Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS:
ITA Scholar-Athlete – 2021, 2024
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete — 2021, 2022
WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention — 2023
WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (Gold) — 2024
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Bronze) – 2020, 21, 22, 23
 
PEPPERDINE 2023-24: Played his way into the singles lineup during the spring and went 6-5 in dual match play at the fourth through sixth positions ... Was a perfect 3-0 at the fifth position ... Won his first WCC singles match of the year with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Max Weulfing of LMU (4/7) ... Clinched Pepperdine's win over Washington with a 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2 victory over Jim Hendrikx at the sixth position (3/22) ... Clinched Pepperdine's win over Yale with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 victory over Dylan Tsoi at the sixth position (3/11) ... Won his first match of the spring with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over UCSB's Kai Brady (2/29).

PEPPERDINE 2022-23: Played in two fall tournaments and was an effective contributor for Pepperdine late in dual singles play ... Had a 12-6 overall singles record and played in the 5 and 6 positions in dual singles play ... In limited doubles action, had a 2-3 overall record ... Earned his first singles win of the season with a 6-7 (8-10), 7-5, 4-0 win over UCLA's Timothy Li ... Had a perfect 5-0 record in singles against West Coast Conference competition ... In the season-finale, clinched for Pepperdine against Santa Clara with a 7-6 (2), 6-2 win over Santiago Hinojosa, which helped the Waves earn a share of the WCC regular-season title ... Eight days later, clinched for Pepperdine with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Santa Clara's Jack Pulliam ... Helped Pepperdine sweep #30 San Diego in the WCC Championship match with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Neo Niedner ... In the classroom, was a WCC All-Academic honorable mention selection and was on the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Redshirted and did not play in 2021-22.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Went 4-2 in dual singles as a freshman at anywhere from the three to six positions and 2-2 in dual doubles … Awarded WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (bronze) honors.
 
JUNIORS: Played on the U18 national team event for Middle States, playing the three and four positions for singles and was 2-1 … In doubles, Shelton was 2-1.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in computer science and math ... Son of Elena and Robert Shelton … Has one younger sister named Victoria … Career goals include playing professional tennis and an entrepreneurship in engineering … Loves tennis because he “just loves hitting the ball, especially on the run. It’s also a nice strategy game.”
 
FAVORITES: Biggest sports hero is Novak Djokovic … Pro athlete is Roger Federer … Favorite food is steak … Favorite movies are the Harry Potter series … Hobbies include going on drives, hiking and playing video games … Favorite musical artist is Eminem … Favorite sport besides tennis is basketball.