Elon, N.C. – As part of the 2022 Elon Sports Hall of Fame enshrinement, tennis alumnus Cameron Silverman will be a member of the four-person class. He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame along with Ali Ford '13 (basketball/softball), Jeannie Hairston-Eason '82 (basketball/volleyball) and Tony Pigott (baseball).
The 52nd class will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony inside Schar Center Saturday at 2:00 p.m. This ceremony is free and open to the public. The group will also be recognized at halftime of the Elon football game against Gardner-Webb at 6:00 p.m. that evening.
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A two-time Southern Conference Player of the Year, Cameron Silverman led Elon to a pair of Southern Conference regular-season championships and a 2014 trip to the NCAA Championships.
Silverman finished his career with records of 63-32 in singles play and 53-24 in doubles play, but was even more dominant in conference. He went a combined 32-5 in singles and 30-5 in doubles over the course of his distinguished career. He was 9-0 as a senior in league play and earned the ITA Regional Senior Player of the Year award.
In 2011-12, Silverman won the ITA Summer Circuit event at Cornell and he earned an at-large bid to the 32-player USTA/ITA National Indoor Collegiate Championships in 2012-13, advancing to the Carolina Regional championship match. As a junior, he defeated Duke's Henrique Cunha, who was the No. 1 ranked player in the country at the time.
In his senior season, Elon went 19-6 overall and 9-0 in conference play. The Phoenix defeated Furman to win the league championship before losing to Tennessee 4-1 in the NCAA Championships. Silverman also qualified for the individual championships, losing a hard-fought match to Florida's Florent Diep 6-7 (2-7), 6-1, 7-6 (7-1).
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