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Men's Tennis

Player Bio: Gregory Hirshman

  Gregory Hirshman
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
San Diego, CA
High School:
La Jolla Country Day
Height / Weight:
5-11 / 156

Fall 2008: Went 3-1 in singles ... advanced to the singles Round of 32 at the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Regional Championships (10/18) ... went 2-1 in doubles, winning in the first round of the ITA Regional Championships (10/18) and at No. 3 doubles in a dual match against Hawai'i (11/25)... defeated Hawai'i's Chad Rubin in No. 6 singles (11/25).


Summer 2008: Won the men's open singles at the Triton Classic in San Diego in September ... worked as a research assistant to former Hoover Institution senior fellow and New York Times bestseller author Dinesh D'Souza ... attended the Intercollegiate Studies Institute Honors Conference in Quebec City, Canada, an invitational conference for aspiring conservatives interested in the roots of Western civilization.

2007-08: An ITA Scholar-Athlete ...went 20-14 in singles and 22-12 in doubles ... had an impressive rookie debut, reaching the finals of the ITA Regional Championships with teammate Richard Wire before losing in the all-Stanford final to Blake Muller and Ted Kelly (10/16) ... went 11-3 in singles from Feb. 22 until the final dual match of the season against California (4/19) ... completed longest doubles match win streak of five matches from Feb.1 to Feb. 22.

Prior to Stanford: Named San Diego Tennis Player of the Year in 2006 ... in 2005, won doubles in the Southern California sectional ... reached the semifinals of the 2005 Winter Super Nationals in Phoenix in the B18's and also reached the quarterfinals in 2006 ... played as the No. 3 singles player for Southern California in the U.S. Junior Davis Cup and went undefeated ... placed third at National Open Championships in Balboa Park, Calif. ... a semifinalist at the Claremont Wild Card Tournament for the Claremont Futures ... finished ranked No. 16 in B16's and No. 10 in B18's ... during his junior career defeated Michael Venus, Steven Forman, Jason McNaughton and Kellen Damico ... also beat current pro Sam Querrey ... featured in the movie "Unstrung", a film about seven junior tennis players that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Personal: Parents are Barbara and Paul Hirshman ... valedictorian of his class at La Jolla Country Day School ... placed second in the California State Science Fair ... founded the newspaper "The Cardinal Principal", an official Stanford newspaper ... a member of KZSU radio ... enjoys math, politics, news and sports.

John Whitlinger & Brandon Coupe Say: "Greg is a great addition to the team, as he showed numerous times over his freshman year."

SINGLES RECORD

YearNo. 1No. 2No. 3No. 4No. 5No. 6OverallDual
2007-08---2-05-26-520-1413-7
Totals---2-05-26-520-1413-7

DOUBLES RECORD

YearNo. 1No. 2No. 3OverallDual
2007-08-0-1
14-522-1214-6
Totals-0-114-522-1214-6