Christopher Newport University

2018-19 - Junior Season - Collected All-Conference accolades for his work in doubles during the year … Teamed up with Ryan Macy for 13 victories, which tied for the team-lead … Notched 10 wins at the No. 1 position, including an 8-7 triumph over No. 15 N.C. Wesleyan on February 22 … Won three times in conference play, including an 8-0 victory against York (Pa.) on March 23 … Excelled in the fall, winning twice at the CNU Invitational before registering another victory during the ITA Southeast Regionals … Also added 10 wins in singles during the year, including four at the No. 1 position … Beat Penn St. Harrisburg, St. Mary’s (Md.), and Frostburg State in the top spot during league action … Contributed a win over No. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on March 3 … Had five nationally-ranked battles during the year, including showdowns in the No. 1 position against No. 15 N.C. Wesleyan and No. 16 Johns Hopkins … Excelled in the classroom as well while garnering ITA National All-Academic honors and a place on the Academic All-Conference Team.
 
2017-18 - Sophomore Season - Earned second-team All-Conference and All-State plaudits for his efforts in doubles ... Registered 15 victories in doubles play, including an 11-7 record with William Trang ... Went 9-7 at No. 2 doubles during the year and notched a win with James Baron against Virginia Wesleyan on March 17 during his lone appearance in the No. 1 position ... Picked up a victory against No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on March 4 ... Captured five straight victories in doubles action from April 8 - May 2, including a win against Salisbury in the CAC Semifinals on May 2 ... Excelled in singles play as well while recording 13 wins, including a 4-1 record against league foes ... Won two bouts in the No. 2 position against Virginia Wesleyan on March 17 and St. Mary’s (Md.) on April 15 ... Led the Captains with six total victories in the No. 3 spot ... Also was honored as an ITA All-Academic Scholar-Athlete for his work in the classroom.
 
2016-17 - Freshman Season - Excelled immediately during his first year with the Captains, earning second-team All-Conference honors for his work in both singles and doubles … Tallied 11 victories in singles action, including a combined 5-0 mark between the No. 1 and No. 2 positions … Compiled a 5-1 record in league action … Registered victories against nationally-ranked Washington & Lee and Salisbury during the regular season … Was leading 6-4, 2-6, 6-5 in an unfinished match at No. 3 singles during the CAC Championship … CNU eventually won its first Capital crown after defeating No. 18 Mary Washington in the title bout … Also was leading 6-3, 2-0 during another unfinished match in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Franciscan … Posted a victory at No. 2 doubles in the opening round of the national playoffs, which helped Christopher Newport advance to the second round of the tournament for just the second time in program history … Starred in doubles action throughout the year, winning 15 matches, including a 4-0 mark at the No. 1 position … Also went 7-0 in doubles play during conference tilts.
 
Before CNU - Ranked in the top-20 in the Mid-Atlantic Region for his work on the court ... Also was named one of the top-20 tennis recruits in Virginia by tennisrecruiting.net ... Finished second in the USTA Virginia State Boys Hard Court Championships and claimed titles during the Mid-Atlantic Challenger Boys Doubles Tournament in Richmond and the Debordieu Boys Singles Championships in South Carolina.
 
Personal - William Andrew Mason is the son of Robin and Kathryn Mason ... Has three older sisters, Kate, Elizabeth, and Sarah, as well as an older brother, Rob ... Roger Federer and Anthony Rendon are his favorite athletes … Ronald Reagan is the person in history he would most like to meet … “Independence Day” is his favorite movie, and “Red Rising” is his favorite book … Ed Sheeran and Thomas Rhett are his favorite musicians … Achieved the rank of “Eagle Scout” ... Aspires to be a corporate lawyer … Majoring in political science.