Jake Berber - Claremont Mudd Scripps- Print Version

Jake Berber

Height:

5-11
Weight:

155
Year:

Fr
Hometown:

Austin, TX
High School:

St. Stephen's Episcopal School
Major:

Environment, Economics & Politics
College:

Claremont McKenna

Bio

On Court: 4-star recruit on TR.net who ranked in the top 50 nationally and top 5 in Texas in the 12s, 14s, and 16s...won 16s Texas Sectionals Doubles and reached quarters of 16s doubles at Kalamazoo...played #1 singles for his high school team St. Stephen's all four years...as a freshman was one of six first year players on the Stags Tennis roster..made debut at ITA West Regionals in October where he won three of five matches in singles and one of three matches in doubles with partner Daniel Park...appeared in six singles dual matches in the spring at No. 3-5, posting a 4-2 record...three of his six singles matches were decided by match tie-breaks, with Berber winning one of the three...made his greatest impact in doubles, becoming a fixture in the starting lineup after contributing to a big win against Middlebury at No. 3 doubles with Alex Brenner in front of family and friends on his home courts in Austin, TX...settled in with senor captain Glenn Hull at No. 2 doubles for the remainder of the season and post-season, going 12-5 in 17 doubles duals with Hull, including three wins during the NCAA team event...completes his first year as a Stag with overall records of 7-4 in singles and 17-11 in doubles.

Tools: Wilson Ultra 97 strung at 50 lbs with Solinco Hyper-G

Personal: Youngest of four sons (Ryan, Shane, and Santiago) to Donna and Philip Berber...eldest brother Ryan (CMC '09) was a four year letter winner for Stags Tennis...enoys going to music festivals, especially rap and EDM...also loves playing Settlers of Catan with his suitemates in Wohlford Hall...has been to Ethiopia eight times.

Favorite Stag: Ryan Berber (CMC '09 and eldest brother)

Say What?: still can't ride a bike