James Hignett

James Hignett

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Cardife, Wales

High School:
Reed's School

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 164

Birthdate:
02/28/1993

Experience:
HS

05/14/2012

Stevens: New Mexico Men's Tennis 2012 Season Review

Lobos finish as Mountain West runners-up with team depth producing winning percentages in doubles and singles

04/29/2012

Lobos Cut Short From 3rd Mountain West Conference Championship

UNM falls to Boise State 4-0 in finals of the Mountain West Tournament

04/28/2012

Lobos Chasing Mountain West Championship in the Finals

UNM defeats San Diego State 4-1 in the semifinals. UNM will face Boise State for MW Championship

04/28/2012

Lobos Soar Over Falcons 4-0; All-Mountain West Team Announced

UNM defeats Air Force 4-0 in quarterfinals, All-Mountain West Team announced and the Lobos will have to face the host school San Diego State in the Semifinals

04/21/2012

Lobos Power Through Horned Frogs in Conference Play

UNM defeats TCU in a tight score of 4-3 finishing the spring season. The win also leads the team into the Mountain West Tournament on April 27-29, 2012

04/15/2012

Lobo Men's Tennis vs. Boise State

The Estes Tennis Center saw UNM drop a tight contest to Boise State in a battle of ranked teams on Senior Day

2011 Fall: Freshman Season

Hignett has had major successes in doubles with several partners, going undefeated with Carl Ho in all three matches at the Denver Invitational. He also won the UNM Balloon Fiesta doubles title with partner Ben Dunbar. Hignett defeated the number nine seed at the ITA Regional Invitational, University of Idaho's Marius Cirstea, in the first round of singles.

Prior to UNM

Hignett ("Higgs") is a 2011 graduate from Reed's School in Cardife, Wales. He won the World's School Championship and the British Junior Indoor Championship in singles. He was ranked in the top five British Juniors.

Personal

He is the son of Jenny and John Hignett and has two siblings, Christopher and Rachel. His sister Rachel plays for the Wales girl's football team. He enjoys listening to music and playing soccer. His favorite athlete is Rafael Nadal. He plans to major in Exercise Science.

Head Coach Alan Dils on Hignett:

"James has shown that he can compete with anybody in singles and doubles. He looks to be a lock for a doubles starting spot. If he can become more consistent in his singles play, he will be a top six singles player as well."

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