2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster
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Gates, Carson
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Carson Gates
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Staley High School
Bio
2022 (Senior): Played to a 6-1 overall record during the fall 2021 season … Compiled a 7-11 record in dual matches … Went 1-1 at No. 1 singles, 2-3 at No. 2 and 4-4 at No. 5 … Went 7-7 in regular-season doubles matches with Max Sheldon, going 3-3 at No. 2 and 4-4 at No. 3 doubles … Was 1-3 in fall doubles play with Jarreau Campbell … Recipient of the 2022 MSU Student-Athlete Support Services President’s Award, given to the male student-athlete that best exemplifies what it means to be a Spartan on the court and in the classroom … Earned the Scholar-Athlete award for maintaining a perfect 4.0, the highest GPA of any Spartan men’s tennis player ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2020-21 (Junior): Finished the season with a 4-16 mark in singles matches, playing primarily in the No. 1, 2, and 3 spots … Earned a 3-4 record at No. 3 singles … Picked up one win on the No. 2 court, going 1-9 overall … Compiled a 1-2 record in doubles action, picking up one win at No. 2 with teammate John Carlin … Academic All-Big Ten with a perfect 4.0.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Tied for the team-lead with 10 overall wins in singles and led the team with five singles wins in duals ... Competed mainly on court three, where he finished 5-5 ... Won three of his first four duals against Toledo, Ball State and Niagara ... Helped lead the Spartans to a 4-3 win over Drake on Feb. 21 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Evan Fragistas ... Finished the season with a three-set victory over Roger Chou of Brown on Feb. 28 in East Lansing ... Competed in just one doubles match during the dual season, against New Mexico on Feb. 23.
Fall: Competed in four tournaments in the fall where he finished 4-9 in singles play ... Tallied three wins over Michigan twice and Nebraska at Big Ten Indoors on Nov. 1-4 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
2018-19 (Freshman) : In his first season as a Spartan went 8-18 in singles play.
Personal: Four star recruit out of Missouri ... Attended Staley High School in Kansas City, Missouri ... Was a three-time All-State, All-Conference and All-District selection (‘16, ‘17, ‘18) ... Was a three-time Missouri state finalist ... Finished his high school career 89-3 overall ... Elected team captain for three seasons ... Claimed a Level 3 national doubles championship in Arizona and Level 2 back draw championship in Minnesota ... Finished second in the Level 2 Missouri sectional in Oklahoma and fourth at the Level 1 sectional in Kansas City ... Graduated third in his graduating class of 380 ... Member of the principals honor roll all four years ... NHS board member ... Awarded HyVee Scholar-Athlete Award ... Was an honors diploma recipient and AP Scholar.
2020-21 (Junior): Finished the season with a 4-16 mark in singles matches, playing primarily in the No. 1, 2, and 3 spots … Earned a 3-4 record at No. 3 singles … Picked up one win on the No. 2 court, going 1-9 overall … Compiled a 1-2 record in doubles action, picking up one win at No. 2 with teammate John Carlin … Academic All-Big Ten with a perfect 4.0.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Tied for the team-lead with 10 overall wins in singles and led the team with five singles wins in duals ... Competed mainly on court three, where he finished 5-5 ... Won three of his first four duals against Toledo, Ball State and Niagara ... Helped lead the Spartans to a 4-3 win over Drake on Feb. 21 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Evan Fragistas ... Finished the season with a three-set victory over Roger Chou of Brown on Feb. 28 in East Lansing ... Competed in just one doubles match during the dual season, against New Mexico on Feb. 23.
Fall: Competed in four tournaments in the fall where he finished 4-9 in singles play ... Tallied three wins over Michigan twice and Nebraska at Big Ten Indoors on Nov. 1-4 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
2018-19 (Freshman) : In his first season as a Spartan went 8-18 in singles play.
Personal: Four star recruit out of Missouri ... Attended Staley High School in Kansas City, Missouri ... Was a three-time All-State, All-Conference and All-District selection (‘16, ‘17, ‘18) ... Was a three-time Missouri state finalist ... Finished his high school career 89-3 overall ... Elected team captain for three seasons ... Claimed a Level 3 national doubles championship in Arizona and Level 2 back draw championship in Minnesota ... Finished second in the Level 2 Missouri sectional in Oklahoma and fourth at the Level 1 sectional in Kansas City ... Graduated third in his graduating class of 380 ... Member of the principals honor roll all four years ... NHS board member ... Awarded HyVee Scholar-Athlete Award ... Was an honors diploma recipient and AP Scholar.
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