A big strong and tall tennis player who transferred in from Francis Marion … Works hard every day in practice and shows leadership through competing hard during matches … Has an effective doubles game for the Aggies … Shows a willingness to improve and has had a positive attitude about the game.
2019 Season: Played in 18 singles matches and 16 doubles matches during the season … Went 0-18 in singles matches and 4-12 in doubles matches … Lost a close match to Marcelo Rodriguez of S.C. State 5-7, 4-6 in a conference loss on March 10 … Won his first doubles match of the season alongside Jorge Goenaga 7-6 at Radford … Teamed with Goenaga again on Feb. 24 to defeat King University’s Arturo Alfaro and Jorge Rojas 6-3 … Went 2-1 in conference play along with Nicolas Arduh as they defeated Bethune-Cookman on March 23, 7-6 and Florida A&M, 6-1 on March 24.
2018 Season: Grabbed two wins in singles during his first year as an Aggie … First win of the season came at No. 5 singles against Winthrop…Had a big win over rival N.C. Central at No. 4 singles to close out the season.
High School/Club: Played high school tennis at Carson High School … Earned All-State, All-Region, and all-conference honors in 2012...As a junior was ranked in the top-20 in North Carolina and among the top-125 in the southeast region…Reached the quarterfinals of the 2014 CTA Charlotte Junior Classic…Lost in the Boys 18 Singles round of 16 at the Georgia State Junior Fall Open Championships while making the final of the Boys 18 Doubles draw at the same event.
Personal: Full name is Hayden Graham Faulkenbury…He is the son of Karen and Jerry Faulkenbury… Has two siblings, Wesley and Kristen…He was born on October 7, 1996 … Majors in marketing…His favorite food is steak and he enjoys training his dog.
