University of Delaware Athletics
2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster
Blaise Casselbury
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lititz, Pa.
- Height:
- 6-1
- High School:
- Lancaster Country Day School
- Major:
- Finance
AT DELAWARE
· Four-time letter winner with the Blue Hens
· Graduated cum laude from the University of Delaware's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance in June 2019
· Three-time team captain
· Finished career third all-time with 107 singles matches played and tied for 25th with 41 career singles wins
· Majored in finance with a minor in international business
· First-ever Blue Hens men's tennis player to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete honors in each of his four seasons
2018-19 SEASON
· UD Alumni Association Team MVP
· Team captain alongside junior Luis Marcano
· Featured in Change: The Story of Blaise Casselbury's Journey at Delaware
· Tied for 10th in Delaware single-season history with 29 singles matches played
· Finished season with a career-best 14 singles wins, including a 4-2 mark in the third flight
· Mark of 14 singles wins good for second on the team
· Posted a season-high five-match winning streak from February 17 to March 3
· Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· ITA Scholar Athlete
2017-18 SEASON
· Team captain alongside sophomore Dominick Perez
· Team SAAC representative with Dominick Perez and Luis Marcano
· Team Sportsmanship Award
· Tallied a career-high 13 singles and 11 doubles victories
· Posted nine wins in top-flight doubles play with senior Colin Wong; pair finished the year with a three-match winning streak
· Two-time CAA Doubles Team of the Week alongside Colin Wong
· PNC Student-Athlete Achiever (Sept. 30)
· Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
· ITA Scholar Athlete
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2016-17 SEASON
· Team captain and SAAC representative alongside senior Tyler Flematti
· Registered nine singles wins, including five dual victories spread across the top three flights
· Also posted nine doubles triumphs
· Eighth in program history with 31 singles matches played
· CAA All-Academic Team
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· ITA Scholar Athlete
2015-16 SEASON
· Registered five singles and five doubles victories in first season in a Delaware uniform
· Collected first career singles win by defeating Miljan Ruzic (JMU), 6-3, 7-6 (7) in fifth flight play on Feb. 6
· Posted a season-high four game winning streak
· Picked up doubles victories alongside Alex Sweet, Tyler Flematti and Venkatesh Ramkumar
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· ITA Scholar Athlete
HIGH SCHOOL
· Top-flight singles and doubles player at Lancaster Country Day School for head coach Jim Phipps
· Seven State Tournament appearances • six-time District finalist
· Three-time state semifinalist and two-time finalist
· 2014-15 Lancaster Country Day School Male Athlete of the Year
· Two-time team captain
· Played soccer under head coach Dale Mylin
· Led Cougars to a 22-3 record and state semifinals appearance as team captain and defensive back
PERSONAL
· Blaise Richard Casselbury
· Born June 28, 1996 in Lancaster, Pa.
· Son of Rick and Mary Casselbury
· Parents own University Athletic Club in Lancaster
· Father was a two-sport (football, track & field) athlete at the University of Maine
· Has an older sister, Julia, who played tennis at CAA rival William & Mary
· Enjoys hiking, golfing, fishing, reading and bonfires
· Lists favorite sports teams as the Minnesota Vikings, Timberwolves, Twins and Wild
| CAREER STATISTICS | ||
| Year | Singles | Doubles |
| 2015-16 | 5-16 | 5-16 |
| 2016-17 | 9-22 | 9-20 |
| 2017-18 | 13-13 | 11-12 |
| 2018-19 | 14-15 | 5-19 |
| Totals | 41-66 | 30-67 |
Click on year for match-by-match results
