Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Named captain for 2008 season...

Fall 2007: Played in all three tournaments and the Francis Marion Double Dual... Advanced to the quarterfinals in the Teal Flight at the CCL/UNCW Collegiate Tennis Invitational... Finished third with doubles partner John Hairston in the Navy Flight of the CCL/UNCW Collegiate Tennis Invitational... Defeated Francis Marion[apos]s Karl Rogers 6-1, 1-6, 10-8 at No. 4 singles in the first match of the Double Dual... Helped Coastal win the doubles point in the second Coastal-Francis Marion match with a 8-3 win with partner John Hairston at No. 2 doubles... Advanced to the quarterfinals of B-1 Singles at the University of South Carolina Invitational... Made it to the finals of B-2 Doubles at the University of South Carolina Invitational with partner Omar El Bouzkouri, where they lost to Arkansas[apos] Connor Smith and Drew Sosebee 8-5...

2006-07: Member of the 2007 Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team... Went 13-9 in singles action and 8-4 in doubles play... Owned a 5-1 singles mark in Big South competition... Had a 6-3 mark at No. 6 singles, where he played most of his matches... Had conference wins over Birmingham-Southern, UNC Asheville, High Point, Winthrop and Liberty... His 6-2, 6-2 win over Liberty[apos]s Fabricio Picanco was at No. 5 singles... Scored Big South doubles wins against Birmingham-Southern, UNC Asheville, Liberty and Charleston Southern with partner David Mellis... Was the Flight B4 Singles Champion at the South Carolina Fall Invite... Won in the first round of the Qualifying Singles at the ITA Regional Tournament... Picked up a win in the Epsilon Singles at the CCU Courtyard by Marriott Fall Invite... Got a singles victory against Francis Marion in the Hidden Double Dual Day... Was the Flight B Singles Runner-up at the Coker College Fall Tournament... Also was the Flight B Doubles runner-up at the Coker College Fall Tournament with partner Scott Reddick from Barton...

Prior to Coastal: Transferred from Big South-rival Liberty... Played in the No. 5 spot for the Flames, ending the 2006 season with a 7-9 singles record and a 6-10 doubles record...

High School: A 2005 graduate of Dunlap High School... Was a four-year letter winner in tennis, basketball and football... Among the top 12 in the state of Illinois for doubles as a senior... Earned Second Team All-State honors... Was in the top eight in the state as a junior for doubles, earning First Team All-State honors... As a sophomore, was in the top 32 for doubles in the state...

Personal: Full Name: Joseph Patrick Withers... Son of Mike and Pat Withers... Accounting major.