Nathan Cox Season 2023-24
Student-Athlete Features
VUCommodores.com – Nathan Cox Receives SEC Honors
VUCommodores.com – Run Continues in Chattanooga
Honors
• 2023 SEC All-Freshman Team
• 2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Rankings
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 40 w/ Jeremie Casabon (9.5.23)
Career Records (through 2023-24 season)
Singles: 36-36
Doubles: 43-25
Total: 79-61
As a Sophomore (2023-24)
• 18-14 overall singles record, playing mainly at the No. 3 position
• 20-12 overall doubles record
• Achieved career-high doubles ranking at No. 40
• ITA Regional Championship winner in doubles alongside partner Jeremie Casabon while also advancing to the quarterfinals in singles
• Top-16 doubles finish at the ITA National Fall Championship
• Boasted a five-match singles win streak (1.21-2.4)
• Claimed singles wins over No. 21 Auburn and No. 19 South Carolina opponents
• Six-match doubles win streak in SEC play from 3.29-4.18, including wins versus No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 19 South Carolina, and No. 25 Florida
As a Freshman (2022-23)
• 23-13 overall doubles record, including two five-match win streaks (2.19-3.2)(3.18-3.31)
• Started collegiate career at the No. 2 singles position, improved to No. 1 position midseason
• Downed multiple SEC foes in doubles play, including: Auburn, South Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, No. 12 Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Alabama, No. 21 Texas A&M, and No. 6 Kentucky
• Clinched doubles point with win over No. 13 Northwestern
• Picked up the lone singles point for the Dores against Florida Atlantic
• Boasted doubles and singles wins versus Oklahoma State
• Claimed first ranked singles victory over No. 41 Noah Schachter of No. 21 Texas A&M (4.7)
• Only freshman in the conference rostered at No. 1 position for the SEC Tournament, in which Cox earned an opening-round singles win against Arkansas opponent en route to a 4-1 Vanderbilt victory
The Cox File
• 5-star Blue Chip recruit ranked No. 1 in Louisiana and as high as No. 14 nationally
• Earned six singles victories on the UTR Pro Match Series in 2022
• Won doubles titles at junior tour events in Plantation, Florida, and San Diego, California in 2021
• Finalist at the Boys 18 National Clay Court Championships in 2021
• Singles finalist at the USTA National Level 2 Tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida
• Advanced to the quarterfinals of four other major events: the International Open of San Diego, J4 Delray Beach, J60 Plantation, and J60 Boca Raton, all during the 2021 season
• Son of Paul Cox and Lorraine Leblanc
Why Vanderbilt? “I chose Vanderbilt because of its beautiful campus and the companionship that the coaches and staff have with the students here.”
