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Jefferson Dockter

5'10''
Height
Junior
Class
Atlanta, Ga.
Hometown
Marist School
High School
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AT VIRGINIA

2021-22 – NCAA CHAMPIONS

  • Team Captain
  • Lived on The Range
  • Played in the two fall tournaments, including picking up a win against Alex Ix of Virginia Tech in the home Orange & Blue Classic
  • Picked up a singles win on Senior Day, downing Shreekar Eedara of Boston College 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6

2020-21

  • Recipient of the Norton Pritchett Memorial Award (men’s tennis’ Coach’s Award of Excellence) at the 2021 Hoos Choice awards
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20

  • Only competed in the fall, logging a 7-7 record in singles
  • Picked up two wins in the ITA Atlantic Regional, including a 7-6 (7), 6-4 win over Timo Zgraggen of VCU
  • Went 3-1 in singles at the home Orange & Blue Classic (9/29)
  • Partnered with Jerome Romualdez for eight doubles matches in the fall
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll

2018-19

  • Did not compete
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll

2017-18

  • Made his collegiate debut at the Farnsworth Invitational at Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 6)
  • Picked up his first collegiate victory in the qualifying tournament at the ITA Atlantic Regional, downing Hampton’s Peter Odegbami 6-0, 7-6 (5) (Oct. 19)
  • Advanced through qualifying to earn a spot in the main draw of the ITA Atlantic Regional and then picked up a victory over Liberty’s Diego Castano in the first round to advance to the Round of 64
  • Advanced to the Round of 16 in doubles at the ITA Atlantic Regional (Oct. 23)
  • Picked up his first conference win with a 7-5, 7-6 (4) win over BC’s Max Palmer at No. 6 (March 16)

BACKGROUND

  • Four-year letterwinner at Marist School, twice being named the MVP and twice earning the Team Captain award
  • Helped lead his squad to four-straight AAAA Georgia State championships, the first-ever team to win four in a row

PERSONAL

  • Parents are Sally and Scott Dockter
  • Father, Scott, was a four-year letterwinner in tennis at UVA
  • His three older siblings, Jack, Kathryn and Sarah, have all attended Virginia. Jack swam one season for the Cavaliers
  • Won the National Silver Medal for Scholastic Art award in high school as well as winning two Georgia Gold Key awards for Scholastic Art
  • American studies major

CAREER STATS

Singles Doubles
Year Overall Dual ACC Overall Dual ACC
 2017-18  5-12  1-6  1-3  3-12  0-6  0-3
 2018-19  DNP
 2019-20  7-7  0-0  0-0  2-6  0-0  0-0
2020-21 INJ
2021-22 2-5 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0
 Career  14-24  2-6 2-3 6-19 0-6 0-3