GusBenson
- height 6-0
- class Senior
- High school Model Laboratory
Senior (2018)
Competed in seven matches in the dual season with a record of 2-3 in singles … Compiled a 14-9 doubles record – 10-7 when paired with Cesar Bourgois on court No. 1 … Split matches at 1-1 in SEC play in singles … Picked up four doubles wins in the top 30, including defeating the 15th ranked pairings twice.
Junior (2017)
Finished 1-1 in the dual season from the sixth court … Record of 8-6 in doubles … Won seven straight doubles matches on the third court … Record of 6-1 in SEC doubles play … Was 5-3 when paired with Trey Yates …
Sophomore (2016)
Competed in seven matches in the 2016 dual season … Went in singles 6-1 between the fourth and sixth courts … Earned a 2-0 record on the fourth court and a 4-1 record on the sixth court … Won both SEC matches he played on the sixth court … Also went 6-0 in fall matches Earned a 5-5 record in doubles play, pairing with Ryotaro Matsumura, Kevin Lai and William Bushamuka, playing on all three courts.
Freshman (2015)
Compiled a 6-5 record over the season, competing in four dual matches during the season where he went 3-1 … Played between No. 4 and No. 6 during singles in dual matches … Notched wins against Murray State, Lipscomb and Xavier during the spring season, all in sweeps of the opponent … During the tournament season, made the quarterfinal round of the Southern Intercollegiates… Teamed up with Kevin Lai once in doubles, playing at the No. 2 spot … Named to All-SEC Academic honor roll.
Prior to UK
Three-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net … Played as the No. 168 player in the world in his senior year of high school … Was the top-ranked recruit coming out of Kentucky … Ranked No. 47 in the Southeast Region … Had a 10-10 overall record.