2015-16 Men's Tennis Roster
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Watson, Gordon
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Gordon Watson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 154
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Naples, Fla.
- High School:
- First Baptist Academy
Bio
Career Record
All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position
| Year | Overall Singles | Tournament Singles | Dual Singles | SEC Singles | Overall Doubles | Tournament Doubles | Dual Doubles | SEC Doubles |
| 12-13 | 25-9 | 12-4 | 13-5 | 3-4 | 26-12 | 11-5 | 15-7 | 9-3 |
| 13-14 | 23-13 | 12-4 | 11-9 | 3-4 | 24-17 | 15-4 | 9-13 | 5-7 |
| 14-15 | 21-14 | 11-7 | 10-7 | 4-3 | 20-10 | 11-1 | 9-9 | 4-5 |
| 15-16 | 21-10 | 4-5 | 17-5 | 12-2 | 28-10 | 11-2 | 17-8 | 9-3 |
| Totals | 94-46 | 39-20 | 51-26 | 22-13 | 98-47 | 49-12 | 50-37 | 27-18 |
All-Time Singles Dual Match Record by Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2013 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 6-3 | 2-1 | 13-5 |
| 2014 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11-9 |
| 2015 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10-7 |
| 2016 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 17-3 | 0-0 | 17-5 |
| Totals | 2-2 | 5-5 | 8-7 | 11-5 | 23-6 | 2-1 | 51-26 |
COLLEGIATE HONORS
- 2016 All-American (Doubles)
- 2016 First Team All-SEC
- 2016 SEC All-Tournament MVP
- 2016 SEC All-Tournament Team
- 2016 SEC Community Service Team
- 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2014 Second Team All-SEC
SENIOR
SPRING 2016
- Recorded a 13-4 record in doubles against ITA-ranked opponents with fellow senior Diego Hidalgo
- Spent 14 weeks atop the ITA Doubles Rankings with Hidalgo
- Earned an automatic berth into the 2016 NCAA Doubles Individual Championships
- Advanced to the NCAA Doubles Round of 16
- Amassed a team-best 29-8 doubles record with Hidalgo
- Clinched seven doubles points along with Hidalgo
- Clinched four Gator victories including Florida’s 4-2 decision over the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Tournament Championship
- Tied with Alfredo Perez for a team high 12 SEC singles wins
- Tied with Lipman and Orkin to lead the Gator squad with 17 dual match doubles victories and nine SEC doubles wins with Hidalgo
- Concludes his career in the Orange and Blue fourth all-time in the Gator record books with 192 overall career wins and second all-time with 98 career doubles victories
- Ended his career on a seven-match winning streak in singles with five of those wins coming in the SEC and NCAA Tournaments
FALL 2015
- Won the ITA Southeast Regional doubles title with Diego Hidalgo to receive an automatic bid into the National Indoors in Flushing, N.Y.
- Reached the doubles semifinals at the ITA All-American with Diego Hidalgo
JUNIOR
SPRING 2015
- Compiled a 6-2 dual record at No. 4 singles
- Clinched Florida’s SEC Tournament victory over Kentucky
- Ranked as high as No. 70 in ITA singles rankings and No. 28 in doubles with Diego Hidalgo
FALL 2014
- Earned the SEC Fall Classic doubles title in Gainesville with Diego Hidalgo
- Semifinalist in main draw singles at the SEC Fall Classic
- Reached the consolation singles semifinals at the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships
SUMMER 2014
- Captured the singles crown at the ITA Summer Circuit in Gainesville
- Advanced to the final round of men’s doubles at the ITA Summer Circuit in Gainesville with fellow Gator Oliver Landert
SOPHOMORE
SPRING 2014
- Tallied a team-high 24 doubles wins
- Earned Second Team All-SEC honors
- Ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation with doubles partner Elliott Orkin
- Made a NCAA Doubles Championship appearance with Orkin
- Recorded a 23-13 overall singles record while playing in the top 3 spots for Florida
- Ranked as high as No. 53 in ITA singles rankings
FALL 2013
- Advanced to the third round of the ITA Men’s All-America Qualifying Singles
- Earned a spot in the first round of the doubles main draw at the 2013 Saint Francis ITA Men’s All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma with partner Elliott Orkin
- Claimed the consolation singles title at the ITA Southeast Regionals in Atlanta
SOPHOMORE
SPRING 2013
- Second on the team with 25 singles victories
- Overall record of 25-9 in singles with a 13-5 dual match record
- Had an eight-match win streak to start the spring season
- Recorded a 17-10 doubles record with Billy Federhofer and reached No. 28 in the rankings
- Paired with Florent Diep to end the season and had a perfect 7-0 record, including a 4-0 mark in SEC matches
FALL 2012:
- Finished with a 9-4 singles record and an 8-4 doubles record
- Recorded a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory to take the singles championship at the Bedford Cup, defeating 2011 singles champion Moritz Buerchner from North Florida
- Watson paired with Billy Federhofer to claim the doubles title at the 2012 Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic
- Advanced to the singles semifinals of the Dick Vitale Clay Court Classic
FRESHMAN
SPRING 2012
- Enrolled in January and earned a redshirt.
Prior to Florida
- Rated the No. 8 player in the Boys 18 USTA Rankings in January 2012
- Throughout his career, he has been rated as high as No. 1 in the USTA 12s and 14s rankings, and No. 2 in the USTA 16s rankings
- Has also ranked No. 1 in 12s, 14s and 16s doubles
- Nominated for the USTA 2011 Florida Player of the Year
- Won the ITF Singles and Doubles titles in May 2011
- The 2011 USTA Clay Court Doubles Champion, and also placed 3rd in singles
- Finished 5th at Kalamazoo in 2010
- Won the Sportsmanship awards at Kalamazoo in 2010 and at Nationals in May of 2007
- In 2010, Watson claimed the Boys 16s title at the Easter Bowl
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
