Furman University

Freshman year (2013-14):  Sheppard appeared in 15 matches for the Paladins, posting an 11-4 overall singles mark and a perfect 4-0 record versus SoCon opponents.  He played in the bottom half of the lineup, primarily at flight five, where he notched a 9-2 record.  Sheppard opened the season with three-consecutive wins, defeating Mercer, South Alabama, and Florida A&M, and he won his final seven matches of the season, beginning March 25.  Sheppard scored a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over #49 Elon at flight five during the regular season and went on to put together three-straight wins at flight five in the SoCon Championships, beating Wofford, UNC Greensboro, and Elon.

Prep/Personal:  A five-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net, Juan Sheppard trained with coach B.J. Stearns at the Smith Stearns Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., where he was earned a ranking of 43^rd nationally.  The top recruit in both Connecticut and New England for six-consecutive years, Sheppard won the doubles competition at several national and sectional tournaments, including most recently the Denver Open Boys 18s and the Regional Boys 18s in Cary, N.C.  At the Eastern Sectionals, he captured both the singles and doubles championship.  Prior to his time at Hilton Head Prep, Sheppard competed for Greenwich High as a freshman in 2009, helping the team to a state championship and earning MVP honors.  Juan Sheppard was born on July 27, 1993, in Montevideo, Uruguay, to Leonardo and Virginia Sheppard.  He intends to major in economics.