Dillon Pottish
Dillon Pottish
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.