Troy Havens

Class: Senior Hometown: South Bend, Ind. High School: Penn

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 190 Birthdate: 02/02/1982

Havens in 2002-2003: Team's co-MVP with Andrew Wakefield... went 23-14 in singles and 24-8 in doubles... won three of four matches at the USF Fall Classic en route to a 9-7 autumn singles record... collected 14 wins in 21 spring matches, going 13-7 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 2... went 8-2 in Big Ten singles matches... won six straight matches from March 30 to April 18, with all six wins coming against Big Ten opponents... teamed with Scott Mayer for a 16-6 doubles record... pair went 12-5 overall and 6-4 in Big Ten spring dual matches at No. 1... joined with Wakefield to post an 8-1 doubles record.

Havens in 2001-2002: Purdue's winningest singles player, went 21-15 (6-4 Big Ten)... posted an 8-4 record in fall tournaments... won an A flight of the Boilermaker Invitational... played at Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the spring... started the spring 4-7, then closed strong with nine wins in final 13 matches... won four in a row from April 20 to May 11, including victories in the Big Ten and NCAA championships... delivered match-clinching wins at Brown, vs. Northwestern, and vs. Ball State in the NCAA Championships.

Havens in 2000-2001: Posted a 13-11 singles record and a 6-5 doubles mark... competed mostly at No. 6 singles... won first three matches in Big Ten Singles Championships 7,8,9 Draw, advancing to the semifinals before falling to Ohio State's Vince Ng, the eventual champion... recorded a 5-3 singles mark in non-conference dual matches.

Havens at Penn High School: No. 1 player all four years... conference Most Valuable Player as a sophomore, junior and senior... all-state selection as a junior and senior... state runner-up in singles as a senior... posted career record of 92-7.

Havens' Vitals: Given name Troy David Havens... born Feb. 2, 1982... parents are Marilyn and Ron Havens... has an older sister, Angie...majoring in management.

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