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

Bio

Before ARC: Was ranked #332 in the country in the boys’ 18 division according to tennisrecruiting.net… Delta League singles champion… Delta League MVP.

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).

Favorite Shot: Heavy Forehand

Favorite Quote: “We must be better than this.” -Kratos

Personal: Favorite athletes are David Goggins and Josh Bridges… Favorite human being is Madelyne Cline… Hobbies include running, tennis, and bouldering… Other interesting information: He has completed 10 Murphs in 13 and a half hours, he once did 1238 pull-ups in 6 hours, and his fastest time for 100 pull-ups is 8 minutes.

Why ARC Tennis: “I chose ARC because it has a great tennis program and I want to improve my current level of tennis so I can transfer and play at a four-year university.”