Aaron Carpenter
| School: |
Duke University |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Houston |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
James E. Taylor |
| Height: |
6-0 |
| Weight: |
165 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
30-25 |
| Doubles Record: |
12-19 |
2007-08 (Sophomore): Appeared in 12 singles matches on the year with a 6-6 overall record and 1-0 mark in the ACC … earned four starts at the No. 6 positon and won his only ACC match of the year with a 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3) victory over Brian Locklear of Boston College … won all three of his singles matches in the Duke Invitational on Jan. 19-21 … earned straight-set victories over Kevin Beard of Elon and David Streeter of Michigan before winning in three sets against North Carolina’s Karl Wishart … also secured a doubles victory at the Duke Invitational with David Lue in a 9-8 (3) win over Elon’s Beard and Chris Spalding … posted a 2-3 singles record in the fall with one win at both the UVA Fall Invitational and UNC Fall Invitational ... ACC Honor Roll choice. 2006-07 (Freshman): Tallied six singles victories in the spring season ... played in the No. 6 singles spot for Duke with a 5-10 record in dual matches ... competed in four matches during ACC competition ... clinched two Duke victories in dual competition, earning wins against No. 54 Old Dominion and No. 15 Stanford to seal the victories ... posted a singles record of 9-4 in the fall, winning four of his last five matches … opened the season on a three-match win streak, eventually going 3-1 at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships … after falling in the main draw of the UVA Invitational, posted three wins in the back draw … won two matches to qualify for ITA Regionals, and reached the round of 32 of the main draw before falling to the 22nd-ranked player in the country … combined with three teammates to go 4-2 in doubles play, posting a record of 1-1 with both David Lue and Alex Stone and going a perfect 2-0 with Kiril Dimitrov. Prep: Helped lead James E. Taylor High School to the 2002 state championship … guided the team back to the finals as a senior in 2006 … two-time MVP as a junior and senior … team captain as a senior … National Open Champion in 2004 … ranked as high as No. 12 nationally … was a 5-star recruit coming out of Houston, Texas ... he reached his highest ranking of No. 29 on the college recruiting lists and No. 14 in the TennisRPI rankings ... posted a record of 17-7 in national competition following his high school career. Personal: Born Aaron Neil Carpenter on June 26, 1987, in Katy, Texas ... son of Neil and Karen Carpenter ... has one sister, Jessica … father, Neil, played two years of tennis at the University of Wisconsin - Madison from 1980-81 … grandfather coached college football at St. Norbert’s University in De Pere, Wisc. ... graduated high school with honors.
