Rhodri Atkinson
Rhodri Atkinson
Height: 5-11
Year: Gr.
Hometown: Longhope, England
High School: Lenoir-Rhyne / St. Peter's Catholic HS
Major: Master of Business Administration

Lenoir-Rhyne: Played four seasons for the Bears, going 47-14 in singles (28-8 SAC) and 53-13 in doubles (30-6 SAC).

2021-22: First-team All-South Atlantic Conference in singles... First-team All-SAC in doubles... Went 14-4 in singles (9-3 SAC) and 17-4 in doubles (10-2 SAC)...Ended season ranked 48th in Division II in singles and ninth in Southeast Region by ITA... SAC Scholar-Athlete... ITA All-Academic Team.

2020-21: South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year... First-team All-SAC in singles... First-team All-SAC in doubles... Went 11-3 in singles (10-1 SAC) and 14-0 in doubles (11-0 SAC)... Ended season ranked 10th in Division II in doubles, ninth in Southeast Region in singles and second in doubles... ITA All-Academic Team.

2019-20: Went 8-2 in singles (2-1 SAC) and 9-2 in doubles (2-1 SAC) during pandemic-shortened season... ITA All-Academic Team.

2018-19: Honorable mention All-South Atlantic Conference in singles... Honorable mention All-SAC in doubles... Went 14-5 in singles (7-3 SAC) and 13-7 in doubles (7-3 SAC).

High School: Graduated from St. Peter's Roman Catholic High School in Gloucestershire, England... Coached by Keiran Montagu.

Personal: Born July 15, 2000 in Stevenage, England... Son of Simon and Helen Atkinson... Siblings: Owain (24), Harri (19)... Pursuing an MBA after graduating from Lenoir-Rhyne in May, 2022 with a degree in business management and finance... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Future plans: Travel and play tennis for a year... Hobbies and activities: Soccer, golf... Favorite class at Tusculum: Management; Favorite midnight snack: Popcorn; Favorite movie: "Avatar"; Favorite musical artist: D-block Europe; Favorite song: "I Want It That Way"; Favorite sports team: Liverpool; Favorite athlete: Roger Federer; Rhodri's advice to kids: "You learn more from listening than you do from talking."; Favorite food: Pasta.