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Eric Poland

Eric Poland

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    175
  • Hometown:
    Fort Meyers, FL
  • Highschool:
    Bishop Verot

Summary

Biography

All-NEC (2018 – Second Team - Doubles)
NEC Academic Honor Roll (2016)
NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2016)
NEC Player of the Week (April 11, 2017)
 
2018-19 Senior Season
Match-By-Match Stats

Earned seven singles victories during the season... Captured the Fordham Quad "B" Singles title (11/4)... On Feb. 23, during Wagner' 6-1 victory over Queens College, he became the second Seahawk in program history to amass 50 singles, joining former teammate, Charlton Boyd... Was second on the team with 12 doubles victories,

2017-18 Junior Season
Match-By-Match Stats
Finished the season with a 19-13 overall record, the second-highest win total on the squad (Charlton Boyd; 27)… Went 8-4 in tournament play while earning three conference wins… Notched a team-high six wins out of the No. 4 position… Recorded a 20-10 record in doubles matches, the most wins on the team in 2017-18 and tied for the third-highest in program-history… Earned All-NEC Second Team (Doubles) honors with teammate Dylan Walters after posting a team-leading 17-6 overall record; 14-3 record coming out of the No. 2 doubles position.

2016-17 Sophomore Season
Match-By-Match Stats

Posted a 15-9 overall record, tying him for the team lead with Anatoliy Lashkul and Hans Ohrner… Went 11-6 in dual matches… Finished the year at 7-4 out of the No. 5 singles spot… Named NEC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week on April 11 after winning all three of his No. 5 flight singles matches, highlighted by a 6-4, 6-2 win over FDU’s Diogo Garnel, a three-time All-League performer… In doubles play, went 17-8, 13-4 in dual matches and 6-1 in NEC play… Went 9-3 out of the No. 2 spot when paired with freshman Dylan Walters.

2015-16 Freshman Season
Match-By-Match Stats

One of five Seahawks to finish the year with double-figure wins as he went 11-14 overall...Picked up nine wins in dual matches, which include the deciding match in the 2016 Northeast Conference (NEC) quarterfinals against Sacred Heart, helping Wagner advance to the semifinals after earning a 7-5; 3-6; 6-4 victory over the Pioneers' Derek Chapman (4/22)... Earned six of his 11 victories out of the No. 3 position... In doubles action, finished the season with a .500 record (11-11), primarily playing out of the No. 1 position with teammate Dale Sandy, as the two racked up five wins... Went 4-2 in No. 2 with Sandy as a partner.
 

Eric Poland Career Singles Statistics
Year Overall Record Dual Record Tournament Record Conference Record No.
1

 
No. 2
 
No. 3
 
No. 4
 
No. 5
 
No. 6
 
2015-16 11-14 9-12 2-2 3-5 --- 2-1 6-8 1-3 --- ---
2016-17 15-9 11-6 4-3 4-3 --- 1-0 2-0 1-2 7-4 ---
2017-18 19-13 11-9 8-4 3-3 1-0 --- 1-0 6-6 3-3 ---
2018-19 7-10 4-8 3-2 2-2 --- --- --- 0-5 4-3 ---
Totals 52-46 35-35 17-11 12-13 1-0 3-1 9-8 8-16 14-10 ---
 

Eric Poland Career Doubles Statistics
Year Overall Record Dual Record Tournament Record Conference Record No.
No.
2
No.
3
2015-16 11-11 11-10 0-1 2-5 7-7 4-3 ---
2016-17 17-8 13-4 4-4 6-1 --- 9-3 4-1
2017-18 20-10 16-3 4-7 6-0 --- 16-3 ---
2018-19 12-10 8-6 4-4 4-1 0-1 5-4 3-1
Totals 60-39 48-23 12-16 18-7 7-8 34-13 7-2

Before Wagner: Played his prep tennis at Bishop Verot Catholic High School in Fort Myers, FL under the direction of head coach Mark Latell... As a member of the Vikings, who compete in the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA), he was a four-year varsity tennis player, competing in No. 2 position his freshman year before being elevated to the No. 1 position his final three years... Named team captain... Four-time team district champion as well as a four-time team regional champion... In his junior season, he was the No. 1 singles state runner-up... In his senior year, he advanced to the state semifinals at No. 1 in Class 2A... Three-time All-Area First Team selection... Selected to play in the Florida High School All-Star Tournament... News Press  Player of the Year finalist... Three-star recruit who ranked 38th in the Florida... Son of Paul and Pam Poland... Born on January 5, 1997 in Fort Myers, Fl... Is undeclared at Wagner. 




 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    6'1" 175 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    6'1" 175 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    6'1" 175 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    6'1" 175 lbs

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