Younes Kodiji
Younes Kodiji
  • Height:
    5'8"
  • Year:
    SO
  • Hometown:
    Oujda. Morocco
  • High School:
    Al Badil Attarbaoui, Morocco

Bio

Before ARC: Attained a ranking of #16 in the boy’s 18 age group in Morocco… Reached an overall ranking of #71 in Morocco.

2018-19: Went 21-3 in singles (primarily at #1/#2) and 19-7 in doubles (primarily at #2) on the season… Won the Big 8 North Conference singles championship and reached the Big 8 North Conference final in doubles (w/ Luu) … Reached the 4th round in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles (w/ Luu) at the Individual State Championships at Ojai… Singles highlights included beating Sonoma State #3 Max Nudell 6-2, 6-3, beating Chabot #1 Roger Wen 6-3, 6-2, and defeating UC Santa Cruz #3 Kris Harris 6-4, 6-4… Doubles highlights included a victory over Chabot #1 Yap/Wen by the score of 8-6 and beating Decock/Signorello (SBCC) 6-4, 6-4 in the Ojai Rd of 16… He was chosen as the ITA Region I Player to Watch… Selected for the Big 8 North All-Conference 1st Team… Chosen as a 2019 JuCo ITA Singles All-American… Finished the season with state rankings of #8 in singles and #12 in doubles (w/ Luu) … He led the Beavers on the season with 40 total match victories.

2019-20: Went 12-3 in singles and 11-2 in doubles… Reached ITA Regional final in singles and in doubles (w/ Erwin)... Reached Modesto Invitational Flight 1 singles final and won the Doubles Flight 1 event (w/ Guenard)... Singles highlights included defeating Justus Drees (HNU) 7-5, 6-4, beating Santiago Sarudiansky (SSU) 5-7, 4-3 ret., and winning against Nick Khamphilath (FH) in the Modesto Invitational Flight 1 semifinal 1-6, 6-1, 6-3… Doubles highlights included beating the HNU #1 team of Drees/Luque 6-4 (w/ Guenard), defeating UC Santa Cruz #1 Chen/Tjoa 8-4 (w/ Guenard), 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/ Guenard).

Favorite Shot: Drop shot

Favorite Quote: “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.” –Marcus Aurelius

Personal: His favorite athlete is Muhammed Ali… His favorite human beings are his parents… Other interesting information: his brother currently competes at the junior level in Morocco.

Why ARC Tennis: “Coming here has given me the chance to pursue my dream. It is something that I couldn’t do elsewhere without the help of the coaching staff at ARC and my personal coach, Amine Khaldi.”