Men's Tennis

2021-22: Second-team All-South Atlantic Conference in singles... Third-team All-SAC in doubles... Finished with 17-9 singles record (7-5 SAC) and 17-9 doubles record (10-2 SAC)... Ranked as high as 32nd in ITA Division II national rankings... Finished season ranked 68th in Division II and 13th in Southeast Region... Went 9-2 during fall schedule and advanced to quarterfinals of ITA Southeast Regional... Went 4-3 in three set/tiebreaker matches... Earned 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 win in ITA Round of 16... Earned 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Anderson (Mar. 1)... Won 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 vs. North Georgia (Mar. 25)... Had six straight-set wins among seven conference victories... Teamed with Kenta Kondou for 10-4 overall record in doubles, including 8-2 in SAC matches... Won 10 straight doubles matches from Mar. 19 through April 21, nine with Kondou... Went 2-1 in tiebreakers, including back-to-back 7-6 wins vs. North Georgia (Mar. 25) and Queens (Mar. 27)... ITA All-Academic Team... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

2020-21: All-South Atlantic Conference second team (singles and doubles)... Tied for team lead in singles wins with a 16-3 overall record... Went 10-1 in singles in conference play... 11-3 record at flight three... Opened season with eight straight wins, including seven in a row in straight sets... Set record of 33-9... Earned 7-6, 6-2 win at flight four at UNC Asheville (Feb. 25)... Came from a set down for a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 win in SAC semifinal victory over Queens (Apr. 16)... Finished 12-6 in doubles, playing 10 matches at flight one and eight at flight two... Earned second-team All-SAC honors with Nemanja Subanovic after the duo went 7-3 during the second half of the season... ITA All-Academic Team... Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

2019-20: Finished with a 6-4 record in singles and a 5-5 mark in doubles... Played primarily at #2 singles, and played in all three positions in the doubles lineup... Was ranked #17 in singles in the Southeast Region by the ITA at the end of the fall season... Earned 6-2, 6-4 win vs. West Virginia Wesleyan (Feb. 9)... Rallied from a set down to win back-to-back matches at Newberry (Feb. 15) and at Lee (Feb. 19)... Earned straight-set win vs. #24 North Georgia (Mar. 1)... Collected 6-1, 6-0 win vs. Anderson (Mar. 4)... Closed season with straight-set victory at Francis Marion (Mar. 12)... In doubles, won with four different partners (Mensinga, T. Almeida, M. Almeida, Akinpetide)... Went 2-2 at #1 doubles, including wins over King (Sept. 19) and Francis Marion (Mar. 12)... ITA All-Academic Team.

Chicago State (2018-19): Went 3-6 in singles for the Division I Cougars... Earned two wins and advanced to flight semifinals at Purdue Fall Invitational (Oct. 7)... Claimed straight-set win against Valparaiso in ITA Midwest Region Championship... Compiled 3-2 record in doubles play, playing at flight three... Teamed with Gonzalo Martinez for 6-2 win against Michigan State (Jan. 12)... Also earned wins over Wright State (Feb. 25) and at Purdue Fall Invitational (Oct. 7).

High School: Graduated from Calcutta International School in Kolkata, India... Coached by Vittorio Magnelli.

Personal: Full name is Francesco Bonacia... Born October 2, 1999 in Rome, Italy... Son of Massimiliano Bonacia and Daniela Giustiniani... Brother - Federico (23) who plays tennis at Georgia Gwinnett College... Pursuing masters of business administration degree after graduating cum laude from Tusculum in May, 2022 with a bachelor of arts degree in business administration... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Become a financial advisor... Hobbies and activities: Boxing... Favorite class at Tusculum: Economics; Favorite midnight snack: M&Ms; Favorite movie: "Gladiator"; Favorite song: "Kosandra"; Favorite sports team: AS Roma; Favorite athlete: Conor McGregor... Frank's advice to kids: "Don’t overthink the situations. Just go out there and move forward."; Favorite foods: Pizza and carbonara; Most famous person Frank has ever met: Matteo Berrettini.