| Joe Bates |
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2004-05 (Junior)
Compiled an 8-7 singles record and a 12-9 record in doubles... posted a 1-2 mark against ACC competition... went 1-0 at No. 5 singles and 1-3 at No. 6... teamed with Todd Paul at No. 3 doubles during the spring season and posted an 8-3 mark, including a 6-2 record against ACC competition... defeated Cook/Twente from Clemson 8-4 in the first round of the ACC Tournament at No. 3... earned ACC wins with Paul against Hoyes/Manrique of Miami, Johnson/Shaw of NC State, Fink/Graham of Miami, Chang/Webb of Florida State, Luchici/Janda of North Carolina and Larregola/Puranen of Virginia Tech... in singles, earned an ACC victory in the spring at No. 5 against Dave Reichsfeld of Maryland... advanced to the Flight C finals at the Crimson Tide Fall Tournament... his run started in the round of 16 where he defeated Georgia Tech's Noah Tyler in three sets, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4... clinched a win over Pepperdine's Kevin Borzenski in the quarterfinals, 6-2, 7-6(3)... defeated Christian Rybertt of Jacksonville State, 6-3, 6-2, in the semifinals... lost to Notre Dame's Patrick Buchanan, 3-6, 5-7, in the final... posted victories over Mason Schermerhorn of NC State and Dillon Walker of Virginia at the UVa Fall Tournament... teamed with Charles Sartor at the Crimson Tide Fall Tournament to reach the finals of the Flight B doubles bracket... defeated teams from NC State, Harvard and Virginia along the way.
2003-04 (Sophomore)
Went 13-8 in singles play and recorded six doubles victories as a sophomore... won his only ACC singles match... was scheduled to compete at No. 6 singles against #8 Duke in the ACC Tournament but did not finish the match... captured singles and doubles victories against Maryland... won his first three dual singles matches against opponents from #12 Virginia Commonwealth, #75 Old Dominion and ETSU... teamed up with Andrew Simpson for a 9-8 victory at No. 3 doubles at #58 Michigan State... won his first match at the ACC Indoors before falling to top-seeded Nick Monroe of UNC... recorded an 8-4 singles record and went 4-3 with two different doubles partners during the fall season... four of his eight singles wins came on his way to winning the consolation bracket at the South Carolina Invitational... took three straight matches with doubles partner Liron Strauss at the South Carolina Invitational before falling in the championship match.
Background
Transferred to Wake Forest from Marquette University... lettered in three different sports at Fort Atkinson High School in Fort Atkinson, WI... qualified for state tennis tournament four consecutive years... named first team all-conference and all-state all four years... honor roll student... vice president of the Spanish club... born Dec. 21, 1982 in Madison, WI... parents are Marcia and Donald Bates... a Dean's List student and a member of the ACC Honor Roll.
The Bates File
Career goal: Becoming a medical doctor
Something few people know about me: I've been a drummer for 11 years
My greatest inspiration has come from: my parents
What I do in my "spare" time: music
Advice that I intend to pass along to someone younger: Girls are evil
Childhood nickname: JB
Dream job: Actor/Celeb
I would love to have dinner with:
Anna Kournikova
My car's personalized license plate would read: JB
The first thing I would do if I won the lottery: buy a house on the ocean
Movie I watched over and over growing up: The Wizard of Oz
A Few of My Favorites
Team other than the Demon Deacons, I enjoy watching: Wisconsin Badgers
Music group: System of a Down
Book and author: God Has a Dream by Desmond Tutu
Coach Simpson phrase: "Zinner, is there any other setting besides blowing my
wig off?"
-- Career Record --
2003-04 13-8 6-9
2004-05 8-7 12-9
Fall 05 8-4 5-3
Career 29-19 23-21
