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Michael James Season 2007-08

ClassSeniorHometownClifton, Va.High SchoolCentreville

2005 and 2007 Most Improved Player
2006 and 2007 Academic All-Big Ten
2007 - All-Big Ten
ITA Northeast Region Player to Watch

Penn State Career

2006-07 Season - Junior:

Opened a stellar fall campaign with three victories in the Penn State Fall Classic...At the ECAC Championships, James played at No. 6 in the Lions[apos] run to the tournament final...Knocked off Lucho Perez-Abreu of Saint Joseph[apos]s (6-1, 6-0) and Manhattan[apos]s David Alvarado (6-1, 6-2) in Penn State[apos]s second-place finish in the ECAC Championships...Advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Northeast Regional Championships singles draw before losing to Virginia Tech[apos]s Arvid Puranen...At the Big Ten Individual Championships, James advanced to the Round of 16 where he fell to 25th- ranked Matko Maravic of Michigan...Concluded the fall season with a team-best 11-2 record in singles play...In doubles, James and Adam Slagter teamed up to go 5-0 before dropping an 8-5 decision in the doubles final at the ITA Northeast Regional Championships...Opened the spring with four consecutive wins in singles action, three of which coming at the No. 1 spot...James then dropped back-to-back matches in Penn State[apos]s victories against St. John[apos]s (6-1) and at No. 38 Northwestern (4-3)...Following the losses, James racked up 10 straight wins, nine of which coming at the No. 1 spot in the lineup...James got back on the winning trail at No. 50 Wisconsin with a 7-5, 6-3 triumph over the Badgers[apos] Lachezar Kasarov...James went on to defeat ranked opponents in back-to-back matches to lead the Nittany Lions to a 9-2 record...Knocked off No. 39 Arvid Puranen (6-4, 6-4) of Virginia Tech and No. 39 Brian Hung (6-1, 5-7, 6-3) of Michigan...James[apos] win over Hung moved his season mark to 8-2 in duals, and garnered the honor of being named Big Ten Men[apos]s Tennis Athlete of the Week on March 15 for being pivotal in the Lions[apos] 4-3 victory at Michigan...Went on to win 10 consecutive matches, nine of which being at the No. 1 spot, prior to dropping a three-set decision to fifth-ranked Kevin Anderson of Illinois (6-3, 4-6, 4-6)...As part of the winning streak, James was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week for the second time in the spring for his back-to-back straight-set victories at Iowa and No. 29 Minnesota...Defeated 27th-ranked Devin Mullings from Ohio State (6-3, 6-2) in the Lions[apos] 5-2 loss to the Buckeyes...Capped off his junior season with a straight-set victory over Pepperdine[apos]s Andre Begemann (7-5, 6-3) in Penn State[apos]s fourth visit to the first round of the NCAA Championships...Went 27-8 overall, 16-6 in duals and 6-4 in the Big Ten in singles play...Finished the spring with a season-high ranking of 59th in the ITA National Singles Poll...Ranked as high as 19th in the nation in doubles while teamed with Adam Slagter...Highlights included an 8-6 victory over Cornell[apos]s 41st-ranked team of Nick Brunner and Josh Raff and a 9-8 decision over Northwestern[apos]s 27th-ranked team of Matt Christian and Willy Lock...Finished the spring with a 15-8 record in doubles...Named to the All-Big Ten Team for the first time in his career...Named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team for the second time in his career...Named ITA Northeast Region Player to Watch...Named Most Improved Player at the team banquet in April.

2005-06 Season - Sophomore:

Began his sophomore campaign by posting a superb 16-3 overall singles record in fall competition...Also combined with Malcolm Scatliffe to go 10-2 in doubles play...James and Scatliffe reached the semifinal round of the ITA East Regional Tournament, losing only to the tournament[apos]s No. 2-seeded team...Also competing in singles competition at the East Regional, James fell in first-round main-draw action, but went on to win the consolation bracket...At the Big Ten Indoor Individual Championships, posted five wins in consolation action to reach the final match...Posted an 11-8 overall singles record in spring competition...Won four of his first five matches in spring play...Combined with Scatliffe to go 13-5 on the season, going 6-3 in dual matches and ending the season with a No. 13 Northeast regional ranking...Went 27-11 overall in singles play including a 13-8 dual-match mark...Received Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2004-05 Season - Freshman:

Went 27-6 overall as a freshman, posting the team[apos]s best overall winning percentage...Went 19-3 at No. 5 singles, 4-0 at No. 4, and 1-0 at No. 3...Was superb down the stretch for Penn State, going 8-2 in his last 10 matches...Went 17-9 overall in doubles action, including a 6-1 mark with Ryan Berger and an 11-8 mark with Chris Sherman at No. 3 doubles.

Junior Career:

Was a four-year starter at Centreville and was the team[apos]s MVP for four straight years...As a freshman went 9-6, improving to 17-2 as a sophomore...Began an outstanding two-year run as a junior where he went 44-0...Went 25-0 as a junior and claimed the Virginia AAA High School Championship in both singles and doubles...Went 19-0 and claimed the AAA singles title again his senior season.

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