Kevin Mendes
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- Height:
- 5'10"
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- Weight:
- 145
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- Hometown:
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Etowah High School
Bio
2018: Conclued his C-N career with a 4-7 singles record, mostly playing at the fourth, fifth and sixth seeds... Was 3-10 in doubles action, primarily at the No. 1 and 3 spots... Teamed up mostly with Rodolfo Schwarz for a 2-7 record as the top-seeded duo.
2017: Finished his junior season with an 11-4 record as the Eagles No. 6 singles player. Went 8-3 in SAC play...Played No. 3 doubles with Jesus Bacete-Sanz and finished with four wins on the season.
2016: Completed his sophomore campaign with a 9-11 record as C-N’s No. 5 player in singles… Six of his nine wins came out of SAC play… Teamed up with Lee Presson at No. 3 doubles for seven wins…
2014-2015: Picked up six wins while competing in singles play... Was apart of a doubles team that won 11 matches, including seven in SAC play...
Personal: Native of Woodstock, Georgia.
News mentions
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Carson-Newman’s Kevin Mendes (Chattanooga, Tenn.) was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District® Men’s At-Large Team on Thursday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Facing a doubles sweep and large scoring differentials in early singles action, the Eagles could not overcome No. 15 Queens, falling 8-1 in Saturday’s 2018 season finale at the Queens Sports Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Despite holding a 2-1 lead through doubles action, Carson-Newman could not contain its lead as the Eagles fell to No. 31 Tusculum, 7-2, in Tuesday afternoon’s senior day faceoff.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fresh off their first South Atlantic Conference win against Mars Hill, Carson-Newman prepares to as the Pioneers of Tusculum, ranked 31st in the nation by Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association, comes to town for a Tuesday senior day matchup at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
MARS HILL, N.C. – A sweep of doubles play and a pair of straight-sets wins to open singles play helped Carson-Newman pick up its first South Atlantic Conference win of the season as the Eagles defeated Mars Hill, 5-4, on Thursday afternoon at the Hart Tennis Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Trying to shake loose from a seven-match losing skid, Carson-Neman prepares for a road trip to Mars Hill on Thursday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A win in the first match of the day was not enough to stop a forceful Catawba squad’s scoring carousel as Carson-Newman fell to Catawba, 5-4, on Friday afternoon at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Still on the search for its first South Atlantic Conference win of the season, Carson-Newman looks to end its six-match losing skid as the team prepares for a face-off with Catawba on Friday afternoon at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
ANDERSON, S.C. – A 2-1 lead through doubles play was overshadowed by a Trojan comeback as Carson-Newman fell to No. 23 Anderson 6-3 on Tuesday afternoon at the AU Tennis Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a tough loss at the hands of Coker on Sunday afternoon, Carson-Newman looks to bounce back with a road trip to Anderson S.C. to face the No. 23 Trojans at the AU Tennis Complex on Tuesday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – An overall tie-breaker in the final match of the day ended in a heartbreaker for Carson-Newman as the Eagles fell to Coker 5-4 on Sunday at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
HICKORY, N.C. -- Losing all three doubles matches, Carson-Newman fell into an early that was too steep to battle back from, falling to Lenoir-Rhyne 8-1 on Friday at the YMCA of Catawba Valley.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Coming off of three-straight days of losses last week, Carson-Newman now prepares for a weekend of South Atlantic Conference action as the team travels to Lenoir-Rhyne on Friday before returning home on Sunday to host Coker.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- Following a late week slate that saw the Eagles lose three-straight South Atlantic Conference matches, Carson-Newman now turns its attention to a midweek match against Shawnee State on Wednesday afternoon at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Another early disadvantage proved to be too much for Carson-Newman to overcome as the Eagles fell to No. 24 Wingate in a 9-0 sweep on Saturday at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
NEWBERRY, S.C. – A win in the final doubles match of the day was not enough to put momentum on the side of Carson-Newman as the Eagles fell to Newberry in their first South Atlantic Conference road match of the season, 8-1, on Friday afternoon at the Oakland Tennis Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – An early 3-0 deficit proved to be too much for the Eagles as Carson-Newman fell in its first South Atlantic Conference match of the season 8-1 against Lincoln Memorial on Thursday afternoon at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With nearly a week of recuperation on its side following a week that saw the team take part in four matches, two of those in back-to-back days, the Carson-Newman men’s tennis team looks to stay on the winning track as it prepares to host the Knights of Bellarmine Saturday morning at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With a tough week of back-to-back losing matches behind them, the Carson-Newman men’s tennis team hits the road for the second time this week as the Eagles prepare to face Martin Methodist in a neutral site at the Lincoln Memorial Roundup in Harrogate, Tenn. on Saturday at 5 p.m.
ATHENS, Tenn. – Struggles in doubles play caused the Carson-Newman men’s tennis team to fall into a deep deficit early on that it could not battle back from as the Eagles fell to Tennessee Wesleyan, 8-1, on Tuesday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A pair of previously scheduled Carson-Newman men’s tennis matches will be made up this week as the Eagles travel to Tennessee Wesleyan on Tuesday before coming back to the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex to host Lee on Wednesday.
DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Following over a week without outside competition, the first road match for Carson-Newman did not prove to be friendly as the Eagles were swept by No. 18 North Georgia team, 9-0, on Sunday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With weather proving to be unkind for the Carson-Newman men’s team in the past week, the Eagles look to take on outside competition in a trip to Dahlonega, Ga. for a Sunday afternoon match with a strong regional opponent in No. 18 North Georgia.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After opening the season with a tough 8-1 loss to Young Harris, the Carson-Newman men’s tennis team looks to make a turnaround on Tuesday as the Eagles take a trip to Athens, Tenn. to take on Tennessee Wesleyan at 1:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In what was expected to be a tough match, the Eagles were only able to muster one last-chance match point as the Carson-Newman men’s tennis team suffered its first loss of the season with an 8-1 deficit against Young Harris on Tuesday afternoon at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After having its first match canceled due to cold temperatures, the Carson-Newman men’s tennis team looks to officially start its season on Tuesday as the Eagles host Young Harris at 1 p.m. at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman men’s tennis team opens the 2018 season as the Eagles host Delta State on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Buddy Catlett Tennis Complex.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Carson-Newman men’s tennis team landed at eighth place in the South Atlantic Conference preseason coaches’ poll released by the league on Thursday.
Carson-Newman tennis coach Jean Love released the 2018 schedule for the men’s and women’s tennis teams.
The Carson-Newman men’s tennis team was named a 2017 Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic team, for their work within the classroom.
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