JUNIOR (2007-08) 

Continued to show why he is one of the top players in the nation, as he advanced to the NCAA Singles Tournament Second Round for the second straight year... ITA singles All-American for the second straight year... Ranked #16 in ITA National Rankings - Singles... First team All-CAC Singles... First team All-CAC Doubles... Posted big singles wins against Richmond, DePauw, Trinity, Redlands, Washington & Lee, Christopher Newport, and Carnegie-Mellon, and over Washington & Lee and Trinity in the NCAA Tournament. In doubles, he helped UMW to wins over Richmond, Claremont, Washington & Lee, Johns Hopkins, Salisbury, and the College of New Jersey.

 

SOPHOMORE (2006-07) 

NCAA Singles Tournament Second Round... ITA singles All-American... Ranked #12 in ITA National Rankings - Singles... UMW Single Season Record for wins in a season (27)... ITA Atlantic South Player to Watch Award... Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year... First team All-CAC Singles... Second team All-CAC Doubles... Started the year by winning ITA Southeast Regional Tournament….Advanced to ITA Small College National Championships and finished sixth... Posted significant singles wins over Swarthmore, Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, Gustavus Adolphus, Richmond, Chapman, Redlands, College of New Jersey, Salisbury, Trinity in the NCAA team tournament, and over Middlebury in the NCAA Singles Tournament... In doubles, had big wins over Trinity, Swarthmore, the #1 team in the nation from Claremont, James Madison, Washington & Lee, and Johns Hopkins. 

 

FRESHMAN (2005-06) 

His 23 singles wins was third all-time at UMW and most ever by a freshman... Capital Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year... First Team All-CAC Singles and Doubles... Had an outstanding rookie campaign playing #3 singles and #3 doubles... Posted significant singles wins over Georgetown, Washington U., Chapman, Redlands, Kalamazoo, Swarthmore, James Madison, Christopher Newport, and Washington & Lee... In doubles, had significant wins over Liberty, George Washington, Mount St. Mary’s, Kenyon, Longwood, Chapman, Georgetown, Salisbury, Carnegie Mellon, Rhodes, Swarthmore, and Johns Hopkins.

 

PERSONAL 

John William James is the son of Kathleen and John James of Mount Sisco, N.Y... His father, John, played professionally, and had wins over Bjorn Borg and Ilie Nastase... His sister, Coutrney, played tennis at Manhattan College... Business major.