Hernus Pieters
| School: |
University of Georgia |
| Year: |
Junior |
| Home Town: |
Pretoria |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
South Africa |
| High School: |
Hoerskool Waterkloof |
| Height: |
6-2 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
4-4 |
| Doubles Record: |
3-3 |
2012 (JUNIOR FALL)
• Ranked No. 5 in doubles with Ben Wagland to start 2013 after duo reached finals of National Indoors and won consolation draw at All-American Championships
• Also ranked career-best No. 16 in singles, after going 9-3 in the fall
• Singles highlights included reaching finals of the Southern Intercollegiate Championships and quarterfinals of the ITA Southeast Regional
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE)
• Finished tied for team-lead in wins with 35, going 35-12 on the season including21-6 in dual matches and 9-2 in the SEC
• Six ranked wins
• Posted a 12-match winning streak during the last three months of the season
• Reached the quarterfinals of the Southern Intercollegiates
• Earned a bid to the ITA All-America championships and won two singles matches; also won a consolation round match in doubles with Nathan Pasha
• Reached the semifinals of both singles and doubles at the ITA Southeast Regional
• Went a perfect 6-0 in his matches at the Bulldog Scramble, named the event's champion
• Finishes with a final ITA ranking of No. 72 in singles and No. 47 in doubles
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll
• Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2010-11 (FRESHMAN)
• Finished freshman season at 31-10 in both singles and doubles
• Earned All-America honors in doubles after being seeding fourth with Javier Garrapiz in the NCAA doubles tournament at Stanford
• 12-2 in singles and 10-0 in doubles during the fall, including 6-0 with Garrapiz
• Defeated Vanderbilt's Alex Zotov, 7-6(4), 6-3, to capture the Division II singles title at the Southern Intercollegiates before coming back to win the doubles title with Garrapiz
• Reached the finals of the GT Invitational
• Won a pair of matches at the Bulldog Scramble
• SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 23
• SEC Indoor doubles champion with Javier Garrapiz
• Two wins over ranked opponents and five clinchers during the spring
• Voted to the All-SEC Freshman Team
• 2011 ITA Southeast Region Freshman of the Year
• SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
PREP
• Attained a career-high ITF ranking of No. 72 in April 2010
• Competed in Wimbledon Juniors and reached the singles semifinals of the prestigious African Junior Championships - an event that attracted 140 players from 24 African nations in 2010
• In January 2010, played in the main draw of the Australian Open Juniors and began the year ranked the No. 1 South African player at the U-18 level
• Was ranked the top player in the nation at U-18, U-16, U-15, U-14, and U-13
