Western Michigan University Athletics

2007-08
?    First Team All-MAC
?    Won WMU Doubles Team of the Year with Casey Cullen after leading the team with a 28-4 doubles record, 18-4 in dual matches
?    Tied 25-year-old school record for consecutive doubles victories with 19
?    MAC Player of the Week (2/20) after going 2-0 at both No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles in victories over Bradley and Valparaiso
?    MAC Player of the Week (4/3) after going 2-0 at No. 1 singles and winning at No. 1 & 2 doubles in road victories over Buffalo and Binghamton
?    Teamed with Cullen to defeat the No. 38 doubles team in the country, Jason Jung and Mike Sroczynski of Michigan, 8-6 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
?    Played primarily at No. 1 singles and posted a 16-7 record, including 5-0 in the MAC
?    Set a new career-high with 29 doubles wins and 53 overall wins
?    Defeated two regionally-ranked players in Central No. 7 Maor Zirkin of Drake (7-6, 6-0) and Midwest No. 20 Branko Kuzmanovic of Purdue (6-4, 6-0)
?    Won the Ann Arbor Men’s Open (11/30-12/1/07) beating Michigan’s George Navas 6-4, 6-0 in the final ... defeated three Wolverines total in the tournament
?    Earned third letter

2006-07
?    First Team All-MAC
?    Won Hap Sorensen Coach’s Award after leading WMU with 27 singles wins
?    MAC Player of the Week (1/17) after going 4-1 at the Boilermaker Invitational (1/13-15) ... won 6-2, 6-0 vs. Kentucky, 6-2, 6-2 vs. New Mexico and 6-2, 6-1 vs. Purdue in singles
?    Went 16-3 in doubles with Tim Bradshaw
?    Won four straight matches to win the championship of his draw at the Virginia Invitational (9/15-17) ... defeated Robert Rotaru of Louisville in the final
    6-7 (9), 6-4, 7-5
?    Advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Midwest Regional (10/19-24) in singles
?    Reached the semifinals in doubles with incoming freshman Michael Calderone at the WMU 2007 ITA Midwest Region Summer Circuit event
?    Earned second letter

2005-06
?    WMU Rookie of the Year
?    Went 20-4 in singles during the dual match season
?    Tied with teammates Alejandro Staub and John Pelton as the top point-getter on the ITA Midwest Region Summer Circuit
?    Won the ITA Summer Circuit Midwest Region event at Indiana
?     Won the Ball State Invitational Flight A singles consolation championship
?    Earned first letter

High School
?     2005 Michigan Mr. Tennis after compiling a 95-1 record in high school
?     Won the state championship in No. 2 singles in 2002 and state championships in No. 1 singles in 2004 and 2005
?     National High School All-American in 2004 and 2005
?     First Team All-State in 2002, 2004, 2005
?     Helped Pioneer HS win four state championships
?     Midwest Closed Boys 16 Champion and National Open B18 Finalist, 2002
?     Midwest Closed Boys 18 Finalist and Sportsmanship Award winner and National Open B18 semifinalist
?     Ranked in the top 10 for five years in the USTA Midwest Section and in the top 100 nationally for six years

Personal
?     Majoring in recreational studies
?     Son of Keith and Lori Hayward
?     Has two older brothers, David and Kristofer
?     Born May 30, 1987