Adam Baker Season 2009-10
2010-11 (Senior): Went 16-17 overall with an 11-13 mark in dual matches … Named to the All-SEC Second Team after posting a 5-6 record in conference matches … Combined for a 13-8 record in doubles, including a 3-1 mark with Charlie Jones … Started the dual season with a 4-1 record in No. 2 singles matches … Clinched Vanderbilt[apos]s win over Santa Clara in the ITA Kick-off Weekend … Posted a win over 80th-ranked Josh MacTaggart of Indiana … Paired with Ryan Lipman and defeated the sixth-ranked doubles pair in Georgia[apos]s Javier Garrapiz and Hernus Pieters … Topped ninth-ranked Chris and Marcel Thiemann of Ole Miss with Charlie Jones … Won final three doubles matches, all over ranked opponents, at the end of the season … Advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Crimson Tide Invitational … Fell to Tennessee[apos]s Rhyne Williams in the quarterfinals of the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional.
2009-10 (Junior): Finished 15-14 overall and 13-8 in dual play … Played in all but one dual match … Played the Nos. 4 and 5 positions … Finished 5-6 in SEC play … Selected to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll … Started dual season 7-0 … Lost first three SEC matches before winning five of his next seven … Clinched four of Vanderbilt[apos]s 13 wins … Clinched wins against Radford, MTSU, Alabama and LSU … Defeated LSU[apos]s Stefan Szacinski, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, to clinch 4-3 win … Finished 19-13 in doubles … Played No. 1 doubles position with Alex Zotov, finishing 13-11 in dual play and 3-8 in the SEC … Baker and Zotov finished 15-13 overall … Duo ranked as high as No. 12 in preseason … Tandem finished season ranked No. 39 … Duo defeated No. 66 South Carolina duo of Cubas/Campos, 8-6 … Tandem selected to play in main doubles draw at ITA All-American Tennis Championships … Teamed with Charlie Jones to defeat the nation[apos]s No. 1 duo of Davey Sandgren and J.P. Smith to win the Crimson Tide Invitational … Baker and Jones were ranked No. 60 to close the season.
2008-09 (Sophomore): Selected to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll … Finished 13-19 overall, including 9-13 in dual play … Posted a 4-7 mark in SEC play … One of two players (Vijay Paul) to play in every dual match … Played 20 of 22 matches in the No. 4 slot … Earned a win in the No. 3 singles slot against LSU[apos]s James Cluskey … Started dual play with a 4-2 record … Finished 15-19 overall in doubles play … Teamed with Alex Zotov to form one of the nation[apos]s top-ranked doubles duo … Tandem was ranked as high as 25th and closed the year ranked 32nd … Advanced to the finals of the ITA Southeast Regional Championships … Selected as alternates for the NCAA Doubles Championship … Team finished 15-16 overall and 7-12 in the No. 1 slot in dual play … Were 12-4 overall at one point during the season … Defeated three ranked foes … Twice defeated Kentucky[apos]s duo of Agostinelli and Cox when they were ranked No. 15 and then No. 18 … Topped Michigan[apos]s No. 8-ranked duo of Jung and Srocynski … Defeated Oklahoma State[apos]s No. 39 duo of Nedovyesov and Byrnes.
2007-08 (Freshman): Played in every match … Finished with a 7-10 record in singles play, including a 2-4 record in dual play … Posted 14-18 record in doubles play, including a 10-14 record in dual play … First-career win came against Tennessee[apos]s William Lang at the Vanderbilt Invitational on Sept. 14, 2007 … Began dual play with a 2-0 record, posting wins over Samford[apos]s Sam Huffman and Northwestern[apos]s Juan Gomez … Finished 2-3 in the No. 6 position and 0-1 in the No. 5 slot … Teamed with Vijay Paul to finish 10-8 in the No. 3 doubles position.
Prep/Juniors: Ranked 63rd in the nation and 24th in the Southeast by tennisrecruiting.net … Advanced to the round of 32 at the 2007 National Clay Court Tennis Championships … Graduated from Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville … Coached by Mark Sutton.
Personal: Son of Jack and Kim Baker … National Merit Commended Scholar … Has one sister, Sarah, and one brother, Paul … Lists playing beach volleyball, baseball, basketball and golf as hobbies … Majoring in economics and history … Hopes to become a doctor … Favorite baseball team is the St. Louis Cardinals … Also recruited by Kentucky, Princeton, Middle Tennessee State and Louisville.