General Info: A talented and athletic player ... Possesses a strong work ethic and conditioning level ... One of the hardest workers on the team whose singles game has drastically improved in the two years he's been on the team ... Stepped into the lineup immediately as a freshman, mainly at No. 3 doubles ... Played the entire season at No. 5 or No. 6 singles and paired with Zachary Rath at No. 2 doubles.
2006-07: Played at No. 2 through No. 6 positions during the dual match season, recording a 9-9 record ... Defeated J.C. Whitner of Miami 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship at the No. 5 position ... Teamed with Jose Muguruza at No. 2 doubles for most of the dual match season, garnering a 5-6 record ... Top doubles win during the spring came against No. 62 Stefan Hardy and Sebastian Guejman of North Carolina, who they beat 8-7 ... Finished the fall with a 6-8 singles record and 5-5 doubles record ... Reached the singles draw finals of the University of South Carolina Fall Tournament, falling to Victor Sanakipapi of UAUM, 5-7, 0-6.
2005-06: Played at No. 5 or No. 6 singles during the dual match season, recording a 11-11 record, including a 6-5 record in ACC play ... Teamed with Zachary Rath at No. 2 doubles where the two won a team-best 13 matches with seven losses during the spring and were 6-5 during conference action ... Top doubles win during the spring came against No. 9 Strahinja Bobusic and Colin Purcell of Georgia, who they defeated 8-6 ... Finished the 2005-06 season with a 15-17 record in singles play and a 21-14 record in doubles ... During the fall, he posted a 4-5 record in singles play, reaching the Round of 16 at the Crimson Tide Fall Classic and the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational ... After falling in the first round of the ITA Mideast Region II Championship, rebounded to defeat Sandeep Daiya of North Carolina in straight sets ... Teamed with Zachary Rath in doubles, posting a 7-4 record ... Top performance came at the Southern Intercollegiates where the two fell in the finals to Duke's team of Atas and Stokke, 8-6 ... Also advanced with Rath to the finals of the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational, losing to a team from Georgia in the finals.
2004-05 : Mainly played doubles during the dual match season ... Compiled a 8-6 record at No. 3 doubles, including a 4-6 record during ACC action ... During the dual match season, he played with four different partners ... Finished the year partnered with Zachary Rath and the two posted a 6-3 record at No. 3, including a victory in a tiebreaker in the NCAA Tournament against Vanderbilt ... Saw action in four singles matches, recording a 2-2 record in dual matches at No. 5 and 6 singles ... During the fall, he reached the finals of the doubles tournament at the Southern Intercollegiates and the Crimson Tide Fall Invitataional ... Ended his freshman season with a 10-8 overall record in singles and a 20-15 record in doubles.
High School/Junior Tennis: Four year letter winner at Pensacola High School in Tennis ... Team captain for three years ... Helped his team to the district and regional championship his freshman and sophomore years ... Led his team to a third place finish in the state championships his freshman year ... Was the district champion in his junior season ... Named the Pensacola News Journal's Co-Player of the Year in 2003 and Player of the Year in 2004 ... Received the Pensacola Sports Association Senior Scholar Athlete Overall Boys Tennis Award in 2004 ... Graduated fourth in his class ... Received the Foundation for Excellence in Education Award in 2004 ... Member of the 2003-04 Pensacola Catholic High School Hall of Fame.
Personal: Full name is Geoffrey Scott Blackmon ... Born June 1, 1986 ... Son of Don and June Blackmon ... Has two sisters, Lori and Amy ... Majoring in Management who was named to the Dean's List in the Spring of 2006.
