2017-18 Men's Tennis Roster
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Crawford, Oliver
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Oliver Crawford
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 171
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Spartanburg, S.C.
- High School:
- Laurel Springs
Bio
Career Record
| Year | Overall Singles | Tournament Singles | Dual Singles | SEC Singles | Overall Doubles | Tournament Doubles | Dual Doubles | SEC Doubles |
| 17-18 | 27-8 | 7-3 | 20-5 | 11-1 | 26-7 | 7-2 | 19-5 | 8-0 |
| 18-19 | 25-10 | 9-2 | 16-8 | 9-3 | 23-9 | 7-3 | 16-6 | 8-3 |
| 19-20 | 11-4 | 3-1 | 8-3 | 3-1 | 13-3 | 4-1 | 9-2 | 3-0 |
| Totals | 63-22 | 19-6 | 44-16 | 23-5 | 62-19 | 18-6 | 44-13 | 19-3 |
Career Dual Singles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2018 | 4-0 | 2-3 | 10-0 | 4-2 | -- | -- | 20-5 |
| 2019 | 16-8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16-8 |
| 2020 | 8-3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8-3 |
| Totals | 28-11 | 2-3 | 10-0 | 4-2 | -- | -- | 44-16 |
Career Dual Doubles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 2018 | -- | 5-3 | 14-2 | 19-5 |
| 2019 | 0-1 | 6-3 | 10-2 | 16-6 |
| 2020 | 9-2 | -- | -- | 9-2 |
| Totals | 9-3 | 11-6 | 24-4 | 44-13 |
COLLEGIATE HONORS
- 3x ITA All-American (2019 - singles; 2020 - singles, doubles)
- UTR/ITA DI National Player of the Week (3/4/20)
- 2019 ITA National Player to Watch
- 2019 ITA Southeast Region Player to Watch
- 2019 NCAA All-Tournament Team
- 2019 SEC Community Service Team, SEC All-Tournament Team
- 2x First Team All-SEC (2018, 2019)
- 2019, 2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 3x SEC Player of the Week (3/21/18, 2/13/19, 3/30/19)
- 2018 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2018 ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year, SEC Freshman of the Year
- 3x SEC Freshman of the Week (3/7/18, 3/14/18, 4/4/18)
- 2018 Gators MVP (team award)
JUNIOR
Spring 2020
- Team Captain
- Made appearances in 16 matches for the Gators and recorded an 8-3 dual singles record at the top spot, including a 3-1 SEC mark
- Six wins came over nationally ranked opponents within ITA top 80
- Named UTR/ITA Division I National Player of the Week on Mar. 3 for flawless performance over three-match stretch against Alabama, Auburn and Mercer
- Reached season-high ITA singles ranking of No. 10 on Mar. 3
- Finished ranked No. 2 in Southeast region for singles
- Clinched two matches for the Gators, including win over No. 9 Columbia (2/14) to open ITA National Team Indoors
- Finished with 13 doubles wins, amassing a 9-2 dual and 3-0 SEC record alongside Sam Riffice at the top spot
- Notched a top five win against Columbia's Jack Lin and Jackie Tang, 6-4, on Feb. 14
- Reached a career-high ITA doubles ranking of No. 13 on Feb. 5; finished ranked No. 19
- Ranked No. 3 in Southeast region
- Collected ITA All-American honors in both singles and doubles
- Named to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Fall 2019
- Opened the fall season ranked No. 3 in singles and No. 49 in doubles with Sam Riffice via Oracle ITA Preseason National Rankings
- Won doubles title at the Texas Tamale Co. Houston Cup with iffice... Reached quarterfinals of main singles draw
- Reached quarterfinals of main singles draw at ITA All-American Championships ... Won four straight matches with Riffice to win consolation doubles title after falling in main draw
- Finished as doubles finalists with Riffice at the M25 Naples ... Won three matches to qualify into main singles draw, dropping the top seed in the first round
- Only dropped one doubles match all fall partnered with Riffice
- Ended the fall ranked No. 31 in singles and No. 14 in doubles alongside Sam Riffice
Spring 2019
- Team Captain
- Played all 29 matches at the No. 1 singles position and amassed a 16-8 record
- Recorded 14 wins over nationally ranked opponents, including a three-set victory over then No. 2 and defending singles national champion Petros Chrysochos of Wake Forest in Florida’s 5-2 win over the No. 2 Demon Deacons
- Earned the No. 8 seed at the NCAA Singles Championships, advanced to the Sweet 16 and was named an ITA All-American for the first time in his career
- Went 9-3 in SEC singles and 8-3 in SEC doubles
- Concluded the season with 25 singles wins and 23 doubles wins and sits at 101 total wins after just two seasons
- Reached and finished the season with a career-high singles ranking of No. 7 (No. 1 in the ITA Southeast Region)
- UVA Master’s Singles Champion over Johannes Ingildsen
- Won first professional singles title after earning a wildcard entry into the main draw of the USA F28 Futures in Harlingen, Texas
- Paired with Andy Andrade at the ITA All-American Championships where the duo advanced through the qualifiers into main draw and earned an automatic bid to the ITA National Fall Championships with their win in the quarterfinals
- Advanced the round of 16 in the singles draw at the ITA All-American Championships
- Earned spot on Team USA for Master’U BNP Paribas (USA won the championship)
FRESHMAN
Spring 2018
- 20-5 singles record with a 19-5 doubles record
- Went 11-1 in SEC Singles and 8-0 in SEC doubles
- A perfect 10- at No. 3 singles an 4-0 at No. 1 singles
- Tied for the team-best in matches clinched with 5, including the wins over Georgia and No. 1 Wake Forest
- 7-4 record against nationally ranked opponents, including an upset victory over No. 5 Patrick Kypson in the NCAA Elite Eight
- Went 14-2 at No. 3 doubles with Chase Perez-Blanco
- He and Chase combined for 23 doubles wins which is tied for eighth most in program history
- Competed in singles of the NCAA Individual Championships
- Ended the season ranked No. 43 in singles and No. 59 in doubles with Chase Perez-Blanco
- Had a season-high ranking in singles of 31 (4/9/18) and 7 in doubles (2/20/18)
- Made his collegiate debut at the ITA Southeast Regional Championship going 2-1 in singles
- Oliver teamed with Chase Perez-Blanco in the Southeast Regional Championship to finish runner-up in the event
- Oliver and Chase earned an at-large bid to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships where they won the consolation bracket. The duo went 8-2 in doubles
- Ended the fall season ranked No. 11 in the country in doubles with Chase Perez-Blanco
PRIOR TO FLORIDA
- Career-high ITF ranking of #9
- ATP Ranking #1490
- Blue Chip recruit
- Ranked first in South Carolina, second in the Southeast region and fifth nationally in his class on TennisRecruiting.net
- Second place singles finish in ITF Grade 1 Prince George's County International Hard Court Junior Tennis Championships
- Third place doubles finish in USTA National Hard Courts in 2015 and 2016
- Competed in five Junior Grand Slam events (one French Opens, two Wimbledon’s and two US Opens)
- Coached by Sylvain Guichard and Kelly Jones
One-on-One with Coach Steinberg 3-7-24
Thursday, March 07
Bryan Shelton Postmatch 2-2-23
Saturday, February 04
Jonah Braswell Postmatch 2-2-23
Saturday, February 04
NCAA: Men's Tennis Postmatch 5-13-22
Friday, May 13
