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Wirlen Elame

Class: Junior Hometown: Silver Spring, Md. High School: High Point H.S.

Height: 5-11

2012: Played mainly in third position in singles play and second in doubles competition ... went 0-11 in singles and 0-10 in doubles.

UMES: Named to the National Society of Collegiate Schools Invitation and Eligibility ...upcoming presidentof the Biology Society (2012-13) ... member of the Anime Action Society and Catholic Campus Ministry for UMES and Salisbury University.

High School: Graduated from High Point High School ... played two years of tennis at HPHS (2009-10) ... was the fifth seed in the county ... advanced to the second round in country tournament for men's singles ... named to the National Foreign Language Honor Society (2008-10)

Personal: Born on October 17, 1991 in Cameroon ... son of John and Emna Elame ... has two brothers, Yanick and Diko and one sister, Blanche ...pre-game routine includes praying to God ... lists moving to the United States as his personal best non-athletic accomplishment ... plans to go to medical school to become a healthcare professional following graduation from UMES ... best advice recieved is "patience is better, but its fruit is sweet" by Aristotle ... hobbies outside of sports include watching television and movies, dancing and soccer ... favorite book is the Bible ... favorite movie is The Matrix ... personal athletic goal for season is to go to MEACs and win championship ... wants Hawk Nation to know that he started playing tennis three years ago and looks forward to improving his game.