Casey Watt
Pine Richland High School
Impact Statement
“I want to win it all this year more than anything.” -Casey Watt
Biography
Watt is not an imposing figure on the court at 5-foot-11 and 162 pounds, but his record is. He has never lost a team match at No. 1 singles and he has just two career losses, both coming in the state tournament. Watt recently won his third Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Class AA singles title and will compete in the state tournament later this month.
The University of Notre Dame commitment advanced to the state semifinals as a freshman in 2005 and was upset in the first round of the state meet last year. In between, he was the state doubles champion as a sophomore in 2006. Also the No. 2 player on his school’s golf team last fall, Watt, ranked No. 1 in the Mid-Atlantic Region and No. 8 nationally by tennisrecruiting.net, posting a 59-12 record in junior competition last year.
Watt was named All-BIG EAST men’s tennis team all four years while at Notre Dame. His senior year Watt and his partner made it to the NCAA Doubles Championships, where they lost a barn burner to the 4th seeded team.
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