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Detroit Free Press article (04/06/06)
2008: All-GLIAC Second Team selection ... went 5-2 in conference play at the No. 3 singles spot ... recorded season-high seven-match win streak.
2007: Named to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... tallied an 11-8 overall singles mark playing primarily at the No. 2 slot with a 10-6 record ... went 4-3 in conference play ... paired with Antoine Marenaud at the No. 1 doubles position to record a 9-10 overall clip.
2006: Posted a record of 5-7 at No. 2 singles ... won three straight matches, March 13-25 ... went 5-9 at No. 1 doubles with Sebastien Foka, including a 1-2 record at the GLIAC Tournament.
2005: Attended Wayne State University but was not a member of the tennis team.
2004: Won all three of his singles matches ... won a regular-season third doubles match with three different partners (Phil Tharakan, Ryan Buck and Miguel Cobbs) ... teamed with Cobbs at No. 3 doubles for the GLIAC tournament and compiled a 1-2 record.
High School: A 2003 graduate of Detroit Mumford ... played No. 1 singles two years for the Mustangs ... was an all-City selection all four years ... served as team captain his last two years ... advanced to the semifinals in both 2002 and 2003 of the Midtac ATA tournament.
Personal: Donavon Mitchell ... born March 1, 1985, in Detroit ... son of Darrell and Marsha Mitchell ... has two older brothers, Darrell Jr., and Dion, and a younger sister, Danielle ... is a business management major ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2006.
| Donavon Mitchell's Career Statistics | ||||||||||
| Singles Record | ||||||||||
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Regional | GLIAC | NCAA | Total |
| 2004 | --- | --- | --- | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | --- | --- | --- | 3-0 |
| 2006 | --- | 5-6 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0-1/#2 | --- | 5-7 |
| 2007 | 0-2 | 10-6 | 1-0 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1-2/#2/#3 | 1-0/#2 | 13-10 |
| Career | 0-2 | 15-12 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | --- | 1-3 | 1-0 | 21-17 |
| Doubles Record | ||||||||||
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Regional | GLIAC | NCAA | Total | |||
| 2004 | --- | --- | 3-0 | --- | 1-2/#3 | --- | 4-2 | |||
| 2006 | 4-7 | --- | --- | --- | 1-2/#1 | --- | 5-9 | |||
| 2007 | 9-11 | --- | 0-1 | --- | 0-3/#1/#3 | 0-2/#1 | 9-12 | |||
| Career | 13-18 | --- | 3-1 | --- | 2-7 | 0-2 | 18-23 | |||