Charlie Jones Class: Graduated Hometown: Destrehan, La. High School: Destrehan Height: 5-9

2011-12 (Senior): Played in the No. 1 position for the dual season ... Posted a 7-5, 7-5 win over #26 Andreas Mies from #19 Auburn ... Beat #92 Nick Jones from #33 South Carolina ... Defeated #9 Florida's #51 Bob van Overbeek 3-6, 6-2, 10-7 ... had a 6 match winning streak from 2/3 against #66 Harvard through 2/19 against UAB ... Advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA Men's All American ... Finished the fall tournament season 9-4 ... began the year ranked as the #87 player in the country.

2010-11 (Junior): Finished the season with a 20-10 record, which included a 13-6 mark in dual matches ... Went 11-6 at the No. 3 singles position ... Paired with Alex Zotov to go 10-5 in No. 2 doubles matches ... Defeated No. 83 Martin Kildahl to help the Commodores beat No. 23 Washington ... Clinched back-to-back wins for Vanderbilt against No. 23 Michigan and No. 69 Northwestern ... Advanced to the finals of the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Advanced to the round of 16 at the Southern Collegiate Tournament to begin the fall.

2009-10 (Sophomore): Selected to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Finished 16-11 overall ... Went 6-8 in dual play, including 2-5 in SEC play ... Played anywhere from No. 3 to No. 6 singles ... Finished 10-3 in the fall ... Missed time during the spring due to knee injury ... Played last eight matches of season in No. 6 singles slot ... Finished 12-6 in doubles, including 9-4 in dual play ... Teamed with Adam Baker to defeat the nation's No. 1 duo of Davey Sandgren and J.P. Smith to win the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Baker and Jones finished the season ranked No. 60 ... Finished 4-3 with Ryan Lipman in the No. 2 position ... Teamed with Vijay Paul to win lone SEC match against Alabama's No. 3 duo of Walston and Botha, 8-6.

2008-09 (Freshman): Went 17-13 overall and 10-7 in dual play ... Posted 4-3 record SEC play ... Tied Alex Zotov for team lead in overall wins ... His 10 wins in dual play were second most on the team ... Primarily played in the No. 5 position, but also played at No. 4 and No. 6 ... Missed the final five dual matches due to injury ... Clinched Vanderbilt's 4-3 win over No. 26 Boise State ... Also clinched VU's lone SEC win over No. 60 Mississippi State, 4-3 ... Closed season by winning three of last four matches ... Went 8-11 in doubles play, including a 7-9 record in dual play ... Teamed with Alex DiValerio to go 4-6 in the No. 3 slot.

Prep/Juniors: Ranked 27th nationally and second in the Gulf States region by tennisrecruiting.net ... Ranked No. 1 in Louisiana by the same site ... Ranked No. 54 in the June 2008 USTA Boys' 18 Singles rankings ... Won the National Open Boys 18s Singles title in 2007 ... Finished third in doubles at the Spring Supernational Boys 18s in 2008 ... Coached by David Schumacher ... Graduated from Destrehan High School ... High school coach was Sam Buhler ... Four-year letterwinner... Louisiana Division 5A State Champion in 2008 ... High school tennis All-American ... Wendy's High School Heisman recipient.

Personal: Son of Thomas and Laurie ... Has one younger brother, Connor ... National Merit commended student ... Majoring in public policy studies and political science ... Plans to attend graduate school ... Also recruited by Illinois, Northwestern and Harvard ... Lists Roger Federer as his favorite tennis player ... Favorite professional team is the New Orleans Hornets.

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