Michael Kay

General Info: One of the nation’s top 25 junior players according to Tennis Recruiting Network who joined his brother Casey on the Tech team and immediately became a regular in the Tech lineup.

2017-18 (Senior): Match-by-Match

Named a captain, the senior closed his collegiate career with a fine season, finishing 16-14 overall, 12-8 in dual matches and 5-4 in ACC play … easily the most experienced member of the young Yellow Jacket lineup, finishing with 60 career singles wins, 10 more than the next highest Tech player … playing a variety of positions in the lineup, recorded a 10-1 combined record in dual matches from positions No. 4-6 … only fell in two-straight matches three times all season … by April 6, had moved to finish at No. 2 in the singles lineup … grinded out a big win against No. 49 Louisville’s (March 25) Nicolas Rouanet, 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 … snapped a short losing streak in clutch times as he downed No. 31 Virginia Tech’s (April 26) Jason Kros, 6-1, 6-4 to propel Tech to its fourth-consecutive quarterfinals appearance in the ACC Tournament … joined sophomore Carlos Divar to form one of the top doubles teams in the nation .. the tandem finished ranked No. 20 in the nation after accumulating an impressive record of 18-9 overall … reaching a mark of 14-5 in dual matches, the team peaked in the national charts by reaching as a high as No. 8 in the country after toppling four nationally ranked foes … the season moved Kay to 63 career doubles wins, one win shy of Guillermo Gomez’ 13^th all-time ranking in school history … Divar/Kay thrashed No. 8 Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski of 4^th-ranked UGA (Feb. 9) on national television, 6-0 … also defeated No. 3 Rodrigo Banzer/Leonardo Telles of No. 34 Texas (Feb. 25), 7-6 (5) … led 6-5 over the No. 1 doubles team in the country from UNC (William Blumberg/Robert Kelly) before the match went unfinished … won the Old Gold doubles bracket at Georgia Tech Invitational … streaky the entire season, the duo nabbed two win streaks of four or more matches twice, including a clutch three-match winning streak entering the NCAA Tournament … fell in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Doubles Tournament to USC’s Yancy Dennis and Gabriel Friedrich, 6-3, 7-5 … named ACC Doubles Team of the Week (Feb. 27).

2016-17 (Junior): Match-by-Match

Registered a 7-10 record in singles play … Saw action in two dual matches, splitting at 1-1 … Finished with a 13-17 overall record in doubles action with a 5-8 mark in dual match play.

2015-16 (Sophomore): Match-by-Match

Teamed with his older brother Casey to become one of the top doubles teams in the ACC and in the nation … Ranked No. 42 nationally with a 16-15 overall record in doubles and a 5-9 mark against ranked opponents … Had a 15-12 singles record for the year, 8-7 in dual matches in the spring, 3-3 in ACC matches, playing anywhere from No. 3 to 6.

2015 Summer Highlights: Reached the finals of the Atlanta City Open in mid-June, defeating teammate Daniel Yun along the way, and also made the finals of the U.S. Open National Playoffs Southern Sectional Qualifying tournament … Earned one of four spots in the BB&T Atlanta Open Wild Card Challenge … Made the doubles finals of the ITA National Collegiate Summer Championships with Trey Yates of Dunwoody, Ga. (freshman at Kentucky) … They were seeded third … Also won two matches and reached the fourth round of the singles draw.

2014-15 (Freshman): Match-by-Match

Solid freshman year playing in the middle of the order, going 23-21 overall in singles, 10-14 in dual matches … Played mostly at No. 3 (4-5) and No. 4 (4-7) … Got a win over Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament and was 4-8 against conference foes … Developed a good doubles partnership with Christopher Eubanks, compiling a 15-11 record with his fellow freshman, including an 8-5 mark at No. 2 this spring … They won the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational.

Junior Tennis/High School: Attended Laurel Springs School and Rivers Academy in Alpharetta … A 5-star prospect according to the Tennis Recruiting Network, ranked No. 23 nationally, No. 10 in the Southeast and No. 3 in the state of Georgia … Has compiled a 62-20 tournament record in 2013-14, including a 5-11 mark against Blue Chip players, 22-8 against 5-star players and 19-1 against 4-star players … Twice beat fellow Tech recruit Christopher Eubanks in the spring of 2014 while reaching the quarterfinals of the USTA Southern L1A Championship and the USTA Southern L2 Championships BG18-16 … In 2013, reached the semi-finals of the 2013 Winter Closed Championship and made the quarterfinals of Southern Spring Closed Championships and the Bullfrog USTA Southern Boys, while advancing to the round of 16 at the Georgia State Closed Qualifying Championships … Defeated five players ranked No. 39 or higher, and was part of a doubles team that knocked off the No. 2 seed at the USTA Nationals in Kalamazoo.

Personal: Full name is Michael Phillips Kay … Born November 5, 1995 in Merriam, Kan. … Son of Fred and Jeanne Kay … Father Fred swam at the University of Kansas … Older siblings Casey and Whitney (twins) … Casey played on the Tech tennis team … Loves music and plays the guitar, also engaged in videography, art, snowboarding and longboarding … Majoring in Business Administration.