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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 160
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Lugoff, S.C.
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- Major:
- Sports Management
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- Team:
- Men's Tennis
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- Previous School:
- Lugoff-Elgin HS
Bio
2019-20: Went 6-1 in doubles play with Isaac MacMillan on the season, picking up two wins at No. 2 and four wins at No. 3...Also won four matches in singles play, one at No. 2 and three at No. 3 before the season was shortened due to COVID-19...Won the South Atlantic Conference's Elite 20 Award for men's tennis for the highest GPA in the conference...Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team...Named to the 2019-20 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named a CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-America® selection...Was a member of Coker's ITA All-Academic Team in 2019-20 and was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete...Received the 2019-20 DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2018-19: Won nine singles matches at No. 2 singles...Won seven total doubles matches...Named to SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Received the 2018-19 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2017-18: Won eleven singles matches in the 2017-2018 season, winning four conference matches…Playing No. 2 singles, also collected 13 doubles wins with five conference double wins at No. 2…Also received a SAC Honorable Mention selection for his singles play.
2016-2017: Finished second on the team in wins with 11 in his rookie campaign...Picked up six of his wins in conference play, and went 6-1 at No. 4 singles...Posted an even 10-10 record in doubles play.
High School: Attended Lugoff-Elgin High School where he was a member of the tennis team for the Demons...Finished his 2016 regular season undefeated and was a all-state selection...Ranked No. 8 in the South Carolina rankings...Ranked No. 8 in his graduating class and was a member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Pam and Todd Horton...He has one sibling Tyler...His mother Pam played softball at Charleston Southern University.
News mentions
TEMPE, Ariz. - The Coker University men’s and women’s tennis teams earned All-Academic Team Awards and combined for 11 Scholar-Athletes, announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) today (Tuesday, July 28).
AUSTIN, Texas - Coker University senior men’s tennis player Hunter Horton and senior women’s lacrosse player Hannah Baird were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Second Teams, announced by the organization today (Thursday, June 18).
AUSTIN, Texas - Coker University senior men’s tennis player Hunter Horton and senior women’s lacrosse player Hannah Baird were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Teams, announced by the organization today (Thursday, May 21).
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Coker University senior Hunter Horton received the South Atlantic Conference’s Elite 20 Award for men’s tennis, announced by the league today (Friday, Apr. 17).
HICKORY, N.C. - The Coker University men’s tennis team fell to Lenoir-Rhyne on Wednesday (Mar. 11) in South Atlantic Conference action by a score of 6-1.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University men’s tennis team upended Tusculum for a South Atlantic Conference victory on Saturday (Mar. 7) by a score of 4-3.
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The Coker University men’s tennis team began its Spring Break play with a 5-2 victory over Tiffin on Tuesday (Mar. 3).
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University men’s tennis team rallied in singles play for a 4-3 victory over Southern Wesleyan on Friday (Feb. 28).
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University men’s tennis team continued its winning ways with a 6-1 win over Johnson C. Smith on Sunday (Feb. 23) in non-conference action.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University men’s tennis team grinded out a 4-3 non-conference victory over Augusta on Friday (Feb. 21).
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University men’s tennis team began its 2020 campaign with a 4-3 victory over Benedict on Saturday (Feb. 15).
ROCK HILL, S.C. - The Coker University men’s tennis team was picked seventh in the South Atlantic Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll, announced by the league today (Thursday, Jan. 23).