2013: Big South Conference No. 2 Doubles Flight Winner… Earned 15 singles wins and 17 doubles wins to lead the team with partner Grayson Mills… Clinched a crucial three-set winner in the Big South Conference semifinal at the third flight to help PC to the championship match… In doubles action, grabbed league wins against Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, Liberty and Campbell … Went on a nine-match doubles winning streak and helped PC to nine straight doubles points… Picked up doubles non-league wins against Charlotte, Appalachian State, South Carolina State, South Dakota State, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Saint Joseph’s… Won eight straight singles matches and picked up league wins over UNC Asheville, Winthrop and Longwood.
2012: Went 13-16 in singles play and 20-8 in double play, setting a new PC Division I-era record for doubles wins in a season... Rattled off five straight wins in singles action (3/5-3/9) and eight straight doubles wins (2/28-3/17)... Earned a Big South singles victory against Gardner-Webb (3/28)... Went 2-0 with Grayson Mills in doubles play at the big South Conference Championship, knocking off UNC Asheville (4/19) and Coastal Carolina (4/20) at the top flight... Took top-flight doubles wins against Kennesaw State (2/18) and Furman (2/21) as well as Gardner-Webb (3/28) and Coastal Carolina (4/1).
2011: Named Big South Conference Choice Hotels Men's Tennis Player of the Week on 2/8... Earned Big South Conference Crons Brand Freshman of the Week honors on 4/8... Broke the Division I-era record for singles wins thanks to a 13-10 singles record... Led the squad with 11 doubles wins... Tied for the team lead with two Big South Conference singles wins... Began his career with straight singles victories, starting with a 6-0, 6-2 win against Newberry (2/2)... Went 9-6 at the third flight... Took victories against Gardner Webb (2/9), USC Upstate (2/16) and Coastal Carolina (4/16).
Personal: Rafael Berghaus was born on July 10, 1990 in Frankfurt, Germany... Son of Heino and Francisca Berghaus... Has a sister, Kim, who also plays tennis... Majoring in economics.
