Wade Donovan
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Hometown:
- Ringgold, Ga.
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- High School:
- The Baylor School
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- Singles Wins
- 1
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- Singles Losses
- 14
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- Singles Ties
- 0
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- Doubles Wins
- 2
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- Doubles Losses
- 11
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- Doubles Ties
- 1
Bio
PRIOR TO C-N: Donovan has played both tennis and pickleball competitively and joins the Eagles as a state champion following the Baylor School's win in 2025.
PERSONAL: Wade is the son of Katie Donovan and intends to major in Ministry.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Singles Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Singles Losses | 14 | 7 |
| Singles Ties | 0 | 0 |
| Singles Sets Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Singles Sets Losses | 28 | 14 |
| Singles Games Wins | 90 | 35 |
| Singles Games Losses | 178 | 85 |
| Doubles Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Doubles Losses | 11 | 4 |
| Doubles Ties | 1 | 0 |
| Doubles Sets Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Doubles Sets Losses | 12 | 4 |
| Doubles Games Wins | 141 | 23 |
| Doubles Games Losses | 176 | 32 |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | at Tusculum | L, 4-1 |
| Apr 4 | Pikeville University | L, 6-1 |
| Apr 7 | at Mars Hill | W, 4-0 |
| Apr 9 | #24 Lincoln Memorial | L, 4-1 |
| Apr 11 | Newberry | W, 4-1 |
| Apr 16 | at Catawba | L, 5-0 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | SinglesW | SinglesL | SinglesT | DoublesW | DoublesL | DoublesT | SinglesSetsW | SinglesSetsL | SinglesGamesW | SinglesGamesL | DoublesSetsW | DoublesSetsL | DoublesGamesW | DoublesGamesL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at ITA Falls Regionals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 27 | at ITA Falls Regionals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 28 | at ITA Falls Regionals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 29 | at ITA Falls Regionals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 16 | Eagle Invitational | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 17 | Eagle Invitational | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 18 | Eagle Invitational | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Feb 5 | at Sewanee | L, 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Feb 7 | vs. Cumberland (Ky.) | L, 5-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Feb 13 | Montreat College | L, 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Feb 14 | King (Tenn.) | W, 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 101 |
| Feb 15 | vs. Young Harris | L, 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Feb 20 | Middle Georgia State | L, 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Feb 28 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 2 | at #11 North Georgia | L, 7-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Mar 4 | at #8 Catawba | L, 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Mar 11 | Virginia-Wise | W, 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Mar 13 | Hillsdale | W, 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Mar 16 | vs. Neb.-Kearney | L, 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 21 | at Coker | L, 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Mar 24 | at Emory & Henry | W, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 26 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Mar 28 | #19 Wingate | L, 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 30 | Austin Peay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 31 | #15 Lee | L, 6-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 2 | at Tusculum | L, 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Apr 4 | Pikeville University | L, 6-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 7 | at Mars Hill | W, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 9 | #24 Lincoln Memorial | L, 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 11 | Newberry | W, 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 16 | at Catawba | L, 5-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | SinglesW | SinglesL | SinglesT | DoublesW | DoublesL | DoublesT | SinglesSetsW | SinglesSetsL | SinglesGamesW | SinglesGamesL | DoublesSetsW | DoublesSetsL | DoublesGamesW | DoublesGamesL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 90 | 178 | 2 | 12 | 141 | 176 |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 90 | 178 | 2 | 12 | 141 | 176 |
| Statistic | gp | SinglesW | SinglesL | SinglesT | DoublesW | DoublesL | DoublesT | SinglesSetsW | SinglesSetsL | SinglesGamesW | SinglesGamesL | DoublesSetsW | DoublesSetsL | DoublesGamesW | DoublesGamesL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 90 | 178 | 2 | 12 | 141 | 176 |
| Conference | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 85 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 32 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 80 | 1 | 6 | 122 | 136 |
| Away | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| Neutral | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| Result | |||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 115 |
| Losses | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 68 | 148 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 61 |
| Month | |||||||||||||||
| February | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 125 |
| March | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 49 | 92 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 45 |
| April | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
News mentions
Carson-Newman Men’s Tennis lost in a 4-1 decision to Tusculum in a midweek conference matchup.
The ranked Lee Flames walked into Jefferson City ready to play, taking victories at every line aside from Max Stollecker’s second singles match.
After a near victory in the doubles point, the Eagles did not make it easy for the Bulldogs before they took the sweep.
It was down to the wire between Carson-Newman and Anderson when the Trojans stole a win away from the Eagles in a third-set tiebreaker to take a 4-3 win on the Eagles' home court.
C-N will host Anderson on March 26th for the start of a three-match homestand that includes #24 Wingate and #23 Lee.
The Eagles put on a strong showing for their first sweep of the season to pick up a win streak on the way to a three-match homestand.
The Eagles drop a conference meeting with Coker for a 1-3 start to SAC play.
The Lopers were dominant in doubles, but C-N had a better showing in singles, highlighted by a Leonard Baeker win.
The men were just one win away from sweeping the Chargers, but nonetheless grabbed a 6-1 win en route to their second in a row.
Carson-Newman hangs on with help from the doubles point and strong matches from the ones, twos, and fives line to lift them over UVA Wise.
The Eagles pushed Catawba throughout the match, but did not find consistency against the ranked Catawba Indians.
Men’s tennis dropped their fourth straight match to the Nighthawks today in a 7-0 decision.
Carson-Newman Men’s Tennis opened its SAC schedule with a 0-4 loss to the Bears and moves to 1-5 on the year.
C-N hosted the Knights for their first match at the Carson-Newman University Tennis Courts, but dropped the match 0-4.
Carson-Newman Men’s Tennis dropped a 2-5 decision to Young Harris on Sunday morning at the LMU Tennis Facility, moving to 1-3 on the young season.
Following a challenging start to the season, the men’s tennis team refocused to grab the 4-3 victory over the Tornado. With the win C-N improves to 1-2 on the year.
Despite taking the doubles point, C-N fell short in singles to drop 2nd match of the season against Montreat.
In their official season opener, men’s tennis falls 0-4 to the University of the Cumberlands.
The Eagles dropped an exhibition contest to the Sewanee Tigers 3-4 with six of the matches taking tiebreaks to solve. The #22 team in Division III fought with C-N in tightly contested games to narrowly take the match.