Sean Hill
Ht/Wt
6'
2"
|
158 lbs.
Class
Graduate
Hometown
Berkeley, 
California
Last School
Wake Forest
Roster Years
2017-2021


Personal

  • Son of Fentress and Michelle Hill
  • Majoring in economics 
  • Valedictorian of his high school graduating class
  • Hobbies include yoga and board/card games

Before BYU

  • Transfer from Wake Forest
  • Record of 5-4 in fall 2016 season 
Year Singles Doubles
2017-18 22-10 21-7
2018-19 26-7 22-8
2019-20 18-5 11-6
2020-21 17-3 12-7
Career 83-25 66-28

 

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year 2017-2018

  • Named to All-WCC First team Singles
  • Named to All-WCC Second Team Doubles with teammate Jeffrey Hsu 
  • Was ranked nationally as high as No. 89
  • Went 7-0 in No. 1 singles before losing first match of the season to Jaime Barajas of Utah State
  • Went 10-0 in No. 1 doubles with teammate Jeffrey Hsu before losing first match of the season to UC Irvine 
  • First WCC Doubles Team of the Week with teammate Jeffrey Hsu (Feb. 6)
  • WCC Doubles Team of the Week for the second time with teammate Jeffrey Hsu (March 13) 
  • Defeated No. 53 nationally ranked duo Tim Handel and Ruben Montano of Northern Arizona 6-3 
  • Won the ITA Mountain Regional tournament in singles 
  • Upset No. 1 seed Dan Little of Utah in the Round of 16 at Regionals 
  • First player to represent BYU at the ITA Fall National Championships
  • Advanced to the semifinals round at Regionals in doubles play with teammate Jeffrey Hsu
  • WCC Commissioner's Bronze Honor Roll
Junior Year 2018-2019

  • Nationally ranked with Jeffrey Hsu in doubles as high as No. 18 
  • Ended the year nationally ranked No. 55 in doubles with partner Sean Hill
  • Nationally ranked in singles as high as No. 90
  • Finished the season nationally ranked No. 101 in singles
  • Competed in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic in singles and doubles
  • Competed in the ITA All-American Championships in singles and doubles
  • Upset the No. 7 doubles team of the nation (Niclas Braun and Giovanni Ordani of Mississippi State) with Jeffrey Hsu at the ITA All-American Championships
  • Advanced to the Round of 16 with doubles teammate Jeffrey Hsu at the ITA All-American Championships
  • Competed in the ITA Mountain Regional Championships in singles and doubles
  • Advanced to the semifinals round at Regionals in doubles play with teammate Jeffrey Hsu
  • Advanced to the semifinals round at Regionals in singles play
  • Competed in the Kramer Club Invitational in singles and doubles
  • Picked to the All-WCC Preseason Team
  • WCC Doubles Team of the Week with teammate Jeffrey Hsu (Feb. 12)
  • WCC Doubles Team of the Week with teammate Jeffrey Hsu (Feb. 26)
  • Took a set from the No. 1 singles player in the nation, Petros Chrysochos of Wake Forest
  • All-WCC First Team Singles
  • All-WCC First Team Doubles
  • 19-2 record in regular season singles at the No. 1 slot
  • 13-4 record in regular season doubles with teammate Jeffrey Hsu at the No. 1 slot
  • ITA Player to Watch for the Mountain Region
  • Ranked No. 2 in the ITA Mountain Region for singles
  • Ranked No. 1 in the ITA Mountain Region for doubles with partner Jeffrey Hsu
Senior Year 2019-2020

  • Picked to the WCC All-Preseason Team
  • Posted an 18-5 overall singles record; 6-3 dual record, 12-2 tournament record
  • Posted a 12-6 overall doubles record; 7-4 dual record, 5-2 tournament record
  • Competed in the ITA All-American
  • Advanced to the singles consolation quarterfinals in the ITA All-American
  • Competed in the ITA Mountain Regional Championships
  • Singles Champion of the ITA Mountain Regional Championships
  • Advanced to the doubles quarterfinals in the ITA Mountain Regional Championships
  • Competed in the ITA National Fall Championships
  • Competed in the Jack Kramer Invitational
  • WCC Doubles Team of the Week with teammate David Ball (Feb. 4)
  • 2020 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention

 

The season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 crisis. 

Graduate Year 2020-2021

  • Went 17-3 in singles and 12-7 in doubles
  • Qualified for the NCAA Singles Championships
  • All-WCC First Team Singles
  • WCC Singles Player of the Week (April 13)
  • Singles win streaks of five and nine matches
  • 2021 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year