2015: Finished the season with a 10-10 overall singles record playing primarily from the No. 3 position … Won his final six singles matches of the season … Was a perfect 2-0 in A-Sun Tournament competition … Turned in non-conference wins over UNC Wilmington (Jan. 30), Winthrop (Feb. 6), Georgia State (Feb. 28), Elon (Mar. 25) and Georgia Southern (Mar. 29) … Went 8-7 in doubles play with wins over competition from Winthrop (Feb. 6), Davidson (Feb. 21), Chattanooga (Feb. 28), Georgia State (Feb. 28) … Stetson (Mar. 20), North Florida (Mar. 28), Georgia Southern (Mar. 29) and Kennesaw State (Apr. 11).
2014: Owned a 13-4 overall record in singles play and was tied for fifth in the Atlantic Sun in victories … Turned in a 10-3 singles record playing from the No. 4 position … Went 6-2 in conference play to rank tied for sixth in the league … Won nine of his final 11 singles matches … Featured a team-best five-match winning streak midway through the season … Turned in a 4-5 overall record in doubles play … Featured a stretch where he won four of five doubles matches … Captured the point-clinching doubles match in Upstate’s 5-2 victory at Gardner-Webb (Jan. 31).
2013: Ended the season with an 8-11 overall record and a 2-5 mark against Atlantic Sun Competition … Ranked tied for third on the team in singles wins … Captured victories in three of his first four matches in his Spartan career with wins over opponents from Presbyterian (Jan. 20), Eastern Washington (Jan. 26) and Portland (Jan. 27) … Also picked up victories over competition from Winthrop (Feb. 16), Elon (Mar. 9), Texas-Pan American (Mar. 13), Florida Gulf Coast (Mar. 28) and Northern Kentucky (Apr. 5) … Turned in a 7-9 overall mark and a 3-2 record against the Atlantic Sun in doubles action … Earned a 5-1 home record in doubles play with victories over opponents from Presbyterian (Jan. 20), Gardner-Webb (Feb. 2), Georgia Southern (Feb. 17), ETSU (Mar. 1) and Lipscomb (Apr. 6).
Before USC Upstate: Played tennis for two years at Saint Peters School in Camebridge, Mass., under head coach Garret Steincamp… Named the Sportsman of the Year… Squad was named Team of the Year… Received the Highest Sports Achiever award.
Personal: Born on July 3, 1993 in Tauranga, New Zealand… Son of Mike and Pip Yates… Has two sisters… Majoring in Business Administration… Enjoys surfing, snowboarding and playing rugby… Favorite food is chicken salad… Favorite Movie is “Blood Diamond”… Favorite actor is Leonardo Dicaprio… Favorite song is “Stay Away Example”… Favorite season is fall… Favorite book is Open by Andre Agassi… Favorite quote is “If you aren’t living on the edge you are taking up too much space.”
