Ht/Wt
6'
1"
|
165 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Placentia,
California
Roster Years
2003-2007
Personal
- Parents are William and Cheri Hand
- His nickname is "Chip"
- Favorite part of tennis is hitting the ball hard
Before BYU
- Member of the Jr. Davis Cup Team and Maze Cup Team of Southern Calif.
- Southern California Tennis Association singles and doubles Champion (2003)
- USTA National Clay Court Doubles Champion in 2003
- Voted Southern California's Player of the Year for 2003
- Ranked No. 1 junior in Southern California
- 19th ranked junior in the country in 2003
- Men's Open Nation Hard Court Champion in 2005
Stats
| Year | Singles | Doubles |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | 20-14 | 16-15 |
| 2004-2005 | 25-7 | 13-7 |
| 2005-2006 | 18-14 | 14-16 |
| 2006-2007 | 23-11 | 23-12 |
| Career | 86-46 | 66-50 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2003-2004
- Played well as a true freshman for the Cougars at the two and three singles spot
- Had some big wins over tough opponents
- Ended the season with a 20-14 singles record
Sophmore Year
2004-2005
- Hand was absolutly dominate in his sophmore year
- Had a ten-match winning streak during the regular season
- Overall singles record of 25-7
- Teamed up with freshman Shane LaPorte to go 13-7 in doubles
Junior Year
2005-2006
- Compiled a 16-12 record during the regular season, including ten-straight victories to end the season and help the Cougars make their run at the MWC Championship
- All ten of those wins were in straight sets, and 15 of his 16 total victories came in straight sets
- Played one thrilling match at No. 1 singles against Weber State's Sascha Kiehne, relying on his serve to make a comeback and take the match in a tiebreaker
- Played majority of doubles in the No. 2 position with Jonathan Sanchez where the duo went 8-9 during the regular season
Senior Year
2006-2007
- Went 5-2 in singles competition and 6-3 in doubles with Jonathan Sanchez during the fall season reached quarterfinals for the Wilson/ITA Mountain Regional Championships
- Barely missing the semifinals by two games
- Reached quarterfinals of three fall singles tournaments
- Became the first to win ten matches in the spring season
- Recorded longest winning streak on the team in singles competition with 10 in a row spanning over more than one month
- Recorded marquis win over No. 85 Milan Mihailovic (Texas) as part of the streak
- Played No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles for most of the season, but played as high as No. 1 and finished the season at No. 2
- Tallied the best singles record on the team at 18-9 in the spring and 23-11 on the year
- Doubles record in the spring was 17-9 and 23-12 overall
- Received a Coachs Award for the best win/loss record on the team
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year