Ht/Wt
5'
11"
|
170 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Shawnee,
Kansas
Last School
Bishop Miege High School
Roster Years
2006-2010
Personal
- Enjoys playing pool and watching movies
- Favorite athletes are Andre Agassi and Lance Armstrong for "giving so much on and off the field"
Before BYU
- Ranked as high as No. 29 in the nation for boys under 18
- Ranked No. 1 in doubles nationally for a time
- No. 1 in singles and doubles in his section
- Won Texas Open Tournament for boys under 18
- Team captain of the Bishop Miege High School tennis team
- Second place finish at the Kansas State High School Tournament
- Recruited by Boise State, Oregon and Texas
Stats
Year | Singles | Doubles |
---|---|---|
2006-07 | 21-12 | 18-4 |
2007-08 | 20-17 | 23-15 |
2008-09 | 26-8 | 16-9 |
2009-10 | 27-8 | 18-18 |
Career | 94-45 | 75-56 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2006-2007
- Racked up 9 singles wins and 2 losses during the fall season
- Beat two seeded players at the Wilson/ITA Mountain Regional Championships in Las Vegas
- Went 3-3 in doubles in the fall season with fellow BYU newcomer Cale Planck
- Played as high as No. 3 singles, but spent most of the spring season at No. 5 as the only freshman in the starting lineup
- Also spent most of the spring season at No. 3 doubles
- Completed the spring season with a singles record of 12-10 and a doubles record of 15-11
- Was one of only three Cougars to record 20 wins on the year with a record of 21-12
- Finished the year with a doubles record of 18-14
Sophmore Year
2007-2008
- One of only two players returning from the 2006-2007 team
- Earned a 7-4 singles record during the fall season
- Went 9-2 in doubles during the fall with senior Jonathan Sanchez
- Together the duo won the doubles titles at both the Utah Fall Tennis Classic and the Utah Invitational
- Advanced to the final doubles match at the So Cal Intercollegiate Championships before falling to the No. 2 seed
- Played the majority of the spring season at the Nos. 3 and 4 positions in the singles lineup, recording 13 wins and losses
- Teamed up with Evan Urbina to go 11-8 in doubles play during the spring
- Together the duo ranked No. 12 in the Mountain Region
Junior Year
2008-2009
- Worked through minor injuries to earn a 5-4 record during the fall season
- Advanced to the semifinals of the Utah Fall Tennis Classic in singles and doubles
- Earned an impressive 21-4 record in the spring playing primarily at the No. 4 position
- Ended the season with a 14-match win streak and was undefeated against conference opponents in singles play
- Partnered with Evan Urbina to compile a 9-2 doubles record in the spring
- The pair defeated the No. 64 duo in the country and finished the season ranked No. 11 in the Mountain Region
Senior Year
2009-2010
- Finalist in the Utah State Fall Tennis Classic in both singles and doubles
- Advanced to the quarterfinals in singles and doubles at the ITA Mountain Region Championship
- Notched his 86th win March 13 against Nebraska's Francois Van Impe to become the third winningest player in BYU men's tennis history
- Served as President of the Cougar Council, the student-athlete service organization
- Won the Cougar Club's Floyd Johnson Service Award at the Y Awards for his efforts
- Tallied a three-set, come-from-behind victory against San Diego State to clinch BYU's first regular-season conference championship
- Earned Mountain West Conference Player of the Week honors four times, making him only the fourth player in MWC history to collect four citations in a single season
- Was the only Cougar to record a perfect 6-0 record against conference opponents
- Named to the Academic All-MWC team for spring and All-MWC doubles team with Thomas Shubert
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year