2012 (Senior Year): Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Went 16-14 in singles action, including 12-10 in dual play … Also went 17-9 in doubles play, 16-3 in dual action … Had an 0-4 singles record and a 3-1 doubles mark in conference play … Competed at the No. 1 spot in singles play for the start of the season and at the No. 2 slot the rest of the year … Had wins over players from East Carolina, Kennesaw State, Hampton, UMES, Liberty, LaSalle, Rider, Richmond and Morgan State … Won seven of his last nine singles matches on the year and his last eight doubles matches … Went 15-2 in doubles play with teammate Arsenio Culver … Had wins over the top tandems from Kennesaw State, Old Dominion, Longwood, Delaware, Liberty, LaSalle, Rider and Richmond, along with MEAC schools Morgan State, B-CU, UMES, FAMU, N.C. Central and Hampton.
2011 (Junior Year): Named to the All-MEAC Second Team … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Went 10-15 in singles play, including 8-11 in dual matches … Competed at No. 2 singles, with one match at the top spot … Had a 0-3 mark against MEAC teams … Won three straight matches near the end of the season … Posted a 14-7 record in doubles, including 10-5 in dual play … Competed at No. 1 doubles, with one match at the No. 2 spot … Went 1-2 against MEAC teams … Won 7 of 8 doubles matches midway through the year … Competed in all but one match with Arsenio Culver … Earned wins over the top tandems from B-CU, Hampton, Temple and James Madison.
2010 (Sophomore Year): Named the team’s Outstanding Newcomer … Posted a 7-14 overall singles record … Had a 7-11 dual match record … Competed at No. 2 singles the entire season … Went 1-2 in MEAC play … Won three straight matches at one point … Also carded a 10-10 record in doubles action … Record included a 9-7 dual match mark … Competed at No. 1 doubles with Arsenio Culver most of the season … Also saw time at No. 2 doubles with Keenan Ruff … Went 7-4 with Culver, including a six-match win streak … Had a 0-3 mark against MEAC competition … Earned a 8-4 win over the No. 1 duo from N.C. State March 13 in the match against the No. 40 Wolfpack.
2009 (at ODU): Compiled a 6-2 singles record as a freshman at ODU, including a 4-0 mark at the No. 6 position in dual matches … Registered a 20-9 doubles record, including 15-8 in dual matches.
High School: Participated four years each on the tennis, rugby, soccer, track and cricket teams at The Chase High School … Helped the tennis, soccer and rugby squads to regional championships each of his four years … Also ran cross country as a sophomore, placing seventh in the region and qualifying for nationals.
Personal: Full name is Benjamin Edward Marks … Was born on Aug. 30, 1990 … Son of Michael and Joanna Marks … Has one older sister, Emma, and a younger brother and sister, Tom and Jamie … Majoring in finance … Wants to become a tennis coach in the collegiate ranks … Enjoys soccer and golf.
Marks' Career Record (* at ODU)
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Singles
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Dual
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MEAC
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
|
2009 *
|
4-0
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
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4-0
|
|
2010
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7-11
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1-2
|
--
|
7-11
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
2011
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8-11
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0-3
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1-0
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7-11
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
2012
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12-10
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0-4
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4-5
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8-5
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
Totals
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31-32
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1-9
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5-5
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22-27
|
--
|
--
|
--
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4-0
|
|
Doubles
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Dual
|
MEAC
|
1
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2
|
3
|
|
2009 *
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15-8
|
--
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1-0
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13-7
|
1-1
|
|
2010
|
9-7
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0-3
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7-4
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2-3
|
--
|
|
2011
|
10-5
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1-2
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10-4
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0-1
|
--
|
|
2012
|
16-3
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3-1
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15-3
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1-0
|
--
|
|
Totals
|
50-23
|
4-6
|
33-11
|
16-11
|
1-1
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