George Samander

Height:

6-2
Year:

Sr
Hometown:

Willemstad, Curacao
High School:

International School of Curacao

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2016-17: Was Bentley’s primary No. 2 singles player, with an overall record of 9-9 in that flight … earned wins in Northeast-10 matches in No. 2 singles against Franklin Pierce (March 28), Stonehill (April 1) and Le Moyne (April 8) … teamed with Brendan McCarthy as Bentley’s No. 1 doubles pair, with a 5-4 record in NE10 matches.

2015-16: Named third team All-Northeast 10 in No. 1 doubles … voted the NE-10 Player of the Week twice; March 1 and April 12 … teamed with Brendan McCarthy to go 7-3 in NE-10, No. 1 doubles matches … that team went 15-11 in No. 1 matches overall, which included a win over Division I Holy Cross (Oct. 8) … was Bentley’s primary No. 2 singles player, with a 5-2 record in NE-10 matches and a 10-3 record in No. 2 matches overall … went 14-8 in singles overall … had a five-match singles winning streak to close the season, which included wins in both of his No. 2 matches in the NE-10 playoffs against Le Moyne (April 27) and So. New Hampshire (April 29) … also had a win in No. 2 singles against Holy Cross (Oct. 8) … earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition for having a GPA of 3.50 or better.

2014-15: Named 2nd team All-Conference in No. 3 singles ... also named 1st team All-Conference in No. 2 doubles ... in NE-10 singles matches in the No. 3 spot, went 5-2 ... earned a win in No. 3 singles vs. Assumption in Northeast-10 Quarterfinals ... went 13-8 in singles overall ... posted a 14-5 record in doubles overall ... combined with Brendan McCarthy to go 14-2 overall and 8-1 in the NE-10, with a 7-1 record from the No. 2 spot ... the pair won all three of their doubles matches from the No. 2 spot in the NE-10 Playoffs, vs. Le Moyne, Assumption and Merrimack.

Before Bentley: Won the Aruba Open (TIHTA) in doubles Under-14 in 2010 ... won the St. Maarten Open ITF tournament in 2010, both singles and doubles Under-14 ... reached Semi-finals of Junior Davis Cup (Under-16), while representing the Netherlands Antilles in 2010.

Personal: Majoring in management with a minor in finance ... parents' names are George and Maureen.