Raleigh Smith
Gulliver Preparatory School
Impact Statement
Smith never lost a singles match in team district, regional or state competitions over the course of his career. He was a four time Florida State Champ.
Biography
The 5-foot-10, 160-pound Smith completed a run of four consecutive 2A state singles championships, following up state titles at No. 5 singles as a freshman, No. 3 as a sophomore and No. 2 as a junior with the state crown at No. 1 singles this year. Smith also led Gulliver Prep to four consecutive state team titles. He never lost a singles match in team district, regional or state competitions, compiling a record of 38-0. He also never dropped a set in state competition the past three years.
Ranked No. 24 nationally by tennisrecruiting.net, Smith owns a 25-13 junior tennis record. He won the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) Boys Under-16 National Clay Court Doubles Championship in 2008 and finished in the top 12 in singles in 2009, and was the Plaza Cup doubles champion in 2009. Smith will attend Northwestern University where he will be reunited with a former high school teammate, 2009 Miami Herald Player of the Year Chris Jackman.
While at Northwestern, Smith was named to the Big Team First Team his junior and senior years. Smith was a NCAA Singles National Qualifier his senior year. He was also named Academic All Big Ten team his senior year.
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