Name

Yr 

 Hometown/Previous School

Jacob Carey

Fr.

Tauranga, New Zeleand

Prior to Bluefield State: Posted nine career ITF sanctioned singles wins and four career doubles wins...Advanced to the doubles quarterfinals of the 2012 Tennis Central 18 & Under ITF Summer Championships...Advanced to the singles quarterfinals of the Sunsmart 18 & Under Summer Championships...Made the Round of 16 in the singles main draw of the Sydney Junior International...Competed for the Tauranga Lawn Club

Vlad Catlan

 Jr.

 Lisbon, Portugal

2011-12: Won the USTA/ITA Division II Atlantic Region Singles and Doubles Championship...Earned All-WVIAC honors...Recorded a 5-2 singles record and an unblemished 8-0 doubles record in WVIAC play...Closed the season ranked no. 1 in the ITA Atlantic Region Doubles Poll and ninth in the singles poll...Earned three wins against regionally ranked opponents in singles and doubles action 

2010-11: Played in all tournaments and matches as a freshman...Picked up a singles win at the USTA/ITA Division II Atlantic Region Championships (10/1-3)...Won the B Doubles USTA/ITA Division II Atlantic Region Championships with partner Guatuam Sreeram...Named WVIAC Player of the Week twice (3/28 and 4/18)...Finished the conference slate with a 7-1 singles record playing predominantly at the no. 4 position...Went an undefeated 8-0 in doubles play at the no. 2 doubles position...Registered a 14-6 dual singles record.

Personal: Son of Alexandru and Rodica Catlan...Majoring in Computer Science

Zach Hampton

Fr.

Bluefield, W. Va./Bluefield High School

Prior to Bluefield State:  Helped lead Bluefield High to Class AA-A State Tournament where he finished runner-up in the no. 3 singles championship  

Shikhar Kapur

Sr.

New Dehli, India/Delhi School District

2011-12: Named to the Capital One Academic All-America Third Team...Earned WVIAC Player of the Year...Named to the All-WVIAC team...Earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District II At-Large Team...Finished the season ranked second in the ITA Atlantic Regional Singles Poll and ninth in the Doubles Poll...Recorded a 10-8 overall record at the no.1 singles position...Posted a 6-2 singles and 7-1 doubles record in WVIAC play

2010-11: Played in all tournaments and matches at the no. 1 singles position and on the no. 1 doubles team...Ranked #1 in the final ITA Division II Atlantic Singles Rankings and 50th in the country…2010 USTA/ITA Division II Atlantic Region Single Champion… finished in seventh place at the 2010 USTA/ITA Division II National Small College Championships…boasts a 7-1 singles record in conference action and 6-2 conference doubles record…named Conference Player of the Week for the week of March 1...Recorded a 16-3 dual singles record...Earned All-WVIAC honors...WVIAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll BSC Scholar Athlete of the Year

2009-2010:Earned WVIAC Freshman and Player of the Year honors...Finished with a 25-3 overall record in singles play, including 7-1 in WVIAC play...Closed freshman season ranked third in the Atlantic Region

Personal: Son of Sanjeev and Manju Kapur...Majoring in Mining Enginnering Technology

Piotr Kruk

Jr.

Zarow, Poland/Liberty University

2011-12: Recorded a 12-8 overall singles record playing predominantly at the no.3 singles position including a 6-2 WVIAC record...Concluded the season with a 19-6 doubles record including a 7-1 league record...Earned WVIAC Player of the Week twice 

Before Bluefield State: Competed for NCAA I Liberty University (Va.) in the spring of 2011...played at the no. 3-6 singles positions...contributed to a 9-7 no. 3 doubles win vs. East Carolina...earned a 7-6 (6), 6-2 singles win at the no. 6 position vs. UNC-Charlotte.

Personal: Son of Jacek and Agnieseka Kruk...Majoring in Business

Conner Pickering

So.

Vero Beach, FL/Indian River State College

2011-12: Earned Player of the Week honors after defeating the then-nationally ranked no. 41 singles player...Posted an overall singles record of 14-5 including a perfect 8-0 in league play, playing at the no. 4 singles position...Registered a 13-7 doubles record with a 6-1 WVIAC record

Before Bluefield State: Attended Indian River State College...Graduated from St. Edward’s School in Vero Beach, Fla. where he won the FHSAA Class 1A Doubles Championship and no. 2 singles runner up...Four-time Florida State Tournament qualifier...

Personal: Undecided on major

Vishwesh Sinha

So.

Prior to Bluefield State: Attended NCAA Division I South Carolina State...Saw action in two matches while playing for SCSU...Tallied 38 career ITF sanctioned singles wins and 40 doubles wins...Won the 2011 Hyderbad ITF Junior Doubles Finals...Advanced to the singles and doubles quarterfinals of the 2011 Asian Closed Junior Tennis Championships...Runner-up in the 2011 India ITF Junior 4 - Indore singles and doubles tournament...Won the 2010 Indian ITF Junior Tournament-Guwahati Doubles Championship

Niklas Sparr

Sr.

2011-12: Teamed with Vlad Catlan to win the USTA/ITA Atlantic Regional Doubles Championships...Recorded an 18-3 overall record playing at the no.5 singles position including a perfect 7-0 record in WVIAC play...Earned a 6-0, 6-0 win over NCAA Division I opponent when the Big Blues faced no. 73 Radford University...Posted a perfect 8-0 WVIAC doubles record

Before Bluefield State: Spent two seasons at Johnson County Community College (Kan.)...Earned a singles win in the 2009 Wilson/ITA NJCAA Central Regional Championships Back Draw...Doubles team advanced to the semifinal round of the 2009 Wilson/ITA NJCAA Central Regional Championships...Named 2011 ITA All-American for his doubles play...Ended his freshman season ranked 4th in the region and 13th in the country...Closed sophomore season ranked 45th in the country...Advanced to the Flight 3 singles quarterfinal round of the 2011 NJCAA National Tournament...Won two doubles matches in Flight 1 of the 2011 NJCAA National Tournament to advance to the quartefinal round...Won the 2011 NJCAA Region 6 no. 3 singles championship and the no.1 doubles championship...Won the 2010 NJCAA Region 6 no.2 singles championship and no. 2 doubles championship...Advanced to the Flight 2 singles quarterfinal round of the 2010 NJCAA National Tournament...Ended careered at Johnson County with an 18-14 singles record and 24-9 doubles record in dual matches.

Personal: Son of Marianne Sparr...Majoring in Computer Science

Gautam Sreeram

Sr.

Secunderbad, India/ISO Junior College

2011-12: Recorded a 14-5 singles record playing at the no. 6 singles position, including a 6-1 conference record...Tallied a 13-7 doubles record including a 6-1 league record

2010-11: Played in all tournaments and matches...Advanced to the semifinals of the B Singles USTA/ITA Atlantic Region Championships (10/1-3)... Won the B Doubles USTA/ITA Division II Atlantic Region Championships with partner Vlad Catlan...Tabbed WVIAC Player of the Week for the week of 3/8 after winning at the no. 6 singles 6-4, 7-6 and winning at doubles 9-8 to avenge a fall season loss to Catawba College (N.C.)...Went undefeated (8-0) in WVIAC doubles play along with Catlan as the no. 2 doubles team...Finished the season with a 20-2 dual singles record playing predominatly at the no. 6 singles...Recorded a team-high 20 dual singles win

2010: Joined the Big Blues in the spring of 2010...Claimed first collegiate singles win in a 6-4, 6-4 win vs. Charleston at the no. 3 singles position...Finished the season with a 16-4 singles record.

Personal: Majoring in Business Marketing

Head Coach: Louis Belt

304.327.4171 lbelt@bluefieldstate.edu