PERSONAL

Began playing tennis at six years old and became serious about it at the age of 15...Nickname is Hoss or J-Dub...His father Paul works in construction management and his mother Elaine is an optometrist...Has one older sister Sarah (25) who is an elementary school teacher and also played tennis for the University of Kentucky...Younger brother Ben (19) is currently studying at Univ. of South Florida... Played collegiately at University of Kentucky and reached final of NCAA Championships in 2002...Lists Pete Sampras and Andres Agassi as his idols when growing up and his parents as the most inspirational people in his life...Likes every type of sport and is a big Miami Heat and Miami Dolphins fan...Favorite shot is his forehand...Current goal is to make Top 100...If he wasn't a tennis player he would be some sort of athlete as long as it was competitve eg video games or poker.