Joe Epkey

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenwood, Ind.
High School:
Center Grove

BALL STATE: A general studies major . . . transferred to Ball State from the University of Southern Indiana.

FALL 2006: Defeated two ITA ranked opponents with defeats over Brady Crosby of Western Michigan and Marco Born of Middle Tennessee State . . . advanced to the third round of the Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Chamionships . . . competed at the ITA Wilson Mid-West Regional . . . tallied an 8-4 singles record and combined for a 3-5 doubles mark.

2005-06: Named First Team All-Mid-American Conference . . . played No. 2 singles and saw some time at the No. 1 spot with a 6-1 mark . . . posted a 21-13 overall record while going 4-1 in league action . . .went 1-0 at the MAC Tournament . . . went 19-1 in doubles action with teammate Matt Baccarini while going 5-0 in the MAC and 1-0 at the tournament . . . went 3-1 in the fall at Notre Dame in singles action.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner for coach Ivan Smith at Center Grove, where former BSU standout Bryan Smith prepped . . . posted a 24-3 overall record as a senior . . . named all-conference, all-state and all-district as a senior . . . team had a No. 1 ranking his senior campaign . . . a state doubles champion as a freshman . . . a two-year all-state doubles recipient and a two-year all-state singles recipient . . . a member of the 2001 state championship team.

PERSONAL: Son of John and Patty Epkey . . . has two brothers, Jarrod and Tony. Jarrod is currently a member of the BSU men’s tennis team and Tony is a former member . . . born June 1, 1984, in Evansville, Ind. . . . full name is Joseph Daniel Epkey.