Villanova University

John Borden Class: Senior Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. High School: Bishop McDevitt Birthdate: 01/06/1983 Major: Humanities

VILLANOVA

Developing into a good singles player.

2005-06

7-21 in singles playing primarily at #4 ... partnered with Sumanth Chittajallu in the fall for a 4-5 doubles record and Dimitri Chimerakis in the spring.

BISHOP MCDEVITT:

Named first team All-Catholic ... part of a team that won the Catholic League title.

PERSONAL

Majoring in Humanities ... son of John and Karen (Richardson) Borden ... has three siblings, Brittany, Misa, and Kira ... family member Tonya Evans-Walls played tennis at Northwestern before competing on the WTA Tour ... sister, Brittany, competes at Washington College in tennis ... father, John, was a member of the Maryland-Eastern Shore football and track & field teams ... born on 1/6/83.

ABOUT JOHN

Nicknamed JB ... lists favorite class as Beauty and Human Existence ... favorite pro tennis player is Tonya Evans-Wells ... says the athlete he most admires is his sister Brittany ... lists "Crooklyn", "Inkwell", "Trading Places", "Coming to America" and "Brown Sugar" as his favorite movies ... his favorite tv shows are "BBC World News" and "Boondocks" ... admires Spike Lee as a director and Miles Davis and Common as musical artists ... lists reading, writing and contemplation as hobbies ... his most memorable tennis moment was walking onto the Villanova team ... favorite vacation spot is Martha's Vineyard ... his mother, father, cousin Tonya, aunt Susan, Nana and Doc have had the greatest influence on his tennis career.