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Athell Bennett Season 2016-17

Height5-9
YearFreshman
HometownValley Stream, N.Y.

CAREER
• Appeared in 117 career matches
• Closed career with a 88-44 record in singles play and 71-28 in dual action
• Ranks seventh in Purdue history in career singles wins
• Recorded a career mark of 34-19 at No. 1 singles, 6-0 at No. 2, 4-0 at No. 3, 3-2 at No. 4, 13-6 at No. 5, 15-4 at No. 6
• Picked up seven victories against ranked opponents, including three against top-10 players
• Tallied a 28-10 all-time singles record in the Big Ten
• Went 63-43 in overall doubles action, including a 52-36 clip in dual play
• Finished career with a 25-20 doubles tally at No. 1, 16-11 at No. 2 and 12-5 at No. 3
• Ranks 15th program history with 63 career doubles victories
• Recorded the second-highest ranking in program history at No. 20 in the ORACLE/ITA poll on Feb. 18, 2020
• Three-time All-Big Ten selection as second team in 2019 and first team in 2020 and 2022
• 2020 ITA Ohio Valley Senior Most Improved Player and Senior Player of the Year
• 2020 ITA National Senior Most Improved Player

2021-22 | AS A FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Utilized waiver granted by the NCAA, rejoining the team in the fall
• Appeared in 21 matches and four fall events
• Posted a 16-12 record in singles on the year
• Finished with a 12-8 singles dual record, all at No. 1
• Went 5-3 in singles against Big Ten opponents
• Tallied a 14-12 mark in doubles play on the year
• Finished 10-9 in dual play with a 3-5 mark in the Big Ten, 5-2 at No. 1 and 6-7 at No. 2
• Paired with Milledge Cossu for five matches for a 3-2 mark, Sebastian Welch once, Tomasz Dudek once and Gabriele Brancatelli 13 times for a 4-6 record



2019-20 | AS A SENIOR
• Played in 14 matches in the spring and three tournaments in the fall 
• Went 16-6 on the year in singles with a 9-2 mark in the spring, all at No. 1
• Faced nine ranked opponents in singles, picking up five wins
• Totaled a 9-8 record in doubles action and a 6-7 clip in dual matches, all at No. 1
• Went 4-3 in eight matches with Julian Saborio in the spring and 2-3 with Maksymilian Raupuk
• In the final ORACLE/ITA rankings of the year, was tabbed 24 in singles play
• On Feb. 18, achieved second-highest ranking in program history at No. 20
• Took down No. 5 Richard Ciamarra from Notre Dame 7-6(6), 6-4 on Jan. 20
•  Knocked off No. 4 Sam Riffice against No. 3 Florida 6-2, 5-7 (8-0) on Feb. 9
• Ousted No. 8 Joseph Guillin from UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 5 at the ITA All-American Championships 6-0, 6-2
• Played in three events during the fall, going 7-4 in singles and 3-1 in doubles
• Reached the semifinals of the ITA DI Ohio Valley Regional
• First Team All-Big Ten selection
• 2020 ITA Ohio Valley Senior Most Improved Player and Senior Player of the Year
• 2020 ITA National Senior Most Improved Player

2018-19 / AS A JUNIOR
• Finished the year ranked No. 75 in the nation
Played in singles and doubles for all 24 matches
• Posted a 14-5 record in singles play with five matches going unfinished
• Appeared at No. 1 in 16 matches (9-5), No. 2 in seven (4-0) and No. 3 once (1-0)
• Went 3-1 against ITA ranked opposition in singles action
• Knocked off No. Josip Krstanovic from Minnesota (4/5), 6-2, 6-3
• Defeated No. 114 Toby Boyer of Nebraska (4/14), 6-3, 6-2
• Beat No. 9 Aleks Kovacevic of No. 15 Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament (4/26), 1-6, 6-5, 7-6(4)
• Split doubles partnership between five teammates – Stephan Koenigsfest (15 matches), Franz Luna (4), Maksymilian Raupuk (3), Dominik Sochurek (1) and Mateo Julio (1)
• Notched a 12-8 mark on the year with four matches unfinished
• Played 11 matches at No. 1 (4-5), nine at No. 2 (5-2) and four at No. 3 (3-1)
• Made two appearances during the fall and went 4-4
• Advanced to the singles quarterfinals of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional

2017-18 / AS A SOPHOMORE
Season Notes 
• When partnered with Gergely Madarasz, the duo is 4-0 in doubles duals 
• Playing as the primary No. 4 
• Through four singles duals, Bennett has won two

2016-17 / AS A FRESHMAN
Season Notes 
• Went 8-3 in Big Ten singles duals 
• Won 21 singles duals throughout the season 
• Won 17 doubles duals throughout the season 
• Saw action as Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 … primarily played at No. 6

BEFORE PURDUE
• Tennis Recruiting Network's No. 37 recruit (8/30/2016) ... five-star recruit
• Second-ranked player in New York in the class of 2016
• IMG Tennis RPI of 62.9 ranks No. 34 (8/25/2016) ... USTA ranking of No. 51 with 3,504 points
• Took top honors at the USTA Eastern Super Six in Port Washington, New York, in January 2016 ... went 5-0, winning three matches in straight sets
• Won the Empire Cup National Doubles at Jericho/Westbury doubles title in Oct. 2015
• Advanced to the doubles finals of the 2015 Empire Cup National Doubles at APTC and 2015 Empire Cup National Doubles at Courtsense Bogota TRC

PERSONAL
• Full Name: Athell Patrick Bennett
• Major: Selling and Sales Management
• Birthday: June 28, 1998
• City Born: Valley Stream, New York
• Parents: Athell and Jennifer Bennett
• Siblings: Twin brother, Jordan
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Redshirt Senior
2021-22

6-0 / 160 lbs
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Junior
2018-19

5-9 / 160 lbs
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Sophomore
2017-18

5-9 / 160 lbs
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Senior
2019-20

6-0 / 160 lbs