Stephen Guenard
Stephen Guenard
  • Height:
    6'0"
  • Weight:
    156
  • Year:
    SO
  • Hometown:
    Elk Grove
  • High School:
    Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove, CA)

Bio

2018-19: Went 10-5 in singles (primarily at #1/#2) and 21-5 in doubles (primarily at #1)… Reached the Big 8 North Conference singles semifinal and won the Big 8 North Conference doubles championship (w/ Hall)… At the Ojai Individual State Championships he reached the 3rd round of singles and matched the best result by an ARC doubles team in over 50 years by reaching the semifinals of the state championship in doubles (w/ Hall)… Singles highlights included a 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Miles Clark (RCC), a 6-3, 6-1 win over George Fox University #2 player Keaten Baker, and a dual-team match clinching victory over Chabot #2 player Jay Pandit by the score of 6-2, 6-1… In doubles the season was highlighted by a decisive 8-2 victory over the George Fox #1 tandem of Barton/A. Namba, a dominant victory in the NorCal dual-team playoffs against Chabot #1 Wen/Yap by the score of 8-3, and an incredible win at the Individual State Championships at Ojai quarterfinals over Duarte/Toledo (CER) by the score of 6-2, 2-6, 10-8… Nominated for the ITA Region I Freshman of the Year… Chosen for the Big 8 North All-Conference 1st Team… Selected as a 2019 JuCo ITA Doubles All-American… Finished the season as the #14 ranked singles player in the state and earned the best doubles ranking by a Beavers doubles team in over 50 years by receiving a #3 state ranking (w/ Hall)

2019-20: Went 10-2 in singles and 11-2 in doubles… Reached the ITA Regional quarterfinal in singles and the final in doubles… Won the Modesto Invitational Flight 2 singles championship and the Flight 1 doubles championship (w/ Kodiji) without dropping a set in either event… Singles highlights included defeating Guillermo Romero (HNU) 6-3, 7-6 (4), beating Colin Palmer (SDC) 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the final of the Modesto Invitational Flight 2 draw, and winning against Reini Igna (UCSC) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2… Doubles highlights included beating the HNU #1 team of Drees/Luque 6-4 (w/ Kodiji), defeating UC Santa Cruz #1 Chen/Tjoa 8-4 (w/ Kodiji), and winning against the #1 San Diego City pairing of Goldin/Zatarain in the final of the Modesto invitational Flight 1 doubles draw 6-3, 6-1 (w/ Kodiji)

Junior/High School Accolades: Was a 2-star recruit and ranked #332 in the country in the boys’ 18 division according to tennisrecruiting.net… Delta League singles champion… Delta League MVP

Favorite Shot: Heavy forehand

Favorite Quote: “No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” –PT Barnum

Personal: Favorite athlete is Usain Bolt… Favorite human being is Sophia Stallone… Family has a tennis court… He can do 100 pull-ups in 14 minutes

Why He Chose ARC: “It is a great way to prepare to transfer and play at the next level.”

News Mentions

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Beavers Win Modesto Tournament for the 5th Consecutive Time

The American River men's tennis team won the prestigious MJC Invitational for the fifth consecutive time it has been held.

February 14, 2020

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Beavers fall just short against NCAA DII Opponent, Sonoma State University

The beavers competed against their second straight NCAA DII opponent, the Sonoma State Seawolves. Sonoma has been a DII powerhouse in recent...

February 10, 2020

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Men's Tennis - First match of the season a Success

The Beavers started the year off well with a 5-2 victory over NCAA Division II opponent Holy Names University.

January 31, 2020

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Three Beavers Chosen as 2019 ITA All-Americans

The 2019 season was a highly successful campaign for the Beavers as a team. Individually ARC earned some highly prestigious awards as well. Three...

November 7, 2019