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2008-09 Men's Tennis Roster

Ben Wirth

  • Position PLAYER
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 0
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Virginia Beach, Va.
  • High School Ocean Lakes

Biography

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FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Finished the year with an 8-5 singles mark ... Won his first career dual-match in the Tribe's victory over Howard ... Opened his career with three straight wins in reaching the finals of the Brown Singles Flight at the UVA Fall Invitational ... Won seven of his first eight collegiate matches ... Won the Flight B-1 Singles Bracket at the Virginia State Open in September ... Finished with a 6-4 doubles mark ... Tallied four straight doubles wins playing alongside Ben Gullickson ... Along with Dominic Pagon, clinched the doubles point for the College, winning at the No. 2 position against defending CAA Champion Georgia State.

PREP/JUNIORS
Advanced to the Virginia Group AAA semifinals in singles each of his final three seasons ... A semifinalist in the Virginia Group AAA doubles tournament as a senior ... A three-time Beach District and region singles champion, becoming the first player in 17 years to accomplish the feat ... Won the district and regional doubles championship in 2007 ... A career record of 72-1 against regional opponents during his high school tennis career ... Finished his high school career with an overall record of 94-4 ... Named high school MVP during all four seasons of his career ... Ranked as high as No. 79 in the USTA Rankings ... Ranked in the top 10 from 2003-07 in the Mid-Atlantic Section of the USTA ... Won USTA National Open Doubles Championship in 2003 ... Ranked No. 157 nationally, No. 27 in the Middle Atlantic Region and No. 2 in the state of Virginia according to the Tennis Recruiting Network ... Played volleyball and ran cross country in high school as well ... Recipient of the E.T. Penzold, Jr. Memorial Outstanding Metro Scholastic Men's Tennis Award from the Norfolk Sports Club in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

PERSONAL
Born March 31, 1989 ... The son of Kenneth and Sandra Wirth ... Great grandfather, Alex Boyle, played professional soccer in Scotland, while his grandfather, Hugh Gilmartin, was a pro soccer player as well in Scotland with the Rangers and in the United States ... Intends to major in international affairs at W&M.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Freshman

    PLAYER
    6'2"
  • 2008-09Sophomore

    PLAYER
    6'2"