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C.J. Griffin

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Portland, Mich.

High School:
Portland

Height:
6-1

Experience:
JR

Major:
Communications

2010-11 Season (Sophomore): Went 2-5 in the spring 2011 singles campaign...Posted a record of 5-10 in the spring 2011 doubles season...Won back-to-back matches in the consolation draw of the Farnsworth/Princeton Invitational before falling in the finals to kick off the fall singles season...Defeated Fairleigh Dickinson's Dom Hemy (5-7, 7-6 (1), ret.) in the USTA Invitational...Won consecutive spring matches against Mark Malloy of Bucknell (6-1, 6-3) on Feb. 13 and against Villanova's Matt Colonnese on March 13, 6-1, 6-3...Teamed with Russell Bader to defeat Buffalo's Marcelo Mazzetto and Travis Zappia, 8-6...Joined forces with Jason Lee to record victories over No. 30 Virginia Tech's Luka Somen and Carrado Tocci, 8-2, and Daniil Proskura and Jarryd Botha of No. 36 Boise State at the annual Blue Gray Tournament (Feb. 25-27).

2009-10 Season (Freshman): Went a perfect 5-0 in spring singles action...Notched a 5-2 record in spring doubles competition...Won his first career match over Penn's Mark Milbrandt (7-5, 3-6, 6-0)...Picked up two wins over Purdue's Jan-Frans Engelbrech (6-1, 4-6, 6-2) and Michigan State's Clark Richardson (6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (4)) at the Big Ten Indoor Tournament last November...Earned his first career dual match victory on Jan. 24 over Lehigh's Ryan Krueger (6-2, 6-4)...Picked up a three-set victory over St. Bonaventure's Oscar Yanez (7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (8)) on Feb. 14...Tallied another win that same day over Bucknell's Josh Katten (6-2, 7-5)...Defeated James Murphy (6-0, 6-1) of Lafayette on Feb. 28...Closed his season with a 6-0, 6-3 win against Bloomsburg's Brandon Cummings (6-0, 6-3)...Won his first career doubles match with Warren Hardie at the Princeton/Farnsworth Fall Invitational over Princeton's Matt Spindler and Matija Pecotic (8-4)...Paired with Bryan Welnetz at the Big Ten Indoor Tournament to defeat Purdue's Jan-Frans Englebrach and Billy Heuer (8-5)...Picked up victories in his first six doubles matches of the spring season...Won his first spring doubles match with Welnetz on Jan. 24 over Lehigh's Collin Laffey and Ryan Krueger (8-6)...Won two matches with Ryan Gormley on Feb. 14 over St. Bonaventure's Mikhail Sudakov and Enric Larregola (8-4) and Bucknell's Josh Katten and Clark Bogle (8-3)...Teamed with Guanhua Chen on April 11 to defeat Bloomsburg's Brandon Cummings and Alan Hummel (8-4).

Junior Career:Was a Division IV State Champion at Portland High School...Went undefeated his entire high school career, going 36-0, including 20-0 his senior year...Participated at the Kalmazoo Nationals (2006-08), 14 and under Nationals (2003-04) and 12 and under Nationals (2002).

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