Florida State University Athletics
Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2016
Mat Cloer earned a place in not only Florida State tennis history but that of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with a brilliant career from 2002-2005 that saw him finish with the second-most career singles victories in school history.
A native of Brevard, North Carolina, Cloer was the ACC Player of the Year as a junior in 2004 and repeated the feat as a senior in 2005. He was named All-ACC three times and is considered one of the finest players in conference history.
Cloer became the first men’s player in FSU history to earn All-America honors in singles in 2005. He also received the ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award, which was the first national award ever won by an FSU men’s tennis player.
He earned a berth in the NCAA Championships as an individual three times over his career and twice finished with 20 or more singles wins in a season. He finished his remarkable FSU playing career with 85 singles victories and 69 doubles wins and won an ACC Championship in doubles in 2003.
