The Citadel Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS
Gold Stars (Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
Dean’s List (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019)
Chi Alpha Sigma National Scholar-Athlete Society
3x Academic All-Southern Conference (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020)
2x Southern Conference Commissioner's Medal (2018-19, 2019-20)
4x Southern Conference Honor Roll (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week (2/7/2018)

SENIOR (2020): Played in four singles matches and seven doubles matches in a shortened season … Split his singles matches at No. 4 and No. 5, earning one win at No. 4 over USC Sumter’s Sabir Laphitz on Feb. 2 … Played most of his doubles matches at No. 2 and No. 3, playing four matches with Will Graham and three with Leo du Plooy … Earned a win at No. 3 doubles with Graham.

JUNIOR (2019): Tallied 11 singles wins on the year, ranking third on the team, including eight at No. 4 singles … Was tied for third on the team with eight doubles wins … Won back-to-back singles matches five times … Earned four singles wins in a row, all in straight sets, from Feb. 1 – 3 … Nine of his 11 singles wins came in straight sets … Recorded seven doubles victories with Gavin Stewart at No. 1 doubles, including back-to-back wins twice.

SOPHOMORE (2018): Named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week on Feb. 7 after he went 3-0 at No. 1 singles in the USC Sumter Invitational while maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of 3.745 … Appeared in 30 singles matchups and 27 doubles matches … Won eight singles matches, all in straight sets and claimed five victories in doubles action … Started the season with a 2-2 record against Florida A&M, including a 6-0, 6-4 win over Jermaine LeGrand … Won three straight singles matches at No. 1 over two-day span of Feb. 2–3, including a 6-0, 6-0 win over Benedict’s Quentin Eloise (2/2) … Combined forces with Gavin Stewart for an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles over Benedict’s Eloise and Nikola Aleksic (2/2) … Won three doubles matchups with Trey Davis, including an 8-1 victory over USC Sumter’s Peter Kovats and Jordan George (4/14).

FRESHMAN (2017): Tied for second on the team with 13 singles victories as he posted a 13-14 record as a true freshman … Posted six wins at No. 3 singles and five at No. 4 … Won four of his first five singles matches and six of his first nine … Kicked off his first collegiate campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lee University’s Jake Okines at No. 4 singles on Feb. 24 … Ended the season by winning four of his last six matches, including his final match 6-4, 6-4 over Alabama Huntsville’s Elliott Hopson at No. 4 singles on April 16 … Played in 17 doubles matches, earning six wins … Won four matches with Michael Anzalone and two with Matthew Henson … Kicked off his collegiate doubles campaign with Anzalone by winning four of the first five matches he appeared in, including his debut on Feb. 24 against Lee University (8-6 over Jake Okines and Boyd Blackburn).

HIGH SCHOOL: First Team honors in 2011 and 2014.

PERSONAl: Son of Vincent and Leona van Zyl … Major is business marketing.