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General: Stands 6-7 tall • Played #1 doubles with David Stone in 26 matches last season • Has played in the Doubles Main Draw of the All-American Championships the last two years • Born October 25, 1985, in Sandton, South Africa • Son of Len and Lyn Gullan • His family now resides in London • Has one brother, Philip, 17, and one sister, Tanya, 31. Fall 2007: Pre-Season National Doubles Ranking of #18 • Defeated Georgia's Jamie Hunt (ranked #64) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of qualifying at the All-American Championships • Won the UNC Fall Invitational A Flight, defeating teammates Carlotti/Crone in the final. As a Junior: Won over 20 doubles matches for the second consecutive season • Provided the clinching doubles point in huge road victories over Clemson and Wake Forest • Defeated Reix/Young 9-8 and #25 Adamski/Paul, 8-6 • Advanced to the main draw singles at the ITA Mideast Regional after topping Ryan Johnson of Charlotte and Michael O'Shea of FSU in qualifying • Teamed up with David Stone in the All-American Championships to reach the round of eight as qualifiers with upset wins over #24 Galic/Kokta of Baylor and #10 Hubble and Rogers (Tennessee) • Combined with Stone to go 10-3 in doubles in the fall. As a Sophomore: Saw singles action in three fall tournaments • Won Flight C singles at UNC Fall Invitational • Won doubles Flight A with partner David Stone in UNC Fall Invitational • Combined with Stone to be one of the nation's most improved doubles teams in their sophomore years • The duo reached a season high of No. 79 in the ITA rankings on March 21, 2006 • Compiled a mark of 20-8 in dual matches, primarily at No. 2 where they were 15-8 • Started the season 20-3, including 12 straight wins from January 29 through March 15. As a Redshirt Freshman: Earned a medical redshirt after being limited by injuries the pervious year • Saw singles action in two fall tournaments • Won three matches at the Groot Memorial Invitational. As a Freshman: Saw brief action in the fall of 2003 • Performed well for the Tar Heels in the Carolina Classic Tournament, defeating opponents from Richmond and N.C. State • Went 1-1 in doubles with teammate Jonathan Janda. Prep: Graduated from Saddlebrook Prep in Wesley Chapel, Fla. on June 6, 2003 • Played golf and tennis in high school • Finished as the valedictorian of his class there • Reached the finals of the under-16 South African championships in doubles in 2001 and the semifinals of singles the same year • Captained Saddlebrook team to 2002 state title while again losing only one match • Runnerup in Florida 16s doubles in 1998 • National Honor Society member • Named to Who's Who In American High Schools • Valedictorian of Saddlebrook Prep's Class of 2003.
Off Court with Lenny
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