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- Height:
- 5'9"
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- Weight:
- 170
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- Year:
- SO
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- Hometown:
- Chico
Bio
2016-17: Finished the season with a record of 14-2 in singles and 8-1 in doubles….. ITA Preseason Regional quarterfinalist (w/ Barton)….. Won MJC Flight 5 championship….. Earned a state ranking of #68 in singles
2017-18: Went 19-6 (#3/#4) in singles and 21-5 (#2) in doubles on the year….. Reached ITA Regional semifinals in singles and doubles (w/ Zolnikov)….. Won MJC Flight 2 Tourney in doubles (w/ Bhatia)….. Big 8 North Conference singles semifinalist and doubles quarterfinalist (w/ Bhatia)….. Reached round of 32 in singles and doubles (w/ Bhatia) at Individual State Championships at Ojai….. Singles highlights included beating Chris Hagler (SOL) 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the ITA Regional Championships, beating Hagler again 6-2, 6-1 to reach the Big 8 North conference semifinals, and beating Jacob Holiday (IVC) in the 2nd round of the Ojai 6-3, 6-4….. Doubles highlights included beating Ngan/Tokuyama (FH) in the MJC Flight 2 final 6-3, 3-6, 13-11 and a dual-team victory over A. Namba/P. Namba (GFU) by the score of 8-5….. Won the ITA Most Improved Player Award for California JuCo….. Finished ARC career with a combined record of 62-14….. 2018 Big 8 North All-Conference 1st Team….. Chosen as Most Improved Player for the Beavers in 2018.
Favorite Athletes: Roger Federer, Lucas Pouille, Kobe Bryant, and Denis Shapovalov
Favorite Shot: Down the line backhand
Favorite Quote: “Perfection is what you are striving for, but perfection is an impossibility. However, striving for perfection is not an impossibility. Do the best under the conditions that exist. That is what counts.” -John Wooden
Family Information: His brother, Sam, is a four-star recruit on tennisrecruiting and will be playing at Carnegie Mellon University in the fall of ’18….. His father, Alan, is a Political Science professor at CSU Chico
Why He Chose ARC: The coaching staff, the team environment, and the opportunity to improve my game.