Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Fall 2005: Defeated Diego Flores of Georgia State in first round of singles play at the South Carolina Fall Invitational October 14, then advanced to quarterfinals with an individual win over Gonzalo Olmedo of Jackson State on October 15

2004-05: An ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III Men[apos]s At-Large First Team selection... Big South[apos]s Men[apos]s Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a Big South All-Academic Team member with a 3.922 grade-point average in math... Only the third Coastal men[apos]s tennis player to take home the honor of Scholar-Athlete of the Year... A member of the 2005 Intercollegiate Tennis Association All Academic Team... Had a 7-9 record as a singles player and an 0-5 record as doubles player... He was 1-2 in singles in the Big South defeating Liberty[apos]s Victor Rios 6-3, 6-3 on April 2... Defeated Aaron Russell of UNC Wilmington 7-6, 6-2 in Flight B of the UNCW Fall Invitational

2003-04: Was named to the BIg South All-Academic Team... Had an 8-0 defeat of North Carolina A&T in doubles action Feb. 8... Also defeated Winthrop 9-7 with Richard Redding March 20... Finished 2-6 in singles play and 1-3 in doubles action... Defeated Mario Axente of Chattanooga in three sets at the UTC Baras Fall Classic

2002-03: Saw most of his action in doubles, contributing to the number three doubles slot... Was 5-4 in doubles play, including an impressive 3-1 mark in conference action... High School: A 2002 graduate of York HIgh School... Named to the 2001 Virginia Daily Press All-Star First Team... A member of the 2001 Bay River District and Region I doubles champion team... Also placed third at the Virginia State AA Championships in 2001

Personal: Full name: William Brian Dowis... Born: May 22, 1984... Son of James and Donna Dowis... Is majoring in math