2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Paul Hendrix
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Murrells Inlet, SC
- High School:
- South Carolina Connections Academy
- 2020 All-Mountain West Singles
- 2020 All-Mountain West Doubles
- 2020 Team Iron Bolt Award Winner for excellence in strength and conditioning.
2019-20 | JUNIOR: Posted 27-15 overall record ... second on team in overall wins ... All-Mountain West Singles and Doubles ... 13-9 record in singles and 14-6 in doubles ... 6-3 in tournament singles and 7-6 in dual singles at No. 1 singles ... 5-3 in tournament doubles and 9-3 in dual doubles at No. 1 doubles ... earned All-MW doubles honors with Jamie Bautista ... team Iron Bolt award winner for excellence in strength and conditioning.
2018-19 | SOPHOMORE: Posted a 41-24 overall record, leading team in overall combined wins...led the team in singles wins with a 23-10 record...second on team in doubles wins with an 18-14 mark...15-9 mark in dual singles and 8-1 in tournament play...11-11 in dual doubles and 7-3 in tournament doubles...posted a 2-5 conference singles record and 2-3 conference doubles record.
2017-18 | FRESHMAN: Earned team MVP honors ... posted a 21-11 overall record in singles with a 15-7 mark in duals and a 6-4 mark in tournament play and went 2-2 in conference … posted a 14-10 overall record in doubles with a 10-6 mark in duals and a 4-4 mark in tournament play … 2-2 in conference … named most valuable player on the team … was awarded the Lightning Bolt for most wins (29 wins) ... his combined record of 29-12 posted the best win percentage (.710) at Air Force since 2006.
Before Air Force: Two-year letterman in tennis and trained at Smith-Stearns … registered Player of the Year honors on four occasions … team captain … recipient for the 2014 South Carolina Sportsmanship Award … tennis recruiting national ranking of No. 90 … National Honor Society.
Personal: Cadet squadron 2 … parents are Paul and Theresa Hendrix with a younger brother … behavioral science major … plans on attending pilot training … recruited by Clemson and Navy … nicknames are P Hendo and DJ ... during the summer prior to junior year: completed Operations Air Force at Columbus AFB, MS, getting to ride the T-6 and T-1 airframes. Was also a operations group first sergeant, where he was in charge of several programs for cadets ... during the summer prior to sophomore year: completed EST (survival training) and a summer calculus class ... active in his squadron as the operations non-commissioned officer (NCO) ... hobbies are golf and baking ... on the athletics and Commandant's list ... began playing tennis at age eight ... favorite class subject is behavioral science ... favorite movie is Interstellar ... something not many people know about him is that he likes cooking and baking ... greatest personal sports moment was earning the 2014 South Carolina Sportsmanship Award ... one word to describe himself is consistent ... credits his parents as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... came to the Academy to play tennis, serve the country and become a pilot ... favorite pro tennis player is Roger Federer ... pre-match superstition is to change watches ... one thing on his bucket list is to visit all seven continents ... on road trips, never forgets his headphones ... dream vacation spot is a skiing trip with his family anywhere ... guilty pleasure is warm chocolate chip cookies ... favorite role models are Roger Federer and Kei Nishikori ... most notable thing about his home town is that its the sea food capital of South Carolina ... favorite TV show is A Game of Thrones.
