Colin Edwards
| School: |
Georgia Tech |
| Year: |
transferred |
| Home Town: |
Valrico |
| Home State: |
Florida |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Newsome |
| Height: |
5-9 |
| Weight: |
155 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
Sunday, November 08, 1992 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
0-4 |
| Doubles Record: |
0-7 |
Joined the Yellow Jackets' team in the fall semester, 2011, and has enjoyed success at the junior and high school levels as a doubles player. Played in two matches in his second fall season with the Jackets both in the Southern Intercollegiate Championships in Athens, Ga. ...Partnered with Anish Sharma in the doubles competition and lost to Florida Gulf Coast by a score of 9-7 ... Participated in only singles match in Athens, Ga. where he lost in three sets to Tennessee Tech ... Limited by injury for the remainder of the 2012 fall season. 2011-12: Played in four matches in his first season with the Jackets, two in the spring dual season (1-1 at No. 6 position) ... Played two matches at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships ... Participated in doubles competition against Virginia Tech ... Injuries prevented further competition in the fall. High School: A four year letterwinner and two-time captain for James Govreau at Newsome High School ... Helped his team to the District 3A Championship in 2008 and 2009 while also earning the title of 3A Doubles Champion in the same years ... Was the state runner up in doubles in 2009 ... Named to the Western Conference First Team during all four years ... Was All-County First Team in 2009 and 2010 ... A member of the National Honor Society and played in the Newsome Jazz Band all four years ... Earned superior ratings in the state finals competition for saxophone ... A member of the 2010 Florida six-man Junior Davis Cup Championship Team. Personal: Full Name is Colin Taylor Edwards... Born November 8, 1992 in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... Son of Richard and Deborah Edwards ... Has one sister, Jennifer (26) ... His great uncle, Edwin J. Whitney, was a member of the Oklahoma tennis team from 1952-54 ... Was a member of the Newsome Jazz Band all four years in high school ... Began playing tennis at the age of nine in Houston, Texas ... Enjoys music, golf and skiing ... Plans to major in Business.
