2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Sean McKendree
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Norcross, GA
- High School:
- Norcross
- 2020 ITA Scholar Athlete
- 2020 MW Scholar-Athlete
- 2020 MW All-Academic
- 2018 ITA Scholar Athlete
- 2018 MW Scholar-Athlete
- 2018 MW All-Academic
2019-20 (JUNIOR): 15-6 overall record ... 6-4 in singles and 9-2 in doubles ... Academic All-Mountain West ... MW Scholar-Athlete ... ITA Scholar-Athlete.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE): Took season off to focus on academics.
2017-18 (FRESHMAN): Posted 25-16 overall record, including 18-13 record in singles and 7-3 in doubles ... went 11-9 in dual singles and 2-2 in conference dual singles ... went 1-0 in dual doubles and 6-3 in tournament doubles ... went 7-4 in tournament singles ... Academic All-Mountain West ... MW Scholar-Athlete ... ITA Scholar-Athlete.
Before Air Force: Four-time letterman at Norcross High School … recognized as the Gwinnet County Player of the Year … three-time first-team all-county player … earned team MVP honors and Gwinnett County Super Six for three years … 2013 southern doubles champion … 2016 two-time sportsmanship award winner… tennis recruiting national ranking was No. 214 … National Honor Society … IB Diploma recipient … AP Scholar with distinction … National Merit Scholarship finalist … two-year National French Exam top-10%.
Personal: Cadet squadron 26 … parents are Fred and Stephanie McKendree with one sibling … nickname is McStouffer ... mechanical engineering major ... future career plan is to become a pilot ... active in his squadron as the group 3 drill and ceremonies non-commissioned officer (NCO) and is also an element leader, supervising six cadets ... during the summer prior to junior year: completed Operations Air Force at Nellis, AFB, Nev., was an element leader and I-Day bus cadre (cadet officer) at basic cadet training (BCT) ... began playing tennis at age eight ... credits his dad as having the biggest influence on his sports/tennis career ... pre-match superstition is to eat chocolate Teddy Grahams ... favorite possession/gadget is his cell phone ... one thing on his bucket list is to visit every continent ... on road trips, he never forgets his snacks ... dream vacation spot is Cape Town, South Africa ... guilty pleasure is Cherry Coke ... favorite role model is his dad ... something most people don't know about him is that he has a really loud voice ... notable thing about his hometown is that he went to the same high school as New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara ... favorite TV show is Survivor ... favorite movie is Inception ... favorite class subject is math ... favorite athlete is Peyton Manning ... favorite restaurant is Zaxby's.
