Samford University Athletics

Sophomore (2011-12): Registered a solid 4-3 record in Southern Conference play, while competing at the No. 6 singles position . . . concluded the year with an overall singles record of 4-5 . . . only competed in one doubles match in dual play and earned a victory on court Nov. 2 with teammate Elliot Barnwell . . . finished undefeated at the Samford Fall Invite as he claimed the championship title of the Flight No. 6 singles tournament . . . turned in a stellar performance at the 2012 USTA-ITA Southern Regional Championships held at Auburn’s Yarbrough Tennis Center . . . opened the tournament with a strong come-from-behind victory against Troy’s Tadju Davies, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, in singles play . . . teamed with fellow junior Barnwell to cruise past LSU’s combination of Harrison Kennedy and Arias Boris, 8-4 . . . earned her second varsity letter.

Freshman (2010-11): Saw limited action in the spring dual-match season . . . finished the campaign with a 1-0 singles record and a 1-1 mark in doubles play . . . tallied his singles victory on court No. 2 . . . paired with teammate Carson Kadi in doubles play and competed at the No. 3 position . . . earned his first varsity letter.
 
High School: Native of Woodstock, Ga., who competed at Etowah High School . . . finished his prep career ranked as a 4-star athlete by TennisRecruiting.net . . . concluded high school as the sixth-ranked player in Georgia, the 29th-ranked player in the Southeast Region and the 117th-ranked player in the nation . . . four-time regional champion at EHS where he was a teammate of former Samford tennis player Carl Abalos . . . named the Georgia high school player of the year as a senior . . . member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born Aug. 16, 1992 . . . parents are Gary and Michelle LaDuca . . . his father Gary played football at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . . . majoring in marketing/economics.
 
ONE-ON-ONE WITH LADUCA
The strangest nickname I ever had was: Gary
Favorite cartoon character: Bugs Bunny
Favorite actor: Denzel Washington
Favorite TV show: “The Office”
Favorite athlete: Roger Federer