6(4) at No. 1 doubles.
- Earned the 70th overall doubles victory of his UT career in a 6-3 triumph with Walton over Arkansas' (4/1/22) Rousset/Reco.
- Alongside Walton, clinched the doubles point in Tennessee's win at LSU (3/27/22), defeating Hohmann/Lobak, 6-3.
- Picked up a 6-3 doubles win with Walton over Beasley/Samuel of South Carolina (3/11/22).
- Earned a pair of SEC singles wins by defeating Jake Beasley of South Carolina (3/11/22), 6-3, 6-2 and Florida's (3/13/22) No. 119 Nate Bonetto in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4.
- Took down the 55th-ranked doubles pair of Malesevic/Tortora, 6-1 alongside Walton in Tennessee's road win over Mississippi State (3/4/22).
- Rolled past Mazzuchi/Soto of Baylor (2/20/22) in doubles, 6-4 with Walton as Tennessee advanced to the finals of the ITA Indoor National Championships.
- Collected a doubles win over South Carolina's 55th-ranked Beasley/Samuel, 6-1 with Walton at the ITA Indoor National Championships.
- Picked up a top-15 doubles win with Walton by overpowering Charlotte's #11 Simon/Savva in UT's win over the 49ers (2/12/22)
- Defeated Lalami/Nolan of Old Dominion (1/28/22), 6-1 alongside doubles partner Adam Walton at the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
- Earned the 60th doubles win of his Tennessee career, defeating ETSU's (1/12/22) Lobo/Badra, 6-4.
2020-21 - JUNIOR
Singles Record: 12-6Doubles Record: 31-7
SPRING SEASON
- Has been coined by head coach Chris Woodruff as one of the best doubles players in the country due to his vision, instincts and movement on court.
- Claimed the Doubles Individual National Championship with partner Adam Walton. The tandem claimed a dramatic, 7-6(5), 2-6, 1-0(13-11) victory over Auburn's Finn Murgett and Tad Maclean to bring home the program's fourth overall individual national title (5/28/21).
- Was a perfect 4-0 in the NCAA Team Championships at No. 1 Doubles with partner Adam Walton earning the duo All-NCAA Tournament Team Honors.
- Went 2-0 in doubles at the SEC tournament with partner Adam Walton to help UT clinch crucial doubles points against South Carolina (4/22/21) and Florida (4/23/21).
- Partnered with Adam Walton to defeat Carlos Aguilar and Bjorn Thomson of Texas A&M, clinching the doubles point for the Vols in the match vs. the Aggies (4/11/21).
- Earned a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 6 over Lukas Engelhardt to help carry Tennessee to a dominant 7-0 win vs.Ole Miss.
- Combined with Adam Walton to grab a 6-2 victory in doubles over Giovanni Ordini and Alberto Colas in Tennessee's victory over Mississippi State.
- Rolled to a 6-4 victory in doubles over Trent Bryde and Blake Croyder with partner Adam Walton in UT's road win over No. 12 Georgia (2/19/21).
- Grabbed wins in singles and doubles during Tennessee's shutout victory over No. 16 NC State, defeating Martins Rocens, 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 6 singles spot and partnering with Adam Walton for a win at the No. 1 doubles spot.
- Entered the singles lineup for the first time against Notre Dame, rolling to a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 6 to help UT earn a dominant 7-0 sweep of the Irish (2/1/21).
- Returned to the doubles lineup for both matches at ITA Kickoff Weekend, going 1-1 with partner Adam Walton, while helping the Vols take down No. 8 NC State to advance to the Indoor National Championships.
- Finished the Fall with a team-best overall record of 14-2, going 7-1 in both singles and doubles play.
- Tallied a perfect 6-0 overall record at the Bulldog Challenge (10/23-10/25), claiming three doubles wins with partner Adam Walton and three singles wins over Nemanja Malesevic of Mississippi St. (6-3, 6-2), Riccardo Roberto of Alabama (6-0, 3-6, 6-4) and LSU's Malik Bhatnagar (6-1, 6-3).
- Went 2-1 in doubles action with partner Adam Walton at the Gamecock Fall Invitational (10/2-10/4).
- One of three Vols to complete finish with a perfect 3-0 sweep of singles play at the Gamecock Fall Invitational (10/2-10/4).
2019-20 - SOPHOMORE
Singles Record: 13-5 (2-1 SEC)Doubles Record: 13-5 (3-0 SEC)
SPRING SEASON
- Entered the singles lineup in February at Duke and won his first four matches, including back-to-back SEC wins and finished at 4-1 overall
- Posted a 7-3 record in doubles and went undefeated on court two (5-0) and court three (1-0)
- The pairing of Harper and Mark Wallner proved to be lethal as the duo went 4-0 overall and 3-0 in SEC play
- Won five singles matches at the ITA All-American Championships
- Went a combined 15-5 in singles and doubles
- Won doubles title at the Georgia Tech Invite with Jordan Chrysostom
2018-19 - FRESHMAN
Singles Record: 12-7 (0-1 SEC)Doubles Record: 15-12 (4-5 SEC)
SPRING SEASON
- Posted a 5-3 overall record in singles, 9-9 in doubles during his first spring season on Rocky Top
- Opened the spring with back-to-back wins over Oliver Sec and Henry Lieberman from Charlotte
- Helped Tennessee win the doubles point in the SEC semifinal over Florida by securing a win on court two with teammate Andrew Rogers
- Went 3-0 against Florida doubles teams, picking up two wins with Scott Jones and one with Andrew Rogers
- Posted a 7-4 overall record in singles, 6-3 in doubles during his first semester on Rocky Top
- Opened his college career on a three-match win streak, reaching the singles final of the Houndstooth Draw at the Crimson Tide Four-in-the-Fall tournament
- Picked up a pair of singles wins at the Milwaukee Classic, topping Peter Lohrbach (Navy) and Paul Baretto (California) en route to the Round of 16
- With Andrew Rogers, reeled off three-straight doubles wins to reach the ITA Ohio Valley Regional quarterfinals, defeating pairings from Northern Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Louisville
PREP/PERSONAL
- Born January 28, 2000, in Brisbane, Australia
- Continues the tradition of Australian tennis players at Tennessee, as the Vols have had at least one Aussie on the roster every year since 1988
- Captain of his high school team at St. Peter's Lutheran College
- Brother Mitch Harper plays tennis at Virginia Tech, earning First Team All-ACC honors in 2017-18
- Claimed a straight-sets victory over then-No. 259 Bradley Mousley at an F1 Futures event in Renmark, Australia
- Completed his degree in Sport Management in May of 2022
- Recipient of the W. W. & Robert Kennerly Athletic Endowment
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