Powerful player should challenge for a spot in the doubles lineup for the second year in a row ... brings all-court skills to the court ... possesses awesome serve and a big forehand ... one of team’s hardest workers ... has improved his volley and backhand ... needs to be more aggressive to take advantage of his size.
AS A JUNIOR: Became a regular in the Irish doubles lineup in 2002-03 … finished 6-14 overall and 3-10 in dual matches, teaming with four different partners … paired with Luis Haddock at start of spring for three matches, falling in a tiebreaker to Calkins/Delic of Illinois, the No. 2 team in the nation … won two of three matches at No. 3 and four of six overall with Nicolas Lopez-Acevedo … along with Paul McNaughton, gained only Irish doubles win vs. Miami, the pair’s lone victory in six matches together … played No. 3 in two matches with Patrick Buchanan, losing to Duke and Michigan State … the pair also played together in Midwest Championships … in fall, won only match with Jake Cram and lost once with Peter Graham … won twice in seven fall singles matches, winning consecutive matches to open Harvard Fall Invitational.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Registered tiebreaker victory in dual-match debut against UC-Irvine in season opener, pairing with Paul McNaughton at No. 3 doubles ... also participated in Tom Fallon Invitational ... posted 1-2 singles mark, defeating Wisconsin’s Jason Gonzaga in a match tiebreaker ... dropped a pair of doubles decisions in the Tom Fallon, teaming with Bryan Acken and Philip Lem.
AS A FRESHMAN: Won only singles and doubles matches played in ’00-01 season ... beat Indiana’s Kirk Currington-Hastings at Tom Fallon Invitational ... teamed with Jake Cram to beat Currington-Hastings and Bernard Tsepelman in doubles.
IN NON-COLLEGIATE ACTION: Reached consolation singles final at ITA Summer Circuit event at Georgetown in 2001.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year tennis letterwinner at Winston Churchill High School ... captained team to conference and regional championship as a senior ... finished third in singles at 2000 Southern Open ... participated in USTA boys’ 18s national championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. ... ranked in top five in boys’ 18s singles in USTA Mid-Atlantic section ... won a varsity letter in swimming at Winston Churchill ... father Frank played tennis at Virginia ... born Feb. 25, 1982, in Washington, D.C. ... enrolled in the College of Arts & Letters with a major in economics.
Ben Hatten[apos]s Career Record
| Singles |
| Year | Dual | Open | Overall |
| 2000-01 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 2001-02 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| 2002-03 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 2-5 |
| Career | 0-0 | 4-7 | 4-7 |
| Doubles |
| Year | Dual | Open | Overall |
| 2000-01 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 2001-02 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| 2002-03 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 6-14 |
| Career | 4-10 | 4-6 | 8-16 |
