Florida Gators

COLLEGIATE HONORS

2014 Gator Coaches Award

2013 Gator MVP

SEC Academic Honor Roll (2011, ’12, ’13)

2012 45th Southern Intercollegiate Championship Doubles Title (with Florent Diep)

SENIOR

Spring 2014

·         Finished his career as a Gator with 86 overall singles wins, ranking eighth all-time in UF men’s tennis history

·         Matched a team-best 8 wins in conference play in his senior season

·         Finished the 2013-14 season with a 23-13 overall singles record and a 22-15 overall doubles record

·         Clinched the 4-2 victory over SEC Tournament host Vanderbilt to advance the Gators to the tournament finals

·         Recorded an 8-3 record playing No. 6 singles in 2014

·         Ranked as high as No. 84 in singles and No. 43 in ITA doubles rankings

·         Earned the 2014 Gators Coaches’ Award

Fall 2013

·         Advanced to the third round of the ITA Men’s All-America Qualifying Doubles with partner Florent Diep

·         Competed in the semifinals of the 2013 UTSA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational in Orlando with doubles partner Stephane Piro

JUNIOR

Spring 2013

·         Ended the season with a 30-13 overall singles record – 30 singles wins ranked first on the team

·         Posted a 15-6 dual match record with a 6-4 mark in the SEC

·         Was 2-0 overall at both the No. 3 and 5 singles positions and 11-6 at the No. 4 position

·         Compiled a 22-14 record in doubles, reaching as high as No. 45 in the rankings with partner Florent Diep

·         Had a season-long seven-match win streak early in the spring season

·         Had one win against a ranked opponent, No. 90 Shane Vinsant, which provided the clinching point in the team’s upset victory against No. 11 Texas A&M; also won the clinching point against UNC-Wilmington, Florida State, No. 13 Vanderbilt and No. 17 South Carolina.

Fall 2012

·         Finished with a 14-5 singles record and a 10-3 doubles record with Florent Diep

·         Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Southern Intercollegiate Championship in Athens, Georgia

·         Reached the semifinals at the Bedford Cup in Gainesville, Florida

·         Reached the semifinals of the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic in Bradenton, Florida

·         Teamed up with Florent Diep to win the Doubles Title at the 45th Annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships in Athens, Georgia

·         The duo also advanced to the doubles finals of the Bedford Cup in Gainesville, Florida

SOPHOMORE

Spring 2012

·         Ranked second on the team with 25 total singles wins on the season, finishing with a 25-6 record

·         Posted a 12-2 dual match record, including a 7-1 mark in SEC dual matches

·         Had a 12-match win streak during the spring dual season, including two wins over ranked opponents during the streak

·         Finished with a 5-0 record at No. 5 singles and a 7-2 record at No. 6 singles

·         Reached No. 114 in the ITA Singles Rankings on March 13

·         Provided the clinching point in three matches

·         Posted three wins over ranked opponents on the season

Fall 2011

·         Finished with an 8-3 singles record and 3-1 overall doubles record in fall play

·         Won all three of his matches in the Gator Invitational

FRESHMAN

Spring 2011

·         Suffered an ankle injury at the SEC Indoor Championships in January

·         Scored an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles with Sekou Bangoura Jr. vs. UCF in his only dual appearance

·         Also posted a doubles win over LSU’s top-10 pair of Sebastian Carlsson and Neal Skupski at SEC Indoors, earning Alford and Bangoura a national ranking for much of the spring

·         Ranked 88th in the final ITA national doubles rankings

Fall 2010

·         Posted a 7-7 singles record and a 10-4 doubles record with Andrew Butz

·         Notched his first career win over a nationally-ranked player with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Christian Blocker (preseason No. 72) at the Lakewood Ranch Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic at Bradenton, Florida

·         Advanced to the doubles quarterfinals at the Texas Invitational in Austin

Prior to Florida

·         A five-star recruit and the No. 10 overall recruit nationally, as rated by tennisrecruiting.net

·         Won the 3A state singles championship in Florida as a junior and senior at Tampa’s Wharton High School, helping the Wildcats win three straight state team titles

·         Did not drop a set his senior year at Wharton

·         Advanced to the Round of 32 (fourth round) at the USTA Boys National Tennis Championships 18s singles draw in August 2010

·         Won the USTA National Open in Tampa in February 2010

·         Won the 2009 USTA Florida Jr. State Closed Doubles in the Boys’ 18 draw

Career Record

All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position