Joe Vallee

Weight:
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Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
High School:
Grosse Pointe South

BALL STATE: A pre-business major.

FALL 2007: Saw limited action due to broken foot . . . played doubles at Tom Fallon Invitational .

2006-07: Earned the second best mark on the team with an overall record of 13-7 and 4-1 in Mid-American Conference play . . . won semifinal round over Toledo at No. 5 singles at the MAC Tournament . . . combined for a 10-12 doubles mark while going 4-1 in the league.

2005-06: posted a 5-3 singles mark and a combined 6-5 doubles record in the fall . . . paired with Joe Epkey for a 2-0 record in doubles at the Notre Dame Invitational . . . went 11-5 in the spring . . . recorded a 3-0 stint at No. 5 singles . . . recorded a MAC Tournament win in doubles play with teammate Patrick Thompson.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Grosse Point South where he was coached by Tom Berschback . . . played at the No. 1 singles position and posted a 10-3 mark his senior season . . . earned all-state, all-conference and a regional championship crown his senior year . . . a three-year regional and conference champion . . . an all-state selection his senior and junior year, while earning all-state honorable mention his sophomore campaign . . . finished third in the state his junior and senior year . . . played in National clay court competition in 2005 and placed in the top six at the Midwest Open in 2003 . . . captured eighth place in the Columbus Indoor Tournament in 2005.

PERSONAL: Son of Larry and Jayne Vallee . . . has one sister, Lauren, and one brother, Scott . . . brother, Scott, plays soccer at Denison . . . born Oct. 9, 1986, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. . . . full name is Joseph Michael Vallee.