ITA Doubles All-American (2026)
NCAA Doubles Championship Selection (2025-26)
As a Junior
Spring 2026: Named ITA Doubles All-American ... Recorded 17-18 overall singles record, 11-13 record in dual matches and 4-10 SEC record ... Played primarily at No. 4 singles position ... Went 26-15 in doubles overall, 18-8 in dual matches and 9-6 in SEC play... Played primarily at the No. 1 position ... Went 16-8 in dual matches with partner Billy Blaydes exclusively at the No. 1 position ... Earned seven ranked doubles victories and three against top-10 opponents ... Defeated No. 2 Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez of Mississippi State ... Earned singles victory in team's upset win over No. 7 LSU ... Finished season with career-high ITA doubles ranking of No. 10 with partner Billy Blaydes
Fall 2025: Earned bid to NCAA Doubles Championship by reaching semifinals of the ITA South Sectional Championship with partner Billy Blaydes ... Posted 6-5 singles record and 7-7 doubles record ... Earned two ranked doubles victories including over No. 28 Zsombor Velcz and Connor Van Schalkwyk of Baylor ... Preseason ITA doubles ranking of No. 20 alongside Billy Blaydes ... Finished fall ranked No. 24 alongside Billy Blaydes
Prior to Auburn:
Played two seasons at Georgia before transferring ... Regularly played No. 1 doubles and No. 6 singles for Georgia as a freshman in 2024 ... Posted a 16-10 overall doubles record in 2024 and an 18-10 record in 2025 ... Posted a 9-12 overall singles record in 2024 and a 7-6 record in 2025 ... Held a career-high ITF Junior World Ranking of No. 117 prior to college ... Reached second round of singles and doubles at Junior Wimbledon in 2023 ... Holds five ITF Junior doubles titles and two ITF Junior singles titles
Personal:
Full name is Freddy Blaydes ... Parents are Chris and Jo Blaydes ... Brother, Billy, is also on the Auburn men's tennis team ... Hometown is Windermere, England ... Was born in Barrow, England ... Also played soccer in high school ... Enjoys playing golf and cooking ... Birthday is December 13
| Blaydes' Career Stats | |||||||||||||||
| Singles | Doubles | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Overall | Dual | SEC | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall | Dual | SEC | #1 | #2 | #3 |
| 2023-24* | 9-12 | 9-10 | 1-6 | -- | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 16-10 | 13-9 | 6-5 | 13-8 | 0-1 | -- |
| 2024-25 * | 7-6 | 2-3 | 0-1 | -- | -- | 1-0 | -- | 1-1 | 0-2 | 18-10 | 8-5 | 2-4 | 5-4 | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| 2025-26 | 17-18 | 11-13 | 4-10 | -- | -- | 2-0 | 8-11 | 1-2 | -- | 26-15 | 18-8 | 9-6 | 19-6 | -- | 1-0 |
| Total | 33-26 | 22-26 | 5-17 | -- | 1-0 | 4-0 | 10-11 | 4-7 | 3-8 | 59-35 | 39-22 | 17-15 | 37-18 | 1-1 | 3-1 |
*At Georgia