Height: | 6-1 |
Weight: | 170 |
Year: | So. |
Hometown: | East Quogue, NY |
High School: | Westhampton Beach |
Parents: | Seth & Abbe |
Sophomore (2009-10):
Made a big impact on the Eagles' squad during his
first year with the program following his transfer from the
University of Portland ... Finished with an overall singles mark of
26-8 with his victory total tying for seventh on the school's
seasonal ladder ... Compiled a dual singles record of 16-6 with all
those decisions coming at the No. 1 position ... Earned All-America
honors honors after claiming the ITA South Atlantic Singles
Championship, defeating teammate Chris Goodwin in the finals ...
Was also named UAA Player of the Week for his efforts at the South
Atlantic Regionals ... Finished fifth at the ITA Small College
Championships, dropping his opening match to John Watts of
Washington University before defeating Mike Greenberg (Kenyon) and
Mike Mattelson (Vassar) ... Would go on to defeat Watts, the ITA
Senior Player of the Year, in their next two meetings -- at the
National Indoor Championships (Feb. 20) and UAA Championships (Apr.
25) ... Of his eight singles setbacks, just three came against
Division III opponents ... Ended the campaign ranked as the No.
2-ranked singles player in Division III and was the No. 1 in the
South Atlantic Region ... Posted a straight-set win over AUM's
Michael Johnson who ended the season as the No. 11-ranked netter in
the NAIA ... Rallied for a three-set win against ABAC's Rasid
Winklaar, the No. 4-ranked player in the junior college division
... All-UAA First Team at No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles after
registering 3-0 records at the league championship ... Chosen as
the UAA Championships MVP ... Captured his first two matches in
singles action at the NCAA Championships ... Named UAA Player of
the Week after going 3-0 in singles at the ITA National Indoor
Championships ... All-America honoree in doubles following a
championship performance with Chris Goodwin at the ITA South
Atlantic Regionals ... At the Small College Championships (Oct.
15-18), Pottish and Goodwin advanced to the finals of doubles ...
Played with four different partners and chalked up a 21-10 slate in
doubles ... Played his last 13 doubles matches with Chris
Redmont at the No. 3 with the duo going 11-2 ... Pottish and Redmon
won their last nine matches.
Prior To Emory: Played for the University of
Portland (OR), an NCAA Division I school of the West Coast
Conference, during the 2007-08 season where he finished with
an overall singles record of 20-7 ... Won the singles championship
at Dartmouth College's Intercollegiate Tennis Association Summer
Circuit.
High School: Standout performer for the
Westhampton Beach High School program ... Was coached by John Ski
... Played No. 1 singles his final three years ... Won two Suffolk
County titles and was second in the New York State High School
Championships in 2005 ... Advanced to the semis of the state
championship as a senior in 2007 ... Coming out of high school, he
was the 107th-ranked recruit in the nation according to
TennisRecruiting.net ... Finished runner-up in the Boys 16
Championship at the 2006 Copper Bowl in Tucson, Arizona ...
Recipient of the Eastern Section Sportsmanship Award.
Personal: Majors in business.