DENVER – The University of Denver men's tennis program will be graduating two of its top student-athletes this week as
James Davis (four years at DU/one at Oklahoma) and
Matt Summers' (five years) time with the program draws to a close.
"Matt and James have done so much for our program and individually on and off the court," head coach
Drew Eberly said. "They were extremely close friends growing up in England and the memories they have created at DU are ones they will have forever. I am beyond proud of what these two accomplished in the years at DU and can't wait to see what the future holds for them."
Davis and Summers names are littered through the Denver Men's Tennis Record Book after the duo not only had individual success on the singles court but have played No. 1 doubles together for the Pioneers since Davis arrived on the Denver campus in the 2018-19 season after playing his freshman year at Oklahoma.
Davis and Summers Combined Success
- Two-time ITA Mountain Regional Doubles Champions
- Ranked as high as 19th in the country, finishing 46-13 together in dual matches.
- 2021 ITA Fall All-American Championship quarterfinalists
- Three Summit League Regular Season titles
- 2021 Summit League Tournament title
- 2021 NCAA Tournament appearance
"It has been a pleasure getting to spend time and coach Matt and James both on and off the court," assistant coach
Mitch Stewart said. "They have been monumental in our program's success, not only with their production as tennis players but also in setting the best example for teammates to look up to. I do look forward to continuing the deep relationship we all have been able to build as they go into their professional lives and I'm proud to call them friends. Their legacy here at DU will be everlasting, no doubt about that."
Matt Summers Individual Success
- 3-Time Team Captain
- Second in DU's DI history in overall wins (177) and singles wins (91), third in doubles wins (86), second in dual singles wins (63) and first in dual doubles wins (61).
- Four-time All-Summit League selection
- Four-time Summit League Men's Tennis Player of the Week
- Management major with real estate and marketing minors.
James Davis Individual Success
- 2-Time Team Captain
- 2-Time NCAA Singles qualifiers.
- Eighth in DU's DI history in overall wins (150), sixth in singles wins (78), ninth in doubles wins (72), seventh in dual singles wins (51) and sixth in dual doubles wins (49).
- Three-time All-Summit League selection
- 2021 ITA Mountain Regional singles finalist
- 2021 ITA Fall Nationals Round of 16 participant in singles
- 2022 ITA Mountain Region Senior Player of the Year
- Three-time Summit League Men's Tennis Player of the Week
- UTR ITA National Player of the Week (2/17/21)
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