J.C. Whitner
| School: |
Univ. of Miami (Florida) |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Bradenton |
| Home State: |
Florida |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
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| Height: |
6-3 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Marketing |
| Singles Record: |
24-49 |
| Doubles Record: |
18-19 |
Fall 2008: Put together a solid fall season with a 6-3 singles record and a 4-1 mark in doubles play with Hector Nieto... After dropping first two singles matches of fall season, bounced back to win six of next seven... Closed the season with four-straight wins en route to claiming the singles title at the Brotman Invitational... With Nieto, won first two doubles matches at the season-opening Wolverine Invitational... Won matches over duos from Michigan, Denver, Temple and Florida A&M. 2007-08 (Sophomore): Named to the All-ACC Academic Men’s Tennis Team... Won nine singles matches for the Hurricanes, including opening the fall season with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Notre Dame’s No. 32 Sheeva Parbhu... Also knocked off No. 13 Florida’s Erik Corace, 6-2, 6-3... Played at the No. 5 and 6 positions in dual match competition and appeared in six ACC matches for Miami... Played at the No. 3 doubles spot with Barnabas Carrega, Keith Crowley and Hector Nieto... Pairing with Nieto, posted an 8-7 win over Boston College’s Thomas Nolan and Adam Davison in ACC play. 2006-07 (Freshman): Won three-straight singles matches in ACC play, knocking off Zach Rath of No. 42 Georgia Tech and Trey Taylor of No. 45 Maryland in straight sets at the No. 5 position... Followed that up with a strong 6-2, 6-4 win over Boston College’s Alex Rastorgouev at No. 4... Predominantly played at No. 5, but competed at No. 4 and No. 6 in several matches as well... Won four doubles matches in ACC play, pairing with Hector Nieto at No. 3 to handily defeat No. 42 Georgia Tech’s duo of Jordan DeLass and George Gvelesiani, 8-1, and No. 45 Maryland’s Nicolas Frayssinoix and Nickolai Nielsen, 8-4... Along with Nieto, won three of their last four doubles matches of the season versus ranked teams, including going 2-0 in the ACC Tournament at No. 3, defeating No. 45 Georgia Tech’s Scott Blackmon and Zach Roth, 8-4, and No. 2 Virginia’s Lee Singer and Ted Angelinos, 8-6... Compiled a 4-2 record in doubles action with Barnabas Carrega, including an 8-4 win over Boston College’s Thomas Nolan and Geoff Mueller at No. 3. Prior to Miami: Earned a USTA National ranking of 100… Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2005 USTA Level 3 West Coast National Championships.
Personal: Son of Lon and Christine Whitner… Father, Lon, played collegiate basketball at the University of Washington… Has one brother, Patrick… A marketing major… Lists former NFL great Jerry Rice as one of his favorite athletes… Off the court, enjoys basketball, soccer, table tennis and water sports.
