Brandon Fickey
| School: |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| Year: |
Sophomore |
| Home Town: |
Knoxville |
| Home State: |
Tennessee |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Webb School of Knoxville |
| Height: |
5-11 |
| Weight: |
173 lbs. |
| Birth Date: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
11-1 |
| Doubles Record: |
10-3 |
Doubles Title
2012 Tennessee Fall Invitational (Flight 1) (with Hunter Reese)
2011 Tennessee Fall Invitational (Flight 3) (with Bryan Swartz)
2012-13 (Sophomore)
Singles Record: 10-5
Doubles Record: 8-3
Notes: Started the season at the Baylor HEB Invitational, reaching the third round of singles and the doubles quarterfinals ... Reached the final round of doubles qualifying at the ITA All-American Championships with Edward Jones ... Once again reached the top-flight singles final at the Tennessee Fall Invitational, where he lost to teammate Mikelis Libietis 5-6, 6-3, 6-2 in a rematch of last year's title match. Won his second career doubles title at the home, winning the top flight with Hunter Reese in their first collegiate tournament together ... Reached the third round of singles at the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship.
2011-12 (Freshman)
Singles Record: 18-19 (4-7 SEC)
Doubles Record: 14-16 (1-9 SEC)
Notes: Started his career playing mostly at the No. 2 position in both lineups. Started year in doubles playing with Edward Jones but has lately been playing with Jarryd Chaplin. Moved down to the No. 3 position with Bryan Swartz ... Started dual match career off on a four-match winning streak, winning all of them in straight sets ... Moved down to the No. 3 singles position and snapped 8-match losing streak, beating No. 48 Jonas Lutjen of Ole Miss and No. 75 Malte Stropp of Mississippi State ... Ran record to 3-0 to start at the No. 3 position with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Baylor's Robert Verzaal ... Clinched the Vols' 5-2 win at Arkansas with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 win over Matt Walters ... Won his only completed match at the SEC Championships, beating Alabama's Jarryd Botha. FALL: Finished first fall season with an 8-5 record in singles and a 6-3 doubles record. His eight singles victories tied for second-most on the team ... Reached the singles final in his first career tournament, rolling to the top-flight final of the Tennessee Fall Invitational before falling to teammate Mikelis Libietis 6-3, 7-6 (2). At that same tournament, Fickey and senior Bryan Swartz won the third-flight doubles title with an 8-6 win against Hugo Klientorsky and Niklas Schroeder of Eastern Kentucky ... Reached the doubles quarterfinals of the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships with junior Edward Jones. The two lost to second-seeded and 25th-ranked Josh MacTaggart and Stephen Vogl 8-5.
Prior to Tennessee
Signed with Tennessee in November 2010 as the top-ranked player in the Volunteer State and a top-25 national blue-chip recruit by TennisRecruiting.net ... Made history by becoming the first player to win four consecutive state high school singles titles ... Led Webb School to back-to-back team championships while playing at the No. 1 position ... Played some of his senior-season matches left-handed after breaking his right hand during the season.
Personal
Parents: Jeff and Tina Fickey ... Born Jan. 7, 1993, in Knoxville ... Has an older brother, Alex ... Interested in pursuing a career in medicine after college ... Played the trumpet for three years and the drums for four.
