Men's Tennis
Beck Pennington - Men's Tennis - University of Kentucky Athletics

BeckPennington

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(Senior 2017) – Final record of 17-8, playing from the top three courts … Won his first five matches to start the season … Finished with a singles record of 12-7 on court three … Primarily paired with Enzo Wallart, going 6-12 on the first doubles court … This pairing made it to the first round of the NCAA Doubles Tournament …

Redshirt Junior (2016) – Did not compete during 2016 dual season after injury in the fall … Went 1-5 in singles play in the fall … Paired with William Bushamuka in the fall four a 5-2 doubles record, ranking among the top 50 duos in the country.

Junior (2015) – Named Second Team All-SEC … Played on the top court for UK in singles, amassing a 10-9 record at No. 1 in the dual season, going 5-6 during conference action … Also notched a 2-0 record at No. 2 during the dual season for 12-9 overall record in the spring of 2015 … Went 4-6 in tournament season play … Played doubles on the top court in 15 matches, going 5-10 with classmate Kevin Lai … Went 2-7 in SEC doubles matches … Named to All-SEC Academic honor roll.

Sophomore (2014) – Won 11 matches in a row over during February and March at the No. 3, 4, and 5 positions for UK … Competed at No. 2 doubles, teaming with Alejandro Gomez for most of the season, and clinching the doubles point with three wins over ranked opponents … Clinched two overall matches on singles play … Won a career-high 17 matches in the season, the second-highest total for any sophomore in program history … Played No. 1 singles on Feb. 16 for the first time in his career in a 7-0 win over Northern Kentucky … Played the No. 3 spot in the SEC Tournament, winning his quarterfinal match vs. Ole Miss to complete the 4-1 win over the Rebels and book a spot in the SEC semifinals.

Freshman (2013) –  Made an immediate impact as a freshman, going 11-2 in singles play, while clinching some major matches on courts five and six during the season … Started his career 8-0, including singles wins over Alabama, Vanderbilt and Florida in that stretch of matches … Defeated Austin Smith of No. 3 Georgia 6-3, 7-6 in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals … Defeated Zach White of Mississippi State 7-6, 6-0 in the SEC Tournament opening round, clinching the win at 2:22 a.m. CT for Kentucky … Went 6-6 in doubles, teaming with three different players … Played in every doubles point during March and April, with an SEC win in that stretch over Vanderbilt.

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