Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

Fall 2011: Won four of his five singles matches to earn a No. 19 rating in the ITA/NAIA preseason rankings…only loss of the fall campaign was to teammate Simon Felix (6-4, 6-4) in the semifinal round of the USTA/ITA Florida Regional…teamed up with Felix for a 3-1 doubles mark …the pair advanced to the title match of the USTA/ITA Florida Regional where they closed out the fall season with a 6-1, 6-1 loss to teammates and eventual national champions Adrian Bayh and Patrick Besch…Felix and Francis are ranked ninth in the national preseason doubles poll.

As A Junior in 2010-11: Second team All-American…first team All-Conference honoree…became the first player in Embry-Riddle tennis history to earn NAIA National Player of the Week honors (Mar. 23)…also garnered Sun Conference Player of the Week honors on Mar. 7…finished with a 22-10 singles record, including a 15-6 ledger in dual matches and a perfect 6-0 mark in conference play…played eight matches (6-2) at No. 3 singles and nine matches (5-4) at the No. 4 spot…won all four matches at No. 2 singles…owned a seven-game win streak from Mar. 17 to Apr. 6…earned a three-set (6-4, 1-6, 7-6) win over Tamas Dobrotka of NCAA II No. 10 Concordia (N.Y.) on Mar. 1…bested Alessandro Sarra of NCAA II fifth-ranked Lynn in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3 (Mar. 5)…partnered with five different players for a combined 24-5 doubles record…went 14-1 in tandem with Simon Felix… Francis and Felix were ranked 24th in the final ITA/NAIA national poll of 2011 and owned a 14-match winning streak from Mar. 8-May 20. Fall 2010: Ranked 15th in singles in the ITA/NAIA preseason poll…posted a 6-5 record in singles play…had two wins at the ERAU Open, besting Florida Southern’s Nathan Leavitt 6-3, 6-2 and Leavitt’s teammate Benoit Paradis 7-6, 6-1…entered the USTA/ITA Florida Regional as the No. 2 seed and won his first three matches to advance to the semifinal round…went three sets against teammate Simon Felix before falling 6-1, 3-6, 2-6 in the semis (Oct. 3)…posted a 3-1 record in doubles play with Jan Hoekzema as his partner…the tandem won both of their doubles matches at the ERAU Open (Sept. 25-26), downing Jacksonville’s Fernando Banos Lopez and Matthew Hansen 8-6, and Florida Southern’s Nathan Leavitt and Benoit Paradis 8-6…Francis and Hoekzema were ranked sixth in the ITA/NAIA preseason doubles poll.

As a Sophomore in 2009-10: NAIA First team All-American…ITA All-American…All-Conference selection...ranked No. 17 in the final ITA/NAIA national singles poll...finished with a 19-12 record, including a 14-8 ledger in dual matches…collected three wins in conference play…played the majority of his matches at the third singles spot…moved up to the No. 2 spot at the end of the year and was 5-2 at that position…went on a five-match winning streak from Mar. 8 - Mar. 17…clinched five matches for the Blue and Gold…topped No. 34 Bruno Scacalossi of Oklahoma Baptist 6-2, 6-3 on Mar. 13)…scored the clincher against Concordia (Calif.) with  three-set (4-6, 6-1, 6-4) win over Andrey Potapkin to help the Eagles secure a spot in the NAIA National Tournament semifinals (May. 20)…teamed up with Istvan Bolgar for a 25-6 doubles record…Boglar and Francis were ranked ninth in the final doubles poll…the duo was undefeated in conference play and was 17-3 at the No. 2 doubles position in the lineup…they were undefeated in the month of February thanks to an eight-match win streak…won all five doubles matches in the postseason to finish on a five-game winning streak…Fall 2009: Won his first five singles matches of the season...won three matches in a row to advance to the semifinal round of the ITA Florida Regional, where he lost a hard-fought, three-setter to teammate Charlie Rice 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (2)...compiled a 9-3 record in doubles play...earned seven of his doubles wins with Istvan Bolgar as his partner... pulled out an 8-6 win over teammates Charlie Rice and Luke Maricic in the ITA regional semifinals...went three sets against teammates Adrian Bayh and Jan Hoekzema before pulling out a 7-6 (2), 1-6, 10-7 victory to earn a spot in the ITA Small College National Championships doubles competition...topped Martin Methodist 's Melvin Prada and Vincius Santos in the first round at the ITA nationals...defeated fourth-ranked Remy Caffardo and Daniel Ramirez of Graceland 6-4, 6-3 to take third at the ITA National Championships...the ERAU tandem ranked third in the first ITA poll of 2009-10...earned wins against Auburn's Andreas Mies and Michael Monteiro (8-4) and Troy's Bastian Maucher and Mario Rolemberg (8-6) at the Auburn Fall Classic (Nov. 20-22) with Hoekzema as his partner.

As A Freshman in 2008-09: All-Conference selection...honorable mention All-America...ranked 29th in the final ITA national poll...added to the Eagle roster in the spring...played in all 21 contests and compiled a 15-3 overall and dual match record, with nine wins coming at the No. 4 singles spot...unbeaten in conference play at 5-0...was 4-1 at No. 3 singles...moved up to No. 2 singles twice and was victorious on both occasions, topping Oklahoma Baptist's Bruno Scacalossi 6-4, 6-3 (Mar. 18) and Northwood's Gabriel Cerna 6-2, 6-2 (Mar. 28)...battled to a three-set win over Alex Voirin  to clinch the Eagles' win over NCAA II No. 3 Lynn (Apr. 4)...scored the clincher against NCAA II Florida Southern with a 6-2, 6-4 decision against Ben Taylor...closed out the season on a nine-match win streak...partnered with Istvan Bolgar for an 18-3 doubles record with 16 wins coming at the No. 3 spot...Bolgar and Francis won their last 11 matches of the season...notched an 8-2 victory over third-seeded Fabio Sliva and Jose Silva in the semifinals of the NAIA National Championship.

Prep: Graduated from Wyvern Tech College in 2005...Under-18 national doubles finalist...state champion in 2008...Under-16 national singles quarterfinalist...ranked 205th in the International Tennis Federation's Junior World Ranking...also achieved top-12 rankings in the Boys 16s and 18s national polls.

Personal: Born in Southampton, England on Aug. 5, 1989...son of Andrew and Carol Francis...majoring in Business Administration.