Vusa Hove
Vusa Hove
Height: 6-0
Weight: 174
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe
High School: St. George's College

Fall 2010: Led Bulls with a 11-3 singles record and tied for the team lead with seven doubles wins. Defeated teammate Alex Kalinin to claim the D singles title at the Farnsworth/Princeton Invitational as he went 4-0 at the tournament after combining with Kalinin to win the C doubles title. Reached consolation quarterfinals at ITA regionals. Won A-2 third-place singles title at the Cornell Invitational and teammed with Mitch Zenaty for a third-place finish in the A doubles flight. 

2009-10:  Joined the Bulls for the spring 2010 season earning the team’s Most Improved award. Went 13-3 (4-1 MAC) in singles play, spending most of the season at fifth singles, where he was 8-2 (3-1 MAC). Scored the clinching point to put the Bulls into the MAC Tournament championship match with a 7-5, 7-5 win against Toledo. Won  deciding point in 4-3 regular season win over Western Michigan, the first time the Bulls had defeated the Broncos, as he rallied from a set down to defeat Casey Cullen, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5.. 

Personal: Born September 28, 1990. Son of Emmanuel and Sylvia Hove. Has one brother (Thulani). Rated as the top junior player in his native Zimbabwe. Also a member of the junior national team for five years. Won the Zimbabwe Senior Open in 2009. Favorite athlete is French tennis star Gael Monfils. Favorite musician is Louis Armstrong. Lists Zimbabwe tennis star Wayne Black as the most impressive person he has met and would like to have met heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson. Majoring in pharmacology.