UIC Athletics

Singles Career Record
2011-12: 0-1
2010-11: 0-1
2009-10: 3-5
2008-09: 0-0
Total: 3-7

Horizon League Singles Career Record
2011-12: 0-0
2010-11: 0-1
2009-10: 2-1
2008-09: 0-0
Total: 2-2

Doubles Career Record
2011-12: 7-13
2010-11: 11-10
2009-10: 16-14
2008-09: 6-4
Total: 40-41

Horizon League Doubles Career Record
2011-12: 3-4
2010-11: 6-2
2009-10: 5-4
2008-09: 1-2
Total: 15-12

2011-12
• Competed at the No. 6 singles position against Chicago.
• Partnered with Nate Kirk in doubles, collected seven wins and went 5-3 at the No. 3 position.

2010-11
• Paired up with co-captain junior Nate Kirk at the No. 2 doubles spot, and posted a 6-4 overall record in the spring
• Was tied third on the team with 11 overall doubles wins this year.

2009-10
• Won his first collegiate singles duel match win against Cleveland State on April 4
• Finished the season 16-14 in doubles action
• Teamed up with Dave Robare for most of the season going 7-3.

2008-09
• Appeared in 10 doubles matches for the Flames
• Went on a three-match winning streak with wins over Illinois State, Wright State, and Bradley
• Opened the season up with a 8-1 victory over IUPUI.

PREP AND PERSONAL
Three-time letterwinner (doubles) and one-time letterwinner (singles) in tennis at Rockford Guilford (Ill.) ... fourth-place doubles finish at the IHSA state championships in 2008 ... four-time all-conference, two-time all-state and one-time all-american honoree ... won the doubles sectional title as a junior and senior ... named league MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior ... third-team all-state accolades in 2007 ... three-time NIC-10 conference champion ... earned academic all-conference accolades ... team captain during his junior and senior campaign ... biggest athletic thrill to date is being undefeated at River Forest Invitational in 2010 and 2011 with Nate Kirk ... born October 22, 1989, in Rockford, Ill. ... son of James and Veda Shepardson ... has two brothers, Rick and Mark ... currently enrolled as a finance & MIS major.