Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Fall 2007: Finished seventh in the Green (B) Singles flight at the UNC Fall Invitational with a 6-4, 7-6 win over Charlotte[apos]s Feliz Bernhoerster... Helped Coastal to its first win over Francis Marion since 1992 by defeating Franklyn Emmanuel... Made it to the A/B Singles Round of 16 at the University of South Carolina Invitational by defeating Gardner-Webb[apos]s Rafael Altmeyer 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the opening round... Advanced to the semifinal round in B-1 Doubles at the University of South Carolina Invitational with partner Dmitry Vlaskin...

2006-07: Earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic honors for the second consecutive year... Went 9-10 in singles action and 15-7 in doubles play during the Spring... Split time at No. 1 and No. 2 singles... Was 4-7 at No. 1 Singles and 5-3 at No. 2... Won his first five singles matches and his first four doubles matches of the season... Scored a 6-4, 6-3 victory over UNC Asheville[apos]s Mauricio Correa and a 6-3, 6-3 win over Liberty[apos]s Chad Simpson... Recorded Big South doubles wins with partner Joseph Withers against Birmingham-Southern, UNC Asheville, Liberty and Charleston Southern... Beat Charleston Southern[apos]s Quentin Gulchard at the Qualifying Singles round of ITA Regionals... Advanced to the singles finals of the Coker College Fall Tournament... Advanced to the second round in Alpha Singles of the CCU Courtyard by Marriott Fall Invitational... Made it to the semifinals of the A2 Singles at the Souther Carolina Fall Invite... Was the A2 Doubles Runner-up with partner Elliott Quibell at the South Carolina Fall Invite...

2005-06: A member of the 2006 Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team... Recorded an 8-14 singles record and went 10-9 in doubles... Got big singles wins against Connecticut, Liberty, James Madison and Charleston Southern... Won six straight matches with doubles partner Brian Dowis... Got conference doubles wins against Liberty, UNC Asheville and Birmingham-Southern... Teamed with Ryan Vrba at the Planet Hollywood/Chanticleer Challenge to win two matches in the Beta round September 29... Won a singles match in the A2 bracket at the South Carolina Fall Invitational on October 14... Won two B-1 doubles matches with Ryan Vrba at the South Carolina Fall Invitational October 14...

2004-05: Was 6-3 in singles play... Defeated Danny Dossetor of The Citadel in three sets... Was 4-6 overall with a 1-0 record in the Big South in doubles play... Played with Simon Taylor to defeat The Citadel[apos]s Nick Medica/David Lara... Teamed with Ryan Vrba to defeat Birmingham-Southern[apos]s David Ray/Phillip Haas... Advanced to the semifinals of the UNCW Fall Invitational doubles draw with Richard Redding... Played in the semifinals of the A-B bracket at the University of South Carolina Invitational with Simon Taylor... Advanced to the semifinals in doubles at the Charleston Southern Fall Tournament with Redding... In singles, advanced to the Teal Bracket finals of the Landfall/UNCW Invitational...

High School: A 2002 graduate of Goffs School in England...

Personal: Full name: David Brian Mellis... Son of Brian and Jane Mellis... Double major in finance and economics