Kyle Shade

About Kyle: Born 1/9/93...is the son of Lee and Helen...has one sister, Kayla. Favorite Hobbies: Photography and running Most Admired Person: I admire Mardy Fish because of his dedication and perseverance to his sport.

High School Highlights: Earned a varsity letter in tennis all four years. Placed 2nd in his first tennis varsity tournament in singles freshman year in Leavenworth, Kansas, 1st team All-News Press senior year and 2nd place Districts finish as a team and 2nd place districts finish in doubles in Missouri Class 2 play, which is the highest class for tennis in Missouri. Academically, was in National Honors Society, graduated within the top 10% of his class and was on the Senior class government senior year.

College Highlights: Earned a varsity letter last season as a freshman where he went 3-4 in singles play. He notched his first collegiate victory against Jack O’Brien of Loras College which led to a streak of three wins in four matches. Also picked up four doubles victories, including three when teamed up with Mike Sporer.