General Info: A two-time All-ACC selection, earning the honor each of the last two years • The first Tech player to garner ACC Rookie of the Year honors • Earned a berth in the NCAA Individual Championship • Plays at the top of the Tech lineup in both singles and doubles • Ranked 30th nationally in singles at the end of the 2002 season.
2001-02 : Garnered All-ACC accolades for the second-straight season, finishing with a 28-15 singles record, including a 16-9 ledger in dual matches • Earned a berth in the NCAA Individual Championship, becoming the first Yellow Jacket player to do so since 1999 • Became the first player in school history to win the Omni Hotels/ITA South Regional, as he defeated 24th-ranked David Loewenthals of Wake Forest in the finals by a score of 7-6 (4), 6-3 • Recorded eight wins over top-50 opponents on the year, including a victory over 11th-ranked Phillip King of Duke by a 7-5, 6-2 score at the ACC Championship • His 28 singles wins on the year rank as the fifth-most in a season in school history, while his 67 career victories are tied for 10th on the all-time list • In doubles action teamed with David Wright at the No. 1 spot • The duo ranked as high as eighth in the nation • Recorded a win over fifth-ranked Foreman and Gustafsson of Middle Tennessee State by a 9-8 score.
2000-01: Earned All-ACC honors with a 15-15 singles record, including a 12-11 mark in dual matches • Played at the No. 1 or No. 2 singles positions throughout the year • Defeated the nation’s No. 66 player, Guillame Legat of South Carolina, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 on February 24 • Finished the year ranked 47th nationally in doubles with David Wright •The duo posted a 16-9 overall record and was 14-8 in dual matches • Anderson and Wright won four of their last five doubles matches in the regular season, with their only loss a 9-7 decision to No. 1 Huntley Montgomery and Brian Vahaly of Virginia at the ACC Championships • Knocked off No. 48 Steven Capriati and Carl Hagman of Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament • Defeated second-ranked and eventual national champions Matias Boeker and Travis Parrott of Georgia on March 3 • Played at No. 1 doubles throught the spring. Fall Season: Posted a 3-2 record in the fall.
1999-2000: 2000 ACC Rookie of the Year • Tied for the team lead in overall singles wins with 24, incuding a team-high 15 in dual matches • Led the Yellow Jackets with a .750 singles winning percentage • Compiled an ACC match record of 6-2 • Was third on the team with 15 doubles wins, including 11 in dual match play • Defeated the 30th-ranked pair of Brian Lubin and Jody Strick from William & Mary with partner Tim Bibby • Finished the season strong, winning his last three matches including a 6-1, 6-1 victory over No. 97 Mike Ingham of Florida State in the last match • Clinched team victory over No. 37 Clemson by beating Brad Emendorfer 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Fall Season: Went 9-3 in the fall season • Won the Flight B Championship in the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational.
High School/Junior Tennis: Ranked either first or second in the South Africa Tennis Association (SATA) singles rankings for much of 1999 • Ranked as high as 88th in the world junior rankings by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) • Won an ITF singles tournament in Casablanca and was a finalist in ITF events in Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore • Also won a pair of South African tourneys, the Border Grand Prix and the Cape Town Grand Prix, and was a finalist at the Port Elizabeth Grand Prix. Personal: Full name is Roger Dennis Anderson • Born March 26, 1981 • Is the son of Richard and Judy Anderson • Majoring in management • Favorite professional player is Andre Agassi.
CAREER STATISTICS
SINGLES DOUBLES
Year Dual Overall Dual Overall
1999-2000 15-5 (.750) 11-7 (.611) 24-8 (.750) 14-10 (.583)
2000-01 12-11 (.522) 14-8 (.636) 15-15 (.500) 17-10 (.630)
2001-02 16-9 (.640) 14-10 (.583) 28-15 (.651) 18-14 (.563)
Totals 43-25 (.632) 39-25 (.609) 67-38 (.638) 49-34 (.590)
