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2017-18 (Senior)

  • Finished his career 27th in program history in career dual victories (53)
  • ITA All-American in singles for the third consecutive year
  • First Team All-Pac-12 selection for the fourth consecutive year
  • First Team Pac-12 All-Academic selection for the third consecutive year (all three years he was eligible for the honor)
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete
  • Earned a selection to play in the NCAA Singles Championship (lost in the first round)
  • Earned a selection to play in the NCAA Doubles Championship with teammate Axel Geller (lost in the first round) 
  • Ranked No. 13 in the final Oracle/ITA singles poll 
  • Finished with a 20-6 record overall and an 11-4 dual mark
  • Stanford’s top singles player, playing at No. 1 in every dual match he played in
  • Ranked No. 30 with Axel Geller in the final Oracle/ITA doubles poll
  • Owned a 23-12 record in doubles overall, playing with Axel Geller, Michael Genender, William Genesen and Timothy Sah
  • Defeated 10 nationally-ranked opponents, including four matches against top-25 opponents
  • Recorded four clinching points against No. 22 Tulane, No. 5 USC, No. 10 Illinois and No. 4 Georgia
  • Team captain
  • Voted Pac-12 Player of the Week twice during the season
  • Reached the semifinals of the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship, playing with William Genesen
  • Captured the singles title at the Sherwood Cup

 

2016-17 (Junior)

  • Named Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year
  • ITA All-American in singles
  • All Pac-12 First Team selection
  • Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
  • ITA All-Academic Team
  • Earned final No. 11 national ranking
  • Finished nationally ranked No. 56 with Yale Goldberg in doubles
  • Awarded the Conference Male of the Year honor at the SAB awards
  • Provided two clinching points - one in the Pac-12 Tournament against No. 21 Oregon 
  • Claimed his 40th career dual win to join the list of Stanford career dual victory leaders
  • Reached the semifinals of the NCAA Singles Championship 
  • Went 22-10 overall and 12-6 in duals with a 13-9 record against ranked opponents and 8-3 record against Pac-12 opponents
  • Reached the semifinals of the American Collegiate Invitational
  • Reached the quarterfinals of Saint Francis Health Systems ITA All-American Championships
  • Defeated No. 6 Christian Siggaard of Texas (Nov. 5)
  • Defeated 14th-ranked Florian Lakat of 6th-ranked Cal in 4-3 upset (Mar. 7) 
  • Defeated No. 35 Ryan Peniston of Memphis (Jan. 29)
  • Helped lead Team USA to its 6th Master'U BNP Paribas title for the second consecutive year


2015-16 (Sophomore)
Overall Results

• 
ITA All-American in singles
All Pac-12 First Team selection
• Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
• Earned final No. 10 national ranking
• Selected to NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship
• 22-8 overall and 16-6 in duals, playing at the No. 1 spot
• Provided five clinching points overall - one in NCAA competition with a a thrilling three-set victory vs. Northwestern
• 15-8 against nationally-ranked opponents
•  4-1 in three-set matches
• Highest-ranked opponent defeated was No. 4 Cameron Norrie of TCU (twice) and No. 4 Andre Goransson of Cal
• In doubles, teamed with Maciek Romanowicz as Stanford's No. 1 team to earn final No. 16 national ranking and finish 17-6 overall and 11-4 in duals
•  Named Block "S" Outstanding Male Sophomore


2014-15 (Freshman)
• 
ITA Northwest Region Player to Watch
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, Stanford’s first top conference rookie since Bradley Klahn in 2009
• All-Pac-12 First Team selection
• Earned final No. 35 national ranking
• Received at-large berth in NCAA Singles Championship
• 26-12 overall and 14-7 in duals, playing all matches at the No. 1 spot
• 7-9 against nationally-ranked opponents
• 12-5 in tournament play
• 5-1 in three-set matches
• Provided the clinching point in three matches
• Captured USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Championships title, becoming first Cardinal player to win the event since Ryan Thacher (2011) and first freshman in school history since KJ Hippensteel (1998)
• Highest-ranked opponent defeated was No. 6 Yannick Hanfmann of USC (April 11)
• Won season-high seven matches in a row from Oct. 17-Nov. 6
• Collected first collegiate victory against Boise State’s Garrett Patton (Oct. 10)
• In doubles, teamed with Maciek Romanowicz to post an 18-4 record and 11-3 mark in duals (playing at the No. 2 spot)
• Duo claimed the Sherwood Cup doubles title and reached quarterfinal of Pacific Coast Doubles tournament

Prior to Stanford
• 2014 graduate of New Trier High School
• Competed on the same high school team as former Stanford teammate Robert Stineman, claiming the state title while reaching the finals of doubles
• 2011 Deco Turf Member National Champions

Personal
• Parents are Pete and Christina
• Has one brother, Jack, and one sister, Kate
• Father, Pete, was a swimmer at Vanderbilt

Career Singles Record
Year123456OverallDual
2014-1514-7-----26-1214-7
2015-1616-6-----22-816-6
2016-1712-6-----22-1012-6
2017-1811-4-----20-611-4
Career Totals53-23-----90-3653-23

 

Career Doubles Record
Year123OverallDual
2014-15-11-3-20-611-3
2015-1611-44-2-21-1015-6
2016-1710-71-2-11-910-9
2017-182-115-6-23-1217-7
Career Totals23-1231-13-75-3553-25