Biography
Career: Awards – Member of the MAC Honor Roll (2014-16)…Second-Team All-MAC Freedom (2015)…Second Team All-MAC Commonwealth (2015-16)…Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area (2016)...Stats – Played in 66 singles matches with a career record of 29-37…Played 68 doubles matches with a 39-29 record…School Records – All-time leader in doubles wins (39)…2nd on the single-season doubles wins list (19 in 2015-16)…9th all-time in career singles wins (29)
2015-16: Named to Academic All-MAC Team...Selected to Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team...Member of the MAC Honor Roll...Played 24 singles matches primarily at the second flight for a 10-14 record…Played 27 doubles matches, mainly in the third flight, with a 19-8 record…Advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Individual Championship with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Nick Jones of Lebanon Valley (10/17)…Defeated Ben Ornstein of Susquehanna 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 (3/11)…Defeated Colin MacCloskey of Alvernia 6-1, 6-0 (4/2)…Defeated Lycoming’s Rob Smith 7-5, 6-0 (4/10)…Won 6-4, 6-0 over Jonathan Hastings of Lebanon Valley (4/13)…Defeated Peter Hoblitzell of Stevenson 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 helping the team to the MAC Commonwealth Championship Match…Advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Individual Championship with Chuck Poklikuha following an 8-1 win over Casey Ramos and Will Shields of Misericordia (10/17)…Defeated Nicholas Meale and Alexander Cocolas of Susquehanna 8-6 with Chuck Poklikuha (3/11)…Won 8-1 with Chuck Poklikuha over Nicholas Oliveti and Jon Yandle of Muhlenberg (3/19)…Defeated Dustin Innerst and Blake Ross of Messiah 8-5 (4/23)…Defeated Innerst and Ross 8-3 in the MAC Commonwealth Championship Match with Chuck Poklikuha (5/7)
2014-15: Earned 2nd Team All-Freedom Conference honors, named to the MAC Academic All-Conference Team, and named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll…Played primarily at second singles and second doubles…Recorded an 8-3 victory at first doubles against Lebanon Valley (9/20)…Defeated Hood 8-2 at second singles in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (10/11)…Won 6-0, 6-0 at second singles and 8-1 at second doubles against Rosemont (3/24)…Defeated King’s (Pa.) 6-3, 6-3 at second singles and 8-6 at second doubles (3/28)…Won 6-2, 6-3 at second singles and 8-3 at second doubles over Misericordia (4/11)…Defeated Delaware Valley 6-0, 6-1 at first singles (4/12)…Recorded a 6-4, 6-2 victory at second singles and an 8-2 victory at second doubles over Cabrini (4/13)…Won 8-6 at second doubles against Eastern (4/15)…Registered a 6-1, 6-0 win at second singles and 8-0 shutout at second doubles against Immaculata (4/21)
2013-14: Was named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll…Won the first doubles match 8-0 against Penn State-Abington (9/14)…Defeated Lebanon Valley in third singles 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) (9/21)…Beat Alvernia in third singles 4-6, 7-5, 10-2 (9/28)…Defeated Cabrini in third singles 6-0, 6-0, and in first doubles 8-2 (10/9)…Won the first round first doubles match 8-5 before falling in the second round at the 2013 MAC Individual Championships (10/13)…Defeated Rosemont in first singles 6-1, 6-1, and in first doubles 8-1 (3/27)…Beat Eastern in third singles 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-2), and won in first doubles 8-6 (4/8)…Defeated Bryn Athyn in first doubles 8-0 (4/11)….Won in first doubles against FDU-Florham 8-4 (4/12)…Defeated Misericordia 6-4, 6-1 in third singles, and won in first doubles 8-2 (4/26).
2012-13: Defeated Gwynedd-Mercy at third singles 7-6 (7-3), 11-9, and won at first doubles 8-5 (9/19)…Beat Cabrini 6-0, 6-0 at third singles, and won at first doubles 8-6 (10/8)…Defeated Alvernia 3-6, 6-1, 10-4 at third singles in the first round of the MAC Individual Championships before falling in the quarterfinals (10/13)…Beat Rosemont 6-1, 6-4 at second singles, and won at first doubles 8-2 (4/3)…Defeated Bryn Athyn at second singles 6-1, 6-0, and won at first doubles 8-0 (4/6)…Won at first doubles 8-5 against Eastern (4/9)…Beat FDU-Florham 7-5, 6-1 at third singles (4/17)…Won 8-5 at first doubles against Misericordia (4/26).
High School: 2012 graduate of Plymouth Whitemarsh High School … Was coached by Brian Costello as a member of the tennis team … Led his team to a league title … Team attained a USTA Top-10 district ranking and a Top-20 state ranking.
Personal: Son of Susan and Larry Colton … Has one sister, Amanda.
