Devin Britton

Education

National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Singles Title =

Britton, at the age of 18, won the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Tennis singles championship as a freshman. He is the first Ole Mission men"s tennis player to ever win a National Collegiate Athletic Association men"s singles championship.

Britton defeated Moritz Baumann of Wisconsin in the first round then beat Dominic Inglot of Virginia in the second round. In the third round, Britton sent Rice senior Bruno Rosa out of the tournament in straight sets, and then he beat Stanford’s Alex Clayton in the quarterfinals.

To advance to the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship match, he defeated Blake Strode of Arkansas with a straight set win.

To win the championship, Britton defeated Ohio State senior Steven Moneke, making him the first American-born player to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association singles title since Alex Kim of Stanford in 2000. The championship win also makes him the first freshman since 19-year-old Cecil Mamiit of University of Southern California in 1996 and the first non-seeded player since Luke Smith of University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1997.

He is the youngest of the three freshmen to win the singles title, including John McEnroe, who was 19 when he won it for Stanford in 1978 – making him the youngest player ever to win the national championship.

= Leaving college =

After only one semester in college, Britton announced on July 1, 2009, that he would not return to Mississippi but would instead turn professional and had already signed a contract with a sports agency, Octagon Worldwide. He received a wildcard into the 2009 United States. Open where he played #1 seeded and ranked Roger Federer in the opening round.

Federer won in straight sets as expected, but Britton did manage to break Federer twice.

Britton has received praise by many big tennis stars in his short career.

= Awards =

Britton was named the Southeast Region Rookie of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

Britton is a two-time Securities and Exchange Commission Player of the Week for the 2008–2009 season.

Britton earned All-Securities and Exchange Commission second team honors and made the Securities and Exchange Commission All-Freshman Team for the 2008–2009 season.

= Grand Slam Performances =.

Career

He is a native of Brandon, Mississippi. Juniors Also, in the summer of 2008 at the United States. Open Junior Championships, he advanced to the finals match – making him the first ever qualifying wildcard to make a final where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov. 13 in the junior world combined rankings in July 2009.

Junior Slam results – Singles: Australian Open: - French Open: 1R (2009) Wimbledon: San Francisco (2009) United States Open: F (2008) Junior Slam results – Doubles: Australian Open: - French Open: 3R (2009) Wimbledon: QF (2009) United States Open: QF (2007) College = National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Singles Title = Leaving college = Awards = Grand Slam Performances.

Achievements

• Britton"s most notable International Tennis Federation junior tournament win was in June 2008, when he captured the International Grass Courts Championships. As a junior Britton compiled a singles win/loss record of 54-36 (and 92-29 in doubles), reaching as high as Number. Britton, at the age of 18, won the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Tennis singles championship as a freshman. He is the first Ole Mission men"s tennis player to ever win a National Collegiate Athletic Association men"s singles championship. To advance to the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship match, he defeated Blake Strode of Arkansas with a straight set win. To win the championship, Britton defeated Ohio State senior Steven Moneke, making him the first American-born player to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association singles title since Alex Kim of Stanford in 2000. The championship win also makes him the first freshman since 19-year-old Cecil Mamiit of University of Southern California in 1996 and the first non-seeded player since Luke Smith of University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1997. He is the youngest of the three freshmen to win the singles title, including John McEnroe, who was 19 when he won it for Stanford in 1978 – making him the youngest player ever to win the national championship. Federer won in straight sets as expected, but Britton did manage to break Federer twice. Britton was named the Southeast Region Rookie of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.