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Tennessee State University

2019-20 Men's Tennis

Kato Richardson

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 135
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hendersonville, Tenn.
  • High School Hendersonville HS
  • Prev School Hendersonville HS

Biography

HONORS
2017-18 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA)
2016-17 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA)

As a Senior, 2019-20 season: Went 2-6 in singles, 0-7 in doubles… Brought the Tigers a win against North Alabama 6-3, 5-7, 6-3… In the No. 6 position Richardson defeated Saint Louis University 6-0, 6-1…

As a Junior, 2018-19 season: Finished the season with a 3-6 singles record, and 0-3 doubles record after competing for the Tigers at No. 6 for much of the year... Posted singles wins against Alabama A&M at No. 6, 8-6, and an 8-0 win over MVSU early in the season... Played alongside Larry Sloan and Alberto Gonzalez in doubles, finishing the year with a 3-0 record. 

As a Sophomore, 2017-18 season: Earned records of 6-12 in singles and 6-8 in doubles.... Registered records of 2-0 at No. 4, 3-3 at No. 5 and 1-6 at No. 6... Played alongside Larry Sloan for the season, racking up a 4-2 record at No. 1, and 2-2 at No. 2... Earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA). 

As a Freshman, 2016-17 season: Posted records of 3-7 in singles and 1-1 in doubles during freshman season… Went 3-5 in dual matches earning victories at No. 5 and No. 6 singles… Playing alongside Larry Sloan, had a 1-0 record at No. 3 doubles and a 0-1 mark in tournament play… Made TSU debut at the HBCU Invitational during the fall... Earned a spot on the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.25+ GPA).

At Hendersonville HS: Won three-consecutive District 9AAA Individual Tournament Championships... Region 5AAA Singles Champion in 2014-15... Earned District 9AAA MVP in 2014-15... Led Hendersonville to HHS District 9AAA and Region 9AAA Team Championships from 2013-2015... State TSSAA Singles Quarterfinalist in 2014 and a state Semifinalist in 2015... Ranked 11th in the state of Tennessee and in the top 200 in the South by TennisRecruiting.net... Named 2014 and 2016 Sumner County Player of the Year by The Tennessean... Earned a spot on The Tennessean's All-Midstate team as a junior in 2015. 

Personal
Major: Accounting

  SINGLES
  SEASON     Overall     Dual     Tour     OVC   1 2 3 4 5 6
2016-17 3-7 3-5 0-2 0-2   ---     0-2     ---     ---     2-0     1-3  
2017-18 6-12 6-9 0-3 0-4 --- --- --- 2-0 3-3 1-6
2018-19 3-6 3-6 0-0 0-3 --- --- --- 1-0 1-0 1-6
2019-20 2-6 2-4 0-2 0-0 --- --- --- --- 0-1 2-3
TOTAL 14-31 14-24 0-7 0-9 0-0 0-2 0-0 3-0 6-4 5-18

  DOUBLES
  SEASON     Overall     Dual     Tour     OVC   1 2 3
2016-17 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0   ---     ---     1-0  
2017-18 6-8 6-8 0-0 0-4 4-2 2-2 0-4
2018-19 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-1 --- --- 0-3
2019-20 0-7 0-6 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-4
TOTAL 7-19 7-17 0-2 0-5 4-3 2-3 1-11

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'10" 135 lbs