Phillip Jordan

Phillip Jordan
Chapel Hill, NC – Feb 11: NCAA Men's Tennis - Georgia at North Carolina at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, NC on February 11, 2024. (Credit: Andy Mead/YCJ)

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Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

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Phillip Jordan
University of North Carolina Men's Tennis v Campbell
Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Thursday, January 18, 2024

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Height:
6-1
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Spartanburg, S.C.
High School:
Spartanburg

Pursuing a graduate certificate in entrepreneurship and strategy.

2023-24 SEASON
Enrolled at UNC in January 2024 as a transfer from UC Santa Barbara ... A third-team All-ACC pick in doubles ... A starter throughout the season in singles, mostly at the No. 2 and 3 slots ... Went 13-9 overall in singles, including 12-9 in dual matches and 7-5 in the ACC regular season ... Was 0-1 at No. 1 singles, 5-5 at No. 2, 4-1 at No. 3, 2-0 at No. 4 and 1-2 at No. 5 ... Moved up in the lineup throughout the season, finishing the year at the No. 2 slot for most of ACC season ... Grabbed ranked victories over #51 Miguel Perez Pena of Georgia, #69 Tanapatt Nirundorn of Florida and #102 Marcus McDaniel of Georgia Tech ... Teamed with Benjamin Kittay and played No. 1 doubles throughout the season, earning third-team All-ACC accolades ... The pair went 9-10 overall, including 8-10 in duals and 2-6 in the ACC regular season ... Kittay and Jordan picked up big doubles wins over #24 Chris Rodesch and Jeffrey Von Der Schulenburg and #43 Vladislav Melnic and Adrien Burdet of Miami (in the ACC Championship) ... Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2022-23 SEASON (UCSB)
Big West Player of the Year...All-Big West First Team singles selection...All-Big West First Team doubles selection...Three-time Player of the Week selection...Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athlete of the Year...Helped the team earn the regular season and postseason Big West championships...Helped team earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship...Ended the season with a 16-6 overall record in singles play and 5-0 in the Big West...Finished with a 13-6 overall record in doubles play and 3-0 in the Big West...Defeated the No. 67 nationally ranked player of South Florida on Jan. 15...Defeated the No. 104 nationally ranked player of Cal Poly on April. 23.

2021-22 SEASON (UCSB)
All-Big West First Team singles selection...All-Big West First Team doubles selection...Four-time Big West Player of the Week...The Big West Team runner-up...Finished the season with a 26-10 overall singles record and 13-6 in dual matches...With partner Kai Brayd, had a 21-3 doubles mark, and a 3-0 in the Big West...Ranked No. 103 on the ITA rankings at the end of the season...As a doubles pair, Jordan and Kai Brayd were ranked No. 88 nationally at the end of the season.

2020-21 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT SOUTH CAROLINA)

Partnered with Raphael Lambling to end the season with a final doubles ranking of No. 86
Was a steady force on the back end of the singles lineup
Ended the season with a combined 27 victories – 11 singles, 16 doubles
Four of his six dual-match singles wins clinched the team victory, including SEC wins over Auburn and Ole Miss
Teamed with Lambling to clinched the doubles point against #24 NC State (May 8) in the NCAA second round, turning a 4-4 set into a 6-4 victory
Won his first seven doubles matches of the season, spanning across the Gamecock Fall SEC Scramble, the Gamecock Fall SEC Shootout, and the Volunteer Showdown, paired with Lambling

2019-20 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT SOUTH CAROLINA)

Saw consistent time in the singles lineup, picking up six dual match victories on the year
Picked up two ranked wins in his first season of action
Won both of his matches at ITA Kickoff Weekend at the No. 5 position to help the Gamecocks advance to ITA National Team Indoor Championships
Partnered with Connor Thomson to win the Black Draw Doubles title in his first Collegiate Event, the Gamecock Fall Invite

2018-19 (FRESHMAN AT SOUTH CAROLINA)

Did not compete in any tournaments or dual matches

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Spartanburg HS.

PERSONAL
Philip Jordan was born November 7, 2000, to parents Barbara and Cornelius Jordan in Spartanburg, S.C. … Majored in economics at UCSB and earned his degree there in 2023.