Justin Kaufmann Class: Senior Hometown: Mission Hills, KS High School: Pembroke Hill Height: 5-10 Birthdate: 06/21/1980 Honors: 2001 ACC No. 6 Singles Flight Champion

2001-2002 - Senior

Finished career ranked second all-time in singles victories and sixth in doubles with 84 career singles wins and 62 career doubles victories ... Went 24-12 in singles play, his third consecutive 20-win season ... Named ACC Player of the Week March 19 after going undefeated in No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles in 5-2 win over No. 50 Purdue and 6-1 win at No. 61 San Diego ... had a strong showing in Feb., helping team to a pair of upsets over No. 41 Virginia Commonwealth and No. 15 Minnesota by winning No. 6 singles matches both days ... caught fire in March and rattled off six singles wins in a row starting with the Furman match ... compiled a 14-13 doubles record with partner David Berè, including a 10-10 dual record, mostly at the No. 3 flight ... totaled an 8-5 singles record in the fall … rattled off five consecutive singles victories in the fall starting at the South Florida Fall Classic and ending at the ITA Region II Championships in the qualifying round … went 3-2 in fall doubles play, teaming up with David Berè in three events … won all three doubles matches at the South Florida Fall Classic ... went out in style, defeating John Davis in straight sets in his final home match, a 7-0 win over NC State, with all his teammates wearing “It’s Daddy” t-shirts

2000-2001 - Junior

Named the ACC Flight Champion for No. 6 Singles, after putting together a league-best 5-2 record in No. 6 ACC matches … 21-15 overall record in singles play, including a 6-2 conference record and a 13-8 mark in dual matches … played at least one match in every position … came from behind to beat Bartosz Koldej in three sets to seal the ACC Championship quarterfinal win over No. 62 Florida State … put together a 17-17 mark in doubles play, going 8-9 with Mike Murray and 5-4 with Andrew Simpson … teamed up with David Bere to beat Andres Pedroso and Alex Bose 8-3 in the ACC Championship semifinal loss to No. 3 Duke and then topped Alex Menichini and Alex Krohn 8-4 in the NCAA Championship first round loss to No. 23 Fresno State ... compiled a 7-6 singles record and 7-4 doubles mark in fall play ... won three straight at ITA Region II Championships with partner Mike Murray, before falling in doubles semifinals ... ranked 40th nationally with Murray in national doubles rankings and sixth regionally in 2001 preseason polls

1999-2000 - Sophomore

Finished with a 21-10 singles record and tallied an 18-14 doubles mark ... Ended up with a 5-2 record in ACC singles play and a 4-4 tally in ACC doubles ... had a successful fall with six wins in both singles and doubles

1998-1999 - Freshman

Posted a 13-10 singles record, including 9-6 at the No. 6 spot ... also played at the No. 2 through No. 5 spots ... had doubles record of 18-10

Background

Missouri State Champion ... ranked 78th as a junior competitor ... two-time all-metro selection ... advanced to the round of 32 at the National Clay Courts Junior Championships during his last season of competition at the level ... high school teammate, Kareem Rush, is an All-American basketball player at Missouri ... Economics major ... born June 21, 1980 ... parents are Beryl and Herb Kaufmann.