Shaun Bussert

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Decatur, Ga.

BALL STATE: Majoring in accounting . . . Fall 2010: Went 5-5 in his last 10 fall matches . . . ended fall play with a 7-7 overall mark and 8-3 doubles record . . . had a three match win streak at the Ball State Fall Invitational with victories over Marquette and Xavier. . . . 2009-10: Tallied an 11-11 overall record along with a 4-0 Mid-American Conference mark . . . Bussert went 4-3 in doubles play and won his lone MAC doubles match . . . claimed victories in his last two MAC regular season matches over Buffalo and Northern Illinois . . . earned a three set win over No. 63 Idaho in singles action . . . 2008-09: Earned ITA All-Academic honors for the second sraight season . . . ended the year with 7-4 mark in doubles action . . . captured a 2-3 mark in Mid-American Conference action . . . claimed a victory in MAC Tournament play . . . won three straight matches from March 6-12 . . . 2007-08: Named to the All-MAC Tournament Team . . . earned ITA Academic honors . . . won three straight singles matches in spring debut . . . had the best record on the team with an overall record of 12-4 . . . went 3-2 in league matches . . . played at positions three thru six . . . defeated Toledo's Tyler Sonkin at the MAC Tournament to help the Cardinals advance to the championship match ... tallied an 8-8 singles record with a 4-4 mark in doubles play . . . opened collegiate career with a win over Bradley at the Ball State Invitational . . . crowned champion of Flight B bracket at the Ball State Invitational after posting a 5-0 mark . . . defeated Paul Foley of Purdue at Tom Fallon Invite . . . went 2-2 at Texas Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Decatur . . . ranked 59th in in the nation according to tennisrecruiting.net . . . fifth in the state of Georgia in the United States Tennis Association 18 and under rankings . . . compiled a USTA record of 51-24 . . . admitted to the Honors College at Ball State with a 3.92 grade-point average.

PERSONAL: Son of Chris and Peggy Bussert . . . one sister, Colleen . . . born Feb. 15, 1989, in Atlanta, Ga. . . . full name is Shaun Edmunds Bussert.