Martin Sayer
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Martin Christopher Sayer is a Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player. He is 1.85m and weighs 89 kg. Sayer is and has been a member of the Hong Kong Davis Cup team
Hong Kong Davis Cup team
The Hong Kong Davis Cup team represents Hong Kong in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Hong Kong Tennis Association.Hong Kong China contested Asia/Oceania Group I on four occasions in 1989, 1993-95 but failed to negotiate the opening round.-Current Davis Cup Squad:*Hiu-Tung Yu...

, compiling a 15-3 record in Davis Cup action since 2005.

Sayer studied and received his BSc and MBA from Radford University
Radford University
Radford University is one of Virginia's eight doctoral-degree granting public universities. Originally founded in 1910, Radford offers comprehensive curricula for undergraduates in more than 100 fields, and graduate programs including the M.F.A., M.B.A...

, Virginia
Virginia
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 and competed in NCAA competitions during the 2005-09 period. In the 2008-09 Season, Sayer reached 100 wins in singles on February 8, 2009 and he won the NCAA Men's Division I Big South Conference Player of the Year Award for three consecutive years, from 2006 to 2008.

From the Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...

 official website, Sayer and Brian Hung are the most successful doubles team in the Davis Cup of Hong Kong. They competed in a 4-1 win-loss result. On March 8, 2009, Sayer played against Cecil Mamiit
Cecil Mamiit
Cecil Valdeavilla Mamiit is a tennis player from the United States who now represents the Philippines. He began his professional career in 1996. He reached his highest individual ranking in the ATP Tour on October 11, 1999, when he became World No...

 of the Philippines
Philippines Davis Cup team
The Philippines Davis Cup team represents the Philippines in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Philippine Tennis Association.The Philippines currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group I...

 in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group II first round. Mamiit won the match 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-7 7-9, the 58 games making it the longest match in the history of the Hong Kong Davis Cup team.

Sayer is dating Ashley Glass of Florence, South Carolina.

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