ShaneCollins
- height 5-11
- class Senior
- High school St. Xavier
Fall 2008: Won first preseason singles match in Hawaii … Won first doubles match of year at Bulldog Scramble with sophomore Will Beck.
The Collins File
First Win: 9/23/05 against Maryland’s Michael Coleman
Longest Winning Streak: 4 matches 1/27/08-2/3/08
Highest Singles Position: No. 2 vs. Morehead State in 2006.
Collins’ UK Stats
| Singles | Doubles | |||
| Year | Overall | SEC | Overall | SEC |
| 2007-08 | 10-9 | 1-47-15 | 6-23 | 3-10 |
| 2006-07 | 11-24 | 3-6 | 2-13 | 0-6 |
| 2005-06 | 5-10 | — | 9-11 | 0-1 |
| 26-43 | 4-10 | 18-39 | 3-17 | |
Spring 2008: Played primarily at No. 5 singles slot during junior campaign … Compiled a 10-9 record in singles … Won four straight singles matches in late January to early February … Played doubles at No. 3 slot with freshman Will Beck … Undefeated in three-set matches at 4-0 … Secured doubles point at Auburn in the SEC tournament first round win with Will Beck.
Fall 2007: Did not participate in fall tournament action.
Spring 2007: Appeared in his first career SEC singles matches, totaling three wins … Notched an 8-14 overall dual record … Captured the winning match in a 4-3, UK upset over Alabama at No. 6 singles defeating Dan Buikema … Overcame a battle-tested Spencer Feldman of South Carolina as Kentucky won its final home match of the season … Tallied his third conference win over Arkansas’ Bradwin Williams … Appeared mainly in the No. 3 doubles slot with an array of teammates.
Fall 2006: Concluded fall play with a 3-7 record … Participated in a team-high five tournaments … His best tournament of the fall season was his first, where he claimed a 1-1 record in the Southern Intercollegiate.
Spring 2006: In his freshman campaign, tallied a 5-10 singles record … Split doubles action with Marcus Sundh and Kenny Hodge earning a 9-10 record … Appeared in the No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions … Earned his first victory of the season in the Cats’ win over No. 79 ranked Purdue as he defeated Kelubia Mabatah.
Fall 2005: Won the first five matches of his collegiate doubles career … Teamed with teammate Marcus Sundh to capture Flight A Doubles bracket at the Louisville Fall Invitational … Won his first singles match at the Virginia Fall Invitational in September.
Personal: Member of the Saint Xavier 2005 State Championship team … Reached the semifinals of the state singles tournament … Born on Nov. 24, 1986 … Parents are Kevin and Sandy Collins … Three sisters: Whitney (26), Kendahl (24) and Taylor (18)…Business Management major.